Climate Change

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for urgent capacity building for African parliamentarians and a dedicated budget allocation for climate change across the Global South.…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the Nigerian Climate Investment Platform (NCIP), a bold initiative aimed at unlocking up to $500 million in green finance to support the country’s infrastructure, resilience, and climate…

The House of Representatives at the plenary on Thursday, passed through second reading a bill seeking to address critical issues such as climate change adaptation, drought, desertification, flooding, coastal erosion, dam failure, building…

Over 40 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have united to launch the Climate Justice Movement (CJM). The initiative was formally declared on wednesday at the conclusion of a two-day event in Abuja to advance environmental justice in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in tackling the escalating global climate crisis. Speaking on Wednesday during a high-level virtual dialogue on climate and…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on Thursday said that the ravaging flood which displaced millions of Nigerians and prompted outbreak of diseases such as cholera, conflicts have…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has called for a comprehensive report on the statistics of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria as well as those in the neighbouring…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has urged the parliament of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to find solutions to the menace of terrorism, banditry, piracy, human…

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obong Akpabio, CON, has charged Nigerian media practitioners to accord special attention to reporting climate change issues. Akpabio's advice was contained in a statement by his…