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SEO Riders: Norway has taken a groundbreaking step in climate innovation with the Northern Lights project—the world’s first commercial CO₂ transport and seabed storage service—successfully injecting its inaugural shipment of carbon dioxide 2,600 meters beneath the North Sea seabed. This milestone marks the commencement of Phase 1 operations, enabled by the joint venture of Equinor,…

SEO Riders: – CAPPA slams water PPP plan as “anti-people” and undemocratic Stakeholders have responded cautiously to the Lagos Water Corporation’s (LWC) newly announced Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative aimed at expanding potable water access to more than 22 million residents across the state. While some Lagosians view the move positively, calling it a commendable step…

SEO Riders: – Goronyo Dam water release strictly follows SRRBDA-approved schedule – SRRBDA assures public there’s no cause for alarm amid heavy rain forecasts – Siltation downstream, not dam risk, chief obstacle—SRRBDA says The Managing Director of the Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA), Abubakar Malam, has provided assurance that the Goronyo Dam remains…

SEO Riders: – Oluremi Tinubu links women’s empowerment directly to SDG achievement – RHI targets 18,500 women with tools to start or expand businesses – Empowered women drive poverty reduction, gender equity, and inclusive growth At a recent event in Lagos—the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Empowerment Programme—the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, reiterated that empowering…

SEO Riders: – Conservation NGO calls for reintroduction of lost species in oil-rich zones – Restoration efforts aim to heal ecosystems near Nigeria’s first oilfield – Reviving biodiversity as part of environmental justice and rehabilitation A leading environmental NGO has championed the reintroduction of locally extinct species into ecosystems surrounding Nigeria’s first oilfield, located in…

SEO Riders: – WHO & WMO report: heatwaves costing worker productivity globally – Over 2.4 billion workers exposed to extreme heat, risking injury and death The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have issued a stark warning: extreme heat is rapidly emerging as a global occupational hazard, especially in sectors like…

SEO Riders: – AfDB and JICA kick off EPSA 6, aiming to mobilize $5.5B for African private investment – EPSA6 introduces “resilience” to bolster climate and economic shock preparedness – New phase tops co-financing from past, totalling $12B and counting At the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, the African Development Bank…

SEO Riders: In a recent interview, Mukhtar Babayev, President of COP29, commended South Korea for its outstanding climate commitments during the summit in Baku. Amid global tensions and skepticism over pledged funding, he highlighted Seoul’s voluntary contributions—$300 million to the Green Climate Fund and a further $7 million to the Loss & Damage Fund—as exceeding…

SEO Riders: – NBTE leads overhaul of renewable energy training in TVET institutions – New solar PV and thermal HND programs aim to fill green skills gap -Stakeholder collaboration shapes modern, practical energy education The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has launched a comprehensive review of Nigeria’s renewable energy curriculum across polytechnics and TVET…

SEO Riders: At a May 2025 event, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced that 24 federal union campuses have already been outfitted with solar mini-grids under the Energising Education Project—using the President’s Renewable Infrastructure Fund. Highlights include the University of Abuja’s 3.3 MW solar farm, which powers campus facilities consistently, day and night.…