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SEO Riders – “Cradle to Grave” Report Links Fossil Fuels to Disease, Inequality & Environmental Harm – Report Unmasks Up to $7 Trillion in Subsidy-Backed Damage & Persistent Health Impacts – Experts Demand Phase-Out of Oil, Gas & Coal to Protect Vulnerable Communities A new global report titled *“Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of…

SEO Riders – Minister of Environment Vows Accountability in Ogoniland Remediation – HYPREP & Ogoni Trust Fund Board to Fast-Track Priorities and Contractor Payments – Clean-Up Seen as Global Model of Environmental Justice On 16 September 2025, the Nigerian Government, through Minister of Environment Malam Balarabe Lawal, restated its full commitment to remediating environmental degradation…

SEO Riders – Energy Transition Risks Worsening Energy Poverty if Mismanaged in Nigeria – NEITI Study to Examine Impacts on Oil Revenue, Jobs & Communities – Call for Data, Equity & Inclusive Policies to Guide Nigeria’s Clean Energy Shift The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has stated that the global movement away from fossil…

SEO Riders – Africa’s Nature Seen as $1.4 Trillion Economic Asset, Not Burden – New “Green Opportunity Index” Unveiled to Guide Nature-Based Investments – Funding Stack: Grants, Carbon Credits, and Soft Loans Key to Ecosystem Restoration At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, the African Green Economy and Sustainability Initiative (AGESI), represented…

SEO Riders – Nigeria Spends Just 19% of Climate Finance Received Between 2015-2021 A report titled “The State of Climate Finance in Nigeria” (Dec 2024) by Connected Development (CODE) and Oxfam reveals that Nigeria received approximately $4.928 billion between 2015-2021 for climate projects but invested only 19% of it in effective climate action. That’s a…

SEO Riders – Convergence of IT & OT Crucial for Efficiency in Nigeria’s Hydrocarbon Sector – Dangote Refinery and PIA Reforms Seen as Catalysts, If Backed by Accurate Data – Digitisation of Operations Holds Key to Investment, Transparency, and Clean Energy Mix Nigeria’s oil and gas sector remains central to its economy—accounting for about 85%…

SEO Riders – Countries Pressed to Embed Ocean Protections in NDCs Before COP30 – Ocean Conservancy, WRI, Ocean & Climate Platform Lead Global Push in New York Climate Week – France, Brazil and First Signatories Commit to Blue-NDC to Tackle Climate Crisis from Seas At an upcoming event during New York Climate Week on September…

SEO Riders – Sanitary Inspectors Reintroduced Across Abia’s 17 LGAs with Fair Compensation – Trees to Be Planted Statewide as Part of Flood Prevention & Green Initiative – Government Emphasizes Clean Surroundings, Responsiveness Over Punishment The Abia State Government has relaunched door-to-door sanitary inspections of homes, villages, and communities across all 17 local government areas,…

SEO Riders – Delta Eyes Brazil-Style Ranching to Boost Food Security & Job Creation – MoU with REA to Power Rural, Industrial Areas via Solar, Wind & Biomass – Infrastructure Expansion in All LGAs to Support Agriculture, Energy & Value Chains The Delta State Government has announced plans to invest in ranching and renewable energy…

SEO Riders – Silos Left Idle, Concessionaires in Default as Storages Go to Waste – New NiPHaST Programme Aims to Slash Losses and Boost Food Security – President Tinubu’s Agricultural Agenda Leverages Storage Infrastructure Reform Nigeria is estimated to lose about US $10 billion annually due to post-harvest losses largely tied to inadequate storage and…