Nigeria Needs $337bn to Meet Climate Targets by 2035
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria needs an estimated $337 billion between 2026 and 2035 to meet its climate targets, prompting the Federal Government to urge States, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to integrate climate action into their policies, budgets and development plans. The Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change, (NCCC) Omotenioye Majekodunmi, disclosed this […]
COWA Takes Environmental Education to Nigerian Schools
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) is taking environmental education to Nigerian schools through eco-clubs, school adoption programmes and tree-planting activities to promote sustainability among children. The initiative, led by COWA National President, Kikelomo Adeniyi, established its first Green Borders Eco-School at COWA School, Idiroko, Ogun State, while introducing eco-clubs at schools […]
Host Communities Demand Urgent Action Over Pollution
By: Oluwakemi Kindness The National Civil Society Coalition for Oil, Gas and Mining Host Communities has called on the Federal Government, regulatory agencies and extractive companies to urgently address worsening environmental degradation in Nigeria’s oil, gas and mining communities. The Coalition said communities hosting extractive operations across the country continue to suffer from oil spills, […]