A Yola-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), called Eco Clean initiative, has called on government at various levels to henceforth begin to make substantial budgetary allocations towards promoting climate adaptation finance.
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Countries around the world are still far from being on the right track to limit climate change, making it harder for the United Nations to achieve its development goal.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government says it is set to hold the first-ever green summit in the country.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that more than 5,200 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya.
ASHENEWS reports that every five days, rapid urbanisation takes place worldwide as the world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris.
An International Climate Expert, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has organised a climate education and tree planting exercise in Enugu State to inculcate the values of climate action and environmental sustainability in the public.
The UN Inter-Agency Group on Youth has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in young people in the area of green economy to ensure Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The African Development Bank(AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) to insulate countries against catastrophic weather-related events.
The activities of illegal miners in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have caused landslide that claimed the lives of 30 people.
The Jigawa branch of Jama’atu Nasrul Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim community, has planted 10,000 assorted tree seedlings in Jigawa to fight desertification.