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 –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria’s N144 trillion debt is more than just a number; it is a barrier to climate action. Stakeholders in Abuja demand accountability for youth and the environment You know what keeps me up at night? Not just the power cuts. Not even the noise from the generator next door. It’s this number—N144…
By: Abudu Olalekan So, the world’s on fire. Figuratively. And literally in some places. We’re all scrambling for solutions, right? Feels overwhelming. But then, you get a reminder. A nudge that the fight isn’t some abstract global thing. It’s people. Extraordinary people. On Wednesday, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) gave us exactly that. Their 2025…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria’s top climate experts, journalists, and activists unite in Lagos to battle deadly misinformation—before it’s too late. Here’s what went down. The Media Awareness and Information for All Network—folks just call ’em MAIN—teamed up with UNESCO Abuja to run this workshop. It aint no stuffy seminar where you scribble notes and forget…
By: Abudu Olalekan Kano felt a little busier than usual that first week of December 2025. December 2, to be exact. People trickled into a downtown conference hall before 9am. Not just government suits. Elders in crisp baban riga, sent by their emirates to weigh in. Youth activists with faded backpacks, scribbling notes before the…
