The United Kingdom Government has made commitments to help vulnerable countries strengthen their resilience to the increasingly frequent and severe effects of climate change. The commitment was made at the ongoing COP28 Summit in Dubai, UAE. According to a statement, International Development and Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell announced £100 million to support some of the most climate-vulnerable countries tackle climate change. The statement stated that this will support an initiative to strengthen early warning systems in countries on the front line of climate change, giving people advanced warning of cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather so they can move away…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
As conversations on finding sustainable solutions for a decarbonized energy future continue to hold globally, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari has said the African Continent needs “a just, differentiated transition” to enable it to harness its resources for today for the benefit of its future generations. The GCEO made this known while speaking at a Regional CEO Panel organised by McKinsey & Company on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNCCC), also known as the COP28 Conference, in Dubai, UAE, on Monday, 4 December, 2023. The GCEO, who joined…
Pique by the damage industrial wastes and emissions have caused Nigeria and Africa, Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said there is need for African countries to sign climate change liability agreement with all developed countries that are responsible for carbon emissions on the continent. He expressed disagreement with attempts by advanced nations which activities are causing carbon emissions to merely engage in climate change discourse and evade issues that bother on signing liability agreement. The billionaire business mogul, who is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in company of President…
The Osun State Government has been advised to stop lying against the person of ex-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, with regards to the controversy surrounding the Alawo stool in Awo community of Egbedore Local Government Area. The advice was given by Oyetola’s media aide, Ismail Omipidan, in a statement issued on Monday morning, 4 December, 2023, to debunk the claim by the Osun State Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, that Oyetola and not Senator Ademola Adeleke, issued the staff of office to Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye. Omipidan noted that he was not surprised by the claim of…
The Osun Development Association (ODA), a distinguished assembly of non-partisan Osun State elders, thought leaders, technocrats, and professionals, has honoured three prominent indigenes of the State for their outstanding contributions and service to the State and nation. At a special recognition event held at the weekend in Lagos, with the theme, “Honour Well Earned”, the association presented awards of special recognition and honours to the former Governor of the State and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja; and the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale…
Nigeria’s security challenge requires “Octopus” solution, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi has said. Speaking on Monday, 4 December, 2023, in Abuja at the opening of a two-day seminar on promoting interagency collaboration for heads of security agencies in Anambra, Borno, Enugu, Imo and Sokoto He said: “The prevailing asymmetric warfare bedeviling the nation requires on octopus’ solution in mitigating the myriads of security threats targeted at Nigerians, Residents and Public assets. The reality calls for a continuous evaluation of security strategies that can pull resources and expertise together in tackling…
The Federal Government has reacted to controversy surrounding Nigeria’s delegation to COP-28 Summit in Dubai. Though reports claimed that Nigeria had one of the largest list of delegates numbering over 1000, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has issued a clarification saying “the Federal Government-funded delegation is made up of a total of 422 persons”. Idris also disclosed in a statement Monday, 4 December, 2023, the breakdown including number of persons and agencies to which they are affiliated. According to the Minister, the agencies and number of persons sponsored by government include: National Council on Climate Change,…
The Kogi State All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council has lambasted the Social Democratic Party and its Governorship candidate over “a concocted rigging video”, released to divert the attention of the public away from the conversation around their not being able to file a petition against the outcome of the November 11 election within the stipulated time frame. The APC said the concocted videos reflects the level of intelligence of those it described as the “delusional mob of ethnocentric bigots” around the SDP candidate, adding that these archaic strategies had always given birth to failure. The Director, Media and Publicity,…
In line with its tradition of providing regal and lavishly built luxury housing brands in its bid to bridge the gap in the housing deficit in the country, The Address Homes Limited, Nigeria’s leading real estate development firm dedicated to the attainment, development, and management of bespoke deluxe contemporary homes, has completed and delivered yet another project in Ikoyi Crescent in a very efficient and timely manner. Known as The Address Homes Wemabod Estate and located on Ikoyi Crescent, Lagos, the property uniquely designed to give homeowners that serene environment and luxury taste, is on two non-contiguous plots of land…
Lawyers and activists from Kogi State have raised the alarm over what they described as a clandestine move by the Social Democratic Party and its Governorship candidate to file their petition against the outcome of the November 11 election through the backdoor and backdate same to circumvent the provisions of the Electoral Act. The lawyers, under the aegis of the United Front for Democracy, raised the alarm on Monday, following the closure of the window allowed for the filing of electoral petition with all allegations and petition relating to the petition front-loaded, in line with Section 134 of the Electoral…