“The year is 2021 and as a Nation, we still are blindly majorly dependent on the income we get from oil” CHOOSE A COLOUR, any colour would do. Now hold that thought, I’ll get back to it. Let us talk oil. The oil boom of the early ’90s brought about a revolution in the Nigerian […]

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD of the term “Climate change”, either from a tv news report, a radio broadcast or even written in large black and white font on the headlines of a newspaper. Climate change has been a buzzword in many news publications but the average human does not know what it is all about

“…effective global change begins at the community level” ACCORDING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, climate action means stepped-up efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-induced impacts. This may include; Climate-related hazards in all countries, Integrating climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning, Improving education, awareness-raising, human and

EFE WAS A FARMER in a small-town community; he planted green leafy vegetables, red sweet tomatoes and medium-sized tubers of yams. Every planting season, in a bid to prepare his land for cultivation, he would clear out the weeds, put them in a pile, strike a lighter and watch the heaps of grasses burn in

THE BIRTH OF the Paris Agreement in 2015 brought about the compiling of NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) by various countries every five years. The NDCs are stated goals that a particular country hope to achieve over a period regarding the environment and while Nigeria has submitted ambitious NDCs during this timeframe, the goals being stated

GLOBAL WARMING is a central concept in discussing climate change. It is the increase in surface temperatures on earth and its primary cause is an increase in the emission of greenhouse gases. The effects of climate change are coming to light around us daily. An increase in atmospheric temperature of as little as 1°C or