Nigeria Climate Watch
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Nigeria’s Climate Ambition Meets Market Realities: Unlocking a US$3 Billion Annual Carbon Finance Opportunity
As the world turns its eyes to COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025, Nigeria has taken a bold step in its climate agenda. The Federal Government has approved the adoption of a National [...]
Forests as Frontline Climate Defenders: How Traditional Rulers in Ebonyi Are Raising the Stakes
In the rolling green stretch of Egbu Forest near Okposi in Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria, the traditional ruler, Eze Onyibe Agwu, pauses beside a towering iroko tree. His voice carries quiet reverence. “These trees have stood for over [...]
Nasarawa Makes It Law: A State Climate Framework and a Push for Deeper Subnational Action
When the Nasarawa State House of Assembly voted to pass a law establishing a state climate policy and a Climate Change Advisory Committee, it signaled a shift from national rhetoric to state-level execution. In a region already grappling [...]