Nigeria’s eyes turn to the UK as climate summit draws closer
Nigeria and the UK have had a troubled history. Nearly a hundred years of resource extraction and colonialism has left its mark on both our countries. Now, Nigeria and the UK are bound by the Commonwealth, an alliance which has been described as a “family” by British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
Nnimmo Bassey: Guard of our collective existence
WE take nature for granted, extract our living from it, abuse, pollute and exploit it to the extent that we have changed the climate thereby endangering our very existence. However, there is a Nigerian Reverend, architect, poet and environmentalist, Nnimmo Adolf Bassey who has made it his duty to defend our environment, reverse climate change and guard our collective existence on earth. Not unexpectedly, in the last three decades, he has also had to guard his own life against those who find him a dangerous human species standing between them and profit.
#MeToo: harassment claims surface at UN climate talks
#MeToo: harassment claims surface at UN climate talks
World, UNDP seek NIMet services on climate in four countries
ABUJA—World Bank and United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, have sought the services of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on climate and weather initiatives in four African countries.
NiMet DG faults calls for creation of Climate Change Agency …
The Director General /CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi has faulted calls in some quarters for the creation of a separate and parallel Climate Change Agency, CCA, saying the establishment of such body would amount to a duplication of functions already being carried out by an existing agency, NiMet.
Climate: What is the Paris Agreement?
On December 12, 2015, 195 countries gathered in the French capital to conclude the first truly universal climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, aimed at preventing the worst-case scenarios of global warming.
Breaking: Trump says US out of Paris climate Change deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, signaling a policy shift with wide-ranging repercussions for the climate and Washington’s ties with the world.
With or without Trump, US businesses moving on climate
President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major American corporations have not waited for a government signal to start cutting their carbon emissions.
Climate action ‘a necessity’ – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for sustained action to meet the global challenge and to ensure a peaceful and sustainable future for all, urging world to rally behind Paris accord.
Nigeria, 146th to endorse climate change
The UN says Nigeria is the 146th country to endorse the Paris Climate Change agreement as the country presented its endorsement on Tuesday.
12 Nigerians, 25 others obtain Fellowships to study impact of climate change
TWELVE Nigerian lecturers and scientists have been awarded fellowships by the African Academy of Sciences, AAS, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities, ACU, to study the impact of climate change.
