By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria’s forests just got a lifeline. The Senate’s new bill slams wildlife traffickers with tougher laws. But will it save elephants, pangolins, and our planet’s future? Here’s the real story. So. Nigeria’s Senate did something huge. They passed a bill. Not just any bill. The Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024….
By: Abudu Olalekan Game on. EU leaders just blinked. Sort of. They gave the green light for a possible 90% emissions cut by 2040. Big deal? Yeah. But… not really. Not yet. Here’s the messy part. At that big summit Thursday, EU bosses finally hashed out “competitiveness and the twin transition.” Fancy words. Basically: how…
By: Abudu Olalekan The land is getting hotter. The rains, when they come, are angry. Floods swallow homes whole. Droughts crack the earth, leaving farmlands barren. This is the reality of climate change in Nigeria. It’s not a distant threat. It’s here, now. And for years, the nation has been grappling with how to fight…
By: Abudu Olalekan The sun in Keffi was stubborn that day. Hot, harsh, unrelenting. Yet inside the modest conference hall, cooled air and sharper words filled the space. Comrade Eche Asuzu, National Coordinator on Climate Change and Just Transition of the Nigeria Labour Congress, sat upright, voice steady but firm. “This time must be different,”…
By: Abudu Olalekan Washington D.C., October 15, 2025 – The air in the IMF/World Bank meeting hall was thick with talk of numbers. Debt. Growth. But Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite had something else on her mind: the planet. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance stood at the podium, 14th Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action….
By: Abudu Olalekan Osun State. Sixth place. Sixth. Out of 36. In climate governance. Let that sink in. Just a year ago, they were at 30—now? Now they’re breathing down Lagos’ neck in the Southwest. And Kano? Kano jumped from 35th to fourth. Fourth! That’s not progress. That’s a full-on sprint. This isn’t some random…
