By: Kehinde Kenku In 2016, fresh out of my NYSC year, I moved into a mini flat with my siblings in Akesan, Igando. Living in Lagos on your own is no joke — the responsibilities pile up quickly — but we made it work. A few months in, I noticed something odd: LAWMA (Lagos Waste…
By: Kehinde Kenku So, here we are. Nigeria, standing at the edge of something new. Carbon credits. It sounds technical, maybe even boring. But it’s not. It’s about money. It’s about land. It’s about people. And, honestly, it’s about the future. Let’s back up a bit. In 2021, the government passed the Climate Change Act….
By: Olalekan Abudu A swampy Amazon city, steel skyscrapers, and now… a logistical nightmare? Don’t expect compromises. Here’s the deal: Brazilian organizers insist COP30 will stay put in Belém. A document, leaked to reportersroom, reveals they’ve dismissed calls to switch venues, arguing enough beds exist—if you count cruise ships, Airbnbs, and motels. So here’s the…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Here’s the harsh truth. Lagos residents, especially in Lekki Peninsula, are drinking what the government official himself called “shit water.” Mahmood Adegbite, a top official in Lagos State’s Ministry of Environment, didn’t sugarcoat it. Contaminated boreholes are putting people’s health at risk. But CAPPA isn’t shocked. They say this blunt admission just…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Abuja. Tuesday. The rain had barely stopped when the city’s conference hall began to fill. Suits, traditional attires, name tags swinging as people moved from one coffee table to another. Conversations—some loud, some in whispers—were all about one thing: climate change. Sen. George Akume, Nigeria’s Secretary to the Government of the…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Picture the year’s end: beaches swept, bins overflowing, a quiet cough in the clinic. Then a receipt you never saw—$80 billion in public cash nudging industry to make more brand‑new plastic. That’s what Eunomia, with the Quaker UN Office and support from Minderoo Foundation, found. We fund the start of the…
