Environment

Environment

Nigeria to give 21,000 flood victims N300,000 each as interest-free loan

Plu Team -
The Federal Government says it will disburse ₦6.3 billion in interest-free loans to 21,000...
Marine Economy

Investigation: Deadly attacks by pirates deepen crisis for Nigeria’s fishers and traders

Ini Ekott -
The men who cornered Ita James did not come for his catch. In this...
Climate

Nigeria launches $100m carbon project to boost green growth

Plu Team -
The federal government has launched a $100 million carbon project in partnership with Orteva,...
Climate

Communities across Africa demand end to fossil fuel “colonialism”

Plu Team -
Environmental groups across Africa have delivered a unified rejection of fossil fuel expansion, warning...
Marine Economy

Global deal to curb overfishing takes effect as Nigeria joins 85 nations

Plu Team -
The World Trade Organization’s landmark Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies formally entered into force on...
Pollution

Global talks to end scourge of plastic pollution collapses

Plu Team -
International negotiations to secure a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution have collapsed, with...
Climate

Flood alert issued for 19 states in Nigeria as heavy rainfall looms

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s environment ministry has issued a fresh flood alert covering 19 states, warning that...
Climate

Report exposes role of African banks in growing fossil fuel financing

Plu Team -
Global financial institutions funnelled a staggering $869 billion into fossil fuel companies in 2024,...
Climate

Rainy season just started in Nigeria. Over 110 killed by floods already

Plu Team -
At least 111 people have died in central Nigeria’s Niger State following hours of...
Companies

Shell faces fresh pressure over Niger Delta pollution as activists storm AGM

Plu Team -
Shell came under renewed pressure on Tuesday as campaigners stormed the oil giant’s annual...
Climate

More calls for Africa climate action

Eric Ojo -
Environmentalists, development experts, policymakers, state and non-state actors have harped on the need for...
Energy

BP to slash renewable investments, double down on oil and gas

Plu Team -
BP is set to announce a major strategic shift, slashing its investments in renewable...
Climate

UN’s climate change panel starts 62nd plenary session in China

Eric Ojo -
The 62nd edition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commenced Monday in...
Climate

ADF seeks additional $4 billion to boost climate resilience in Africa

Eric Ojo -
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Environment

How Dangote’s former juice unit, Dansa, depleted Nigeria’s protected forests

Uchenna Igwe -
As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s...
Environment

Nigeria’s coastal highway runs over communities, biodiversity hotspots

Ini Ekott -
On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to...
Climate

Climate tech innovation in Africa gets $10 million boost from AfDB

Eric Ojo -
Things are looking up in the climate tech innovation in Sub-Sahara Africa, courtesy of...
Climate

Nigerian farmers get U.S. help on climate-smart farming

Eric Ojo -
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has empowered several smallholder...
Economy

Queries about Naira value top Nigerians’ Google search in 2024

Plu Team -
Google’s annual “Year in Search” report has unveiled the top topics that captured Nigerians’...
Climate

Africa needs $2.7 trillion by 2030 to combat climate change

Eric Ojo -
Africa currently requires approximately $2.7 trillion by 2030, an equivalent to $400 billion annually,...
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