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Osinbajo, World Bank MD discuss climate change, energy access

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday, November 12, 2021 at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, received Dr Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of...

Nigeria says it will keep its climate change commitments

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will keep its climate change commitments and also focus on doing it in a way that...

Nigeria, World Bank to raise $30m for vaccine plant

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria and the World Bank are collaborating to raise $30 million to finance a vaccine plant. Osinbajo spoke on Monday,...

Africa water activists resist corporate privatisation as World Bank meets

Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the “Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition” have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and...

World Bank project to support fuel wood plantations in Kaduna communities

The World Bank-supported Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) says it will support the development of fuel wood plantations in rural communities of...

Afforestation: NEWMAP establishes 116 hectares of woodlot in Borno

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) has established 116 hectares of woodlot in Borno State as part of measures to contain deforestation. NEWMAP is...

Climate change may cause 216m internal migrations by 2050 – World Bank report

Climate change could force 216 million people across six world regions to migrate within their countries by 2050, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 86...

World Bank, UNN support Nigeria to advance natural capital accounts

The World Bank and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) are set to support the Federal Government to develop Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) in the...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, urged relevant government agencies to take proactive measures...
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Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change, sparking concerns about their long-term survival,...

Gombe to experience 107 to 140 days of rainfall, says NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that, in 2025, the length of rainy season in Gombe State is...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April...

Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep...