Nigeria Climate Watch
Independent nonprofit newsroom advancing environmental and climate accountability while supporting a more resilient Nigeria.
NiMet Alerts Nigeria Farmers to Climate-Driven Rain Shifts
In late January and early February, rainfall appeared across parts of southwestern Nigeria, a period that traditionally falls within the country’s dry season. For many farmers preparing for the next planting cycle, the showers seemed like a signal [...]
As Climate Pressures Mount in Nigeria’s ‘Food Basket,’ Benue Lawmakers Move to Establish State Climate Law
In Nigeria’s central Benue State, often called the country’s “food basket,” lawmakers have begun debating legislation that could shape how the state responds to rising climate pressures that are already disrupting farming, intensifying conflict over land, and displacing [...]
Lawmakers Summon Contractors Over University Solar Projects Under Federal Energising Education Programme
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has summoned contractors handling projects under the Federal Government’s Energising Education Programme, signalling intensified parliamentary scrutiny of one of the country’s largest public sector renewable energy initiatives. The contractors, responsible [...]