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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Friday trained locals in the Niger Delta on how to transit from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
In a firm stance against industrialized nations, African civil society organizations (CSOs), including Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), have amplified their call for up to $8 trillion annually in climate reparations.
In a significant move aimed at addressing one of Nigeria’s most enduring environmental challenges, the House of Representatives has taken decisive action to permanently end gas flaring in the country.
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and children, revealing that nearly 80% of climate change victims are from these groups.
The Federal Government has unveiled new environmental audit guidelines in Nigeria for the operation of facilities in the country.
The National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS) has advocated for provision of insurance coverage for farmers to mitigate the devastating impact of climate change on food security.
Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability, and insecurity among many communities.
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Ministry of Transportation to conduct a thorough investigation into recent boat mishaps in Nigeria.
The bodies of two three-year-old boys were among those pulled from mud in eastern Uganda, swelling to 28 the death toll from a landslide last week that buried several villages, police said, with dozens still unaccounted for.