By: Abudu Olalekan NiMet weather forecast predicts a mix of dust haze, sunshine, and thunderstorms across Nigeria from Wednesday to Friday. Stay updated on the latest weather changes. So. It’s happening again. That thick, golden haze — like someone spilled honey over the sky — is rolling back in. NiMet just dropped the news: Wednesday,…
By: Abudu Olalekan CBAM implementation in 2026 threatens African industries with carbon penalties. Learn how EU’s border tax creates unequal decarbonisation and what it means for developing economies. Picture this. You run a small steel factory in Nigeria. You’re trying to grow, create jobs, maybe even export to Europe someday. It’s 2026. You wake up,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Climate change is not waiting for anyone, and in the Hadejia–Jama’are river basin, the signs are already there. The wind. The tired soil. The gullies that creep a little farther after each heavy rain. So on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, something small but meaningful happened at the Hadejia Jam’are River Basin Development…
By: Abudu Olalekan NCF DG Dr. Joseph Onoja unpacks how COP30 decisions will redefine climate action for Nigeria and Africa, emphasizing finance, data, and urgent implementation Let’s be real. We’ve heard the conference promises before. But this one? This one feels different. According to Dr. Joseph Onoja, the Director General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation…
By: Abudu Olalekan The air in Katsina had that busy, end-of-meeting feel. People walking fast, folders tucked under arms, quick handshakes that say “we’ll talk later.” Inside the Katsina State Secretariat, the 18th National Council on Environment (NCE) meeting was closing out, but the message from Abuja was meant to carry far beyond the room….
By: Abudu Olalekan You think climate change is bad in normal countries? Try living in a place where bombs fall almost as often as rain doesn’t. That was the quiet desperation hanging in the air yesterday in Muscat, Oman, as ministers and officials from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine sat in one room –…
