The UN climate secretariat on Monday warned that extreme heat could be a key factor at the World Cup tournament, set to kick off in Mexico on Thursday. The climate secretariat at the start of a 10-day climate conference in the German city of Bonn said “the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest tournament in football…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has called for an integrated approach to address Africa’s interconnected climate, food, energy and water challenges. The Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support at ECA, Mama Keita, in a statement, said this at a high-level dialogue in Addis Ababa. Keita said climate shocks, rising debt pressures and…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour (REHCCAT), a national initiative aimed at promoting climate resilience and sustainable development across Nigeria.Speaking at the State House Conference, Tinubu urged governors, organised private sector actors, and other stakeholders to lead Nigeria’s climate transition, transforming awareness into practical action at…
Nigerians have been urged to strengthen their commitment to climate action as part of efforts to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Bala Inusa, Senior Technical Adviser to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2025 Nigeria SDG Awards and Symposium, organised…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has unveiled a $1.4 billion initiative to strengthen climate resilience among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia — two of the regions most affected by global warming but least supported by international climate finance. Announced during the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, the…
Nigeria’s fight against climate change has received a boost with a £19 million (approx. $24 million) funding package from the United Kingdom to strengthen vital health and education infrastructure. The investment, channelled through the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) initiative, will provide 39 health centres and 45 schools built to withstand flooding, droughts,…
Nigeria’s largest trade union body has warned that a fair climate transition will be impossible unless the rights and welfare of workers are placed at its centre. At an event in Abuja co-hosted with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) unveiled two major documents: a new policy paper on Nigeria’s updated…
Nigeria’s economic indicators are showing signs of stabilisation as the country moves forward with a new sovereign green bond issue and ongoing reforms aimed at boosting investor confidence and sustainable development. Dr Patience Oniha, Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), made the comments during an investor engagement session in Lagos on Monday ahead of…
Nigerian geoscientist, Yusuf Azeez, has joined researchers studying the Antarctica for the stability of methane hydrates and the evolving morphology of the seafloor in response to rising global temperature. This is contained in the progress report of the research made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin. The research, supported…
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), has engaged students from higher institutions and secondary schools to find plausible solutions to the impact of climate change in Katsina. Mrs Stella Terver, the WASH Programme Officer, UNICEF Kano Field Office, said this in Katsina at a two-day sensitisation workshop organised for the students on green rising initiative….
