Development

COP 28: ECN seals tripartite deal with Niger State, Global Wind Energy Council

The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has signed a tripartite agreement with an energy consulting group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Niger State Government on wind energy development in Niger State. The collaboration agreement which was facilitated by the Bridge Synergy, an international consultancy firm was signed by Governor Umar Bago, ECN Director-General, Dr Mustapha Abdulahi and…

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Edu calls for states disability commission, laws across Nigeria

Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has called on state governments and state Houses of Assembly to establish and domesticate and fully implement disability laws across the country. The Minister made the call Wednesday when she declared open the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the Sheu Yaradua Centre, Abuja. She also called for…

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COP 28: ECN DG pledges total commitment to clean cooling

…assures world leaders of Nigeria’s readiness to drive global initiative The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullåhi has assured world leaders of the country’s total commitment to Clean Cooling, an energy initiative adopted at the ongoing UN Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He gave the assurance in an address at a high-level meeting attended…

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COP28: UN climate event mobilizes over $57bn in first four days

The UN’s climate action summit has mobilized over $57 billion from various sectors in just four days of the event, with financial pledges and commitments covering finance, health, food, nature and energy. On climate finance, the UAE announced on opening day a $30 billion catalytic fund, ALTÉRRA, with an emphasis on unlocking private finance across the Global South. The COP28…

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COP28: ’40 per cent of PHCs in Nigeria lack access to electricity’

Minister of Health Ali Pate, says about 40 per cent of Primary Health Care centres in Nigeria lack basic access to electricity. Pate made this statement during the current COP28 Climate Summit, often referred to as the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28), which is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is also known as the…

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Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared

Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE – host of the COP28 climate summit – saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust. The comments, made to Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the conference in Dubai, reflected skepticism among…

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COP28: Islamic Development Bank to assist Nigeria improve humanitarian crises, reduce poverty index

The Federal Government has partnered with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to help the country respond more quickly to humanitarian crises and lower the poverty index. The partnership comes Under the new Climate Change Adaptation Policy “fair, inclusive, and just transition conceptual framework and action plan,” according to a statement issued by the humanitarian ministry on Sunday. In the statement…

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COP28: Climate Change induced humanitarian crisis must be tackled with durable solutions, says Edu

The Federal Government is seeking the partnership of the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Authority to implement the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s Policy on humanitarian response in Nigeria. Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu made this known when she visited the Secretary General of the UAE Red Crescent H.E Hammoud Al-Junaibi on the…

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‘Disaster requires no visa to travel across borders’

…Jimoh Ibrahim says polluters to pay Africa for fossil oil damages Pique by the damage industrial wastes and emissions have caused Nigeria and Africa, Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said there is need for African countries to sign climate change liability agreement with all developed countries that are responsible for carbon emissions on the continent.…

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Food security: FG, Sustain Africa sign MoU on agriculture

In a bid to ensure food security in Nigeria, the Federal Government and Sustain Africa Initiative on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) targeted at revamping the nation’s agriculture sector. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is passionate about repositioning the nation’s agriculture sector towards achieving sustainable food security in the country.…

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