Environment

Climate

Climate funds to Nigeria and others send billions back to wealthy countries

Glory Okah -
Wealthy countries are earning billions of dollars on funds they send to low-income countries...
Environment

Investigation launched after Shell’s Bayelsa gas plant fire

Plu Team -
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says the fire that erupted after explosions...
Environment

Nigerian wins top National Geographic environmental award

Plu Team -
A Nigerian is one of five winners of the 2024 of the Slingshot Challenge,...
Pollution

Regulator ties speedy Shell, ExxonMobil exit to Niger Delta cleanup

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s petroleum regulator has handed major oil and gas companies seeking to leave the...
Climate

Oil companies hiding methane emissions from satellite monitors

Plu Team -
Oil and gas companies are likely deploying equipment to conceal the level of gas...
Environment

Environmental Champions: Meet winners of the 2024 Goldman Prize

Plu Team -
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, which honours...
Pollution

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé are biggest plastic waste polluters – global study

Glory Okah -
Fifty-six companies led by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé are responsible for more than half...
Environment

How Nigerian startup Ecobarter turns waste to wealth

Plu Team -
For years, inadequate waste management has plagued Nigeria, posing a severe threat to both...
Climate

Nigerian bakeries fuelling deforestation and climate change, study says

Olawale Afolabi -
A new study by researchers from the UK and Nigeria has shed light on...
Climate

Central banks build AI tool to monitor climate risks

Oge Udegbunam -
The global body representing a group of central banks says it is testing an AI tool...
Environment

Reforestation project aims to restore 5 million hectares in Africa by 2030

Eric Ojo -
Regreening Africa Initiative, a reforestation programme, says it plans to restore 5 million hectares...
Climate

Electric bikes (or okada) are entering Nigeria. India offers key lessons

Olawale Afolabi -
The electric-bike startup Spiro is expanding into Nigeria and planning to entice motorbike taxi...
Environment

TotalEnergies defends AFCON sponsorship amid greenwashing accusations

Plu Team -
TotalEnergies has denied accusations of greenwashing after prominent African environmental activists criticized its sponsorship...
Environment

Environmental concerns surround TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of AFCON

Eric Ojo -
Top African environmental campaigners have raised concerns over TotalEnergies’ continued sponsorship of the continent’s...
Small Business

Nigeria estimates over 3 million small businesses lost due to climate change

Plu Team -
Nigeria has experienced a staggering loss of approximately 3 million small businesses over the...
Companies

Shell quits Nigeria onshore after 86 years

Oge Udegbunam -
Shell said on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its Nigerian unit Shell...
Climate

2023 officially confirmed the hottest year on record

Olawale Afolabi -
Last year, 2023, officially dethroned 2016 as the hottest year on record, but scientists...
Climate

Explainer: What’s COP28? Here’s what you need to know

Anietie Umoren -
As the world grapples with the urgent need for climate action, the 28th Conference...
Climate

Nigeria ahead of China, others on investors’ bid for climate investing

Olawale Afolabi -
Some 95% of Nigerian retail investors are interested in investing in climate mitigation and...
Pollution

Win for Niger Delta communities as UK court allows case against Shell

Olawale Afolabi -
A UK high court has ruled that over 13,000 Nigerian fishermen can bring claims...
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