Environment

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...
Business & 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,...
Climate

Africa losing 5% of GDP annually to climate-related disruptions – UN

Eric Ojo -
African economies lose up to 5% of Gross Domestic Product on average annually because...
Climate

COP29: AFDB wants African countries’ GDP calculation to reflect “green wealth”

Eric Ojo -
As the world’s largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, the...
Climate

Extreme weather cost global economy $2 trillion in past decade

Plu Team -
Extreme weather events linked to climate change have cost the global economy over $2...
Climate

COP29 begins, IPCC unveils events at climate change conference

Eric Ojo -
Ahead of the upcoming 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework...
Climate

Pluboard gets climate award

Jane Kalu -
Pluboard has won its first award, receiving the Climate Media Spotlight award in Abuja...
Climate

Responders to Borno floods are themselves affected by crisis

Plu Team -
Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need...
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