By: Abudu Olalekan Africa’s Infrastructure & Climate Finance Crisis – Time’s Almost Up, Experts Warn Time’s not on Africa’s side. That was the quiet, urgent drumbeat running under the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days, where top policymakers, investors and development‑finance leaders tried to wrestle with a hard question: how do you actually pay for…
By: Abudu Olalekan You won’t believe what went down in Ogun and Abuja this week. NESREA, those environmental watchdogs, literally rolled in with seals and padlocks. Six recycling plants in Ogijo got shut tight, and one quarry in Dutse, Abuja, joined the party. People are shaken. Kids got hurt. And honestly? It was long overdue….
By: Abudu Olalekan This hurts. The East African Court of Justice just told millions of people their lives don’t matter. On Wednesday, November 26, the EACJ’s Appellate Division crushed hopes for justice. Four civil society groups had challenged the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The court? They wouldn’t even look at the evidence….
By: Abudu Olalekan Environmental advocacy group CERADF calls on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to reactivate environmental courts as waste crisis worsens across Abuja neighborhoods. Something’s got to give in Abuja. The situation is getting out of hand. An environmental advocacy group just sent a strongly-worded letter to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and they’re not asking…
By: Abudu Olalekan If you’re here for the quiet, make-or-break wins of climate talks—this one’s worth sticking around for. It’s not the flashy emissions-cut promise you see on billboards. But it might just be the thing that keeps all those other promises from unraveling. Here’s the thing about COP meetings. They’re loud. They’re full of…
By: Abudu Olalekan Volunteer community rangers risk everything protecting Ekuri Forest in Cross River State. Their fight against illegal logging continues without government support. Just before the sun climbs over the hills, Festus Olory pulls on his old green shirt, grabs his machete and disappears into the mist. Another day. Another patrol. No salary. No…
