Tag: Climate Change
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Climate change threatens 83% of Africa’s jobs
Experts say African governments must act urgently to protect jobs and livelihoods as climate change threatens 83 per cent of Africa’s jobs and the labour market.
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Climate change to adversely affect learning as 2.2bn children at risk by 2050-Report
Rising temperatures and heat waves are not only threatening our environment but also disrupting the learning environments of millions of children worldwide. A report by Global Partnership for Education, GPE, in conjunction with the World Bank has said. The report is titled: Too hot to learn: The impact of climate change on education. It went…
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CLIMATE change: EU scientists predict 2024 to be hottest year on record
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service disclosed on Thursday that year 2024 is “virtually certain” to surpass 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. The data was released ahead of next week’s UN COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, where countries will try to reach an agreement on a significant increase in funding to…
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Sultan berates religious leaders misleading followers
Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar II, has cautioned religious leaders against misleading their followers for personal aggrandisement. He charged them to repent, follow and preach the authentic teachings of their religion towards building a decent society.
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Why youth entrepreneurs are key to tackling climate change in Africa – By Tony Elumelu
I am a proud Nigerian and a proud African. I am also a philanthropist and entrepreneur—and I have seen firsthand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context, from Egypt to Nigeria to South Africa, we must look to the people it impacts.
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FG mulls new tax for climate change
The Federal Government has urged relevant stakeholders to embrace carbon tax to help tackle climate change in the country.
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Africa loses $7bn to $15bn yearly to climate change – Adesina
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the Group President, African Development Bank (AfDB), said Africa is losing about seven to 15 billion dollars annually to the ravages of climate change. Adesina said this during a media conference in Nairobi on the sidelines of the ongoing AfDB Annual Meetings 2024.
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Agric Minister blames rise in food prices on climate change
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says climate change poses significant risks to food security by reducing crop yields and increasing food prices.
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Rep seeks local adaptation strategies to climate change
Rep. Terseer Ugbor, Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Environment has called for the development of local strategies on climate change adaption.
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Niger Gov. blames nation’s insecurity on climate change
Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger has blamed the current insecurity in the country on the effect of climate change.