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What Nigeria should be asking the world at COP 28
By The Nation Newspaper As tough negotiations continue at the Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 28) the fate of millions of Nigerian farmers may hang on Nigeria’s ability to negotiate favourable terms from the world. Seun Akioye spoke to Enock Chikava, Interim Director for Agriculture at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on how Nigeria should approach the negotiations in Dubai. We know that Africa is disproportionately affected by climate change and the...
COP28: Nigerian farmers, others benefit from Gates Foundation, UAE $200m climate change grant
By Seun Akioye Respite came for at least 500 million small holder farmers in Africa and South Asia who have been battling the crippling effects of climate change as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the government...
CAPPA’s Africa’s cooked and sinking communities screen at COP 28
By Seun Akioye As part of activities at the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 28, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation (CAPPA) has released a documentary on the impact of climate change on frontline communities....
Coker-Odusote: 100 Days of magic touch at NIMC
By Walter Duru, Ph.D It was Albert Einstein that once said that “setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.” That sentiment expressed by Einstein is the primary essence behind the theory...
Global Effort to Support Vulnerable Nations in Climate Crisis
By Joke Kujenya with Agency Report On the inaugural day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, delegates reached a consensus to establish a fund aimed at compensating vulnerable nations grappling with the severe impacts of climate...
NAF says no death in helicopter crash
By Seun Akioye Hassan Abubakar: Crash indicate danger officers are exposed to. The Nigerian Air Force on Friday said thankfully, no lives were lost when its MI-35P helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, early in the day. According to the...
CAPPA wants tobacco firms inclusion in tax probe
By Seun Akioye The tobacco industry in Nigeria will not like this, but a civil society organisation has asked that the industry be included in the planned House of Representatives probe on tax waivers granted by past administrations. The...
Rocky Start: COP 28 starts off to series of allegations on oil deals, fossil fuel hijack
Even before the delegates began to arrive in Dubai, the pristine city of the United Arab Emirates for the Conference of Parties (COP 28), controversy is already brewing over the actions of the leaders of the conference. Seun Akioye,...
We will protect Benue , COAS tells Gov Alia
From Seun Akioye The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has reiterated the commitment of Nigerian Army troops in decisively tackling security challenges experienced in some parts of Benue and contiguous states. The COAS gave the...
