Fossil fuels
6 Feb
One of the climate deals from COP28 is the agreement among the close to 200 participating countries to transition away from fossil fuels.
13 Jan
Are African nations capable of taking swift actions and orderly transitioning away from fossil fuels towards climate-neutral energy systems? Do they possess the financial capacity to drive the outcomes from COP 28? Gas is considered to be the future. In practical terms, Africa's focus should be on addressing both energy poverty and decarbonization simultaneously. No…
16 Dec
As over 200 countries agreed at the just-concluded COP28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a transition away from the fossil fuels warming the planet, renowned environmentalist, Dr. Newton Jibunoh, while describing as absolutely shameful, Nigeria’s large delegation to the conference, urged Nigerians to ask the delegates what they are bringing back…
13 Dec
Almost 200 countries are working to salvage a global deal on climate change, after a backlash on fossil fuels during COP28 talks in Dubai. A new draft deal is expected to be published later, which negotiators will immediately scrutinise to see what’s changed on fossil fuels. Source tells BBC the new text will be “more…
20 Nov
A major new report published finds that Nigeria and 19 other oil producing countries plan to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, and 69 per cent more than would be consistent with 2°C. This comes despite 151 national governments having pledged to achieve net-zero emissions and the latest…
26 May 2023
As Africa Day held yesterday, activists have canvassed tackling of barriers to community-centred renewable energy systems and phasing out of fossil fuels to check climate impacts on the continent.
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There may be no hiding place any longer for the embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as law enforcement agencies in the country seem to be tightening the noose on him.
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The new Ojon of Lagos, Chief Tajudeen Adisa Abisogun has paid a thank you visit to the palace of Oba of Lagos, HRM Rilwan Akiolu, three months after his coronation as a whitecap chief.
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Suspected terrorists have abducted more than 40 persons in two communities of Zamfarawar Madogara and Kasai in Batsari Local Council of Katsina State. According to reports, the incident occurred last Thursday night
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The music at the opening day of The Fabric of Courage, Somi’s week-long exhibition of the remarkable archives of the World Black Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), which held for the second time it occurred, back in 1977, was a marvel to listen to.
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There are indications that increasing food insecurity and the resultant high cost of living is putting some strains on the smooth relationship between the National Assembly and the executive arm of the Federal Government.
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Just recently, this reporter watched a video of a reception held for Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara, the former Premier of the defunct Eastern Nigeria. That must have been in 1960 at the Odida Anyanwu Local Government field, Umuahia, capital of Abia State.
21 mins ago
The spate of piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) continues to stir grave concerns. The upward push of about 50 per cent in piracy and maritime crimes recorded for the first nine months of 2023 signposts increasing danger within
22 mins ago
It was, as the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, quipped, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s first official visit to the state, and probably the first by a sitting First Lady in the last 25 years.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
26 mins ago
Nigeria’s sustained onslaught against internet fraudsters in the country has been most successful owing largely to verifiable intelligence the anti-graft agencies received from concerned members of the public.