COP30, Belém: “Nature isn’t for sale.” Nigerian climate groups push back on VP Shettima’s cash-up-the-forest pitch

by: Oluwaseun Lawal The air in COP30, Belém hangs heavy. Rainy. Sweet with river smell. Inside a bright hall, microphones blink red. A podium waits. Nigeria’s Vice President steps up and calls for new finance tools to harness the “economic value of nature.” Big idea, he says. Smart money, he hints. It lands like a…

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Lekki-Ajah Road Closure: Lagos Announces 8 Months of Traffic Hell Starting November 2025

By: Abudu Olalekan The Lagos State Government just dropped a big one on commuters. Starting Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Lekki‑Ajah corridor will be under a massive eight‑month makeover. The plan? Close one lane, open the other, keep the traffic humming while crews stitch the road back together. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, signed the notice on Wednesday and…

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N210trn probe: Senate rejects NNPCL’s explanation, insists firm must refund money to govt

By: Abudu Olalekan They didn’t show up. No call. No text. No “sorry, stuck in traffic.” Just… silence. And that? That sealed it. The Senate wasn’t playing anymore. N210 trillion — yes, trillion — gone. Unexplained. Tucked into line items like “accrued expenses” and “receivables.” Like that’s normal. Like anyone’s buying it. NNPCL thought they…

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