Environment
COP29 Special Report: Small-scale farmers need to adapt to survive effects of climate change
Climate change increases the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events, leading to loss of lives, diminished livelihoods, reduced crop yields and damaged infrastructure. Climate Change is one of the […]
Flood victims worry about planned closure of IDP camps in ‘a week or two’
‘The era of keeping IDP camps in Maiduguri is over. We will no longer accommodate new arrivals in the camps. Going forward, we will support only those already registered’ The […]
Borno government issues urgent flood warning
Borno State government tells residents in Maiduguri to take immediate action to protect themselves against floods and orders the closure of all schools for two weeks. Residents of Maiduguri in […]
Environmentally friendly electric and gas-powered buses and taxis get Maiduguri residents going places
In the second phase of his massive transit scheme, Borno State governor launches 107 electric and gas-powered buses and taxis to help make transport more affordable. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
Charcoal briquettes may be the answer to ending deforestation and curtailing the scourge of the climate crisis
Training teaches people to make charcoal briquettes from recycled waste materials – it’s cheap, healthier and efficient and it does not produce smoke or odours. Most Nigerians in northeastern Nigeria, […]
Special Report: Without gender equality, there can be no climate justice
COP27 is the perfect vehicle to recognise and augment how women and girls can bring innovative climate actions and solutions, despite the astonishing fact that the world is 300 years […]
Political aspirants must add climate change solutions to their election campaigns if they want to win
As most of the world eyes out proceedings at the COP27 climate change meeting in Egypt, in Nigeria thoughts are turning to the fast-approaching general elections and many voters are […]
Special Report: African leaders urged to push for support at COP27 to ensure the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative across the continent
African leaders have been urged to push for support for the continuance and sustainable implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative – especially in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin […]
Special Report: The importance of COP27 and the need to ensure the world knows about the dangers of climate change
Heatwaves and droughts, wildfires, cyclones, rising sea levels, land degradation, desertification and major floods have made climate change – also referred to as global warming – a devastating reality, resulting […]
Young people in Maiduguri make sure nothing goes to waste – and they are raking in good money doing so
Many unemployed youth and women in Maiduguri have found a way to make money – and they’re helping communities to reduce disease, flooding, land degradation, environmental hazards and food insecurity […]
