Africa MBPP Raises Alarm Over Carbon Market Talks At COP29
Baku, November 19, 2023 – The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) partners express deep concern regarding ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly as it relates to carbon markets, at the COP29 United Nations climate talks happening now in Baku, Azerbaijan. On November 16, 2024, world governments concluded their work on […]
Tinubu approves restructuring of media and communications team
President Bola Tinubu has re-designated the positions of two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery. The restructuring announced in a statement by Bay0o Onanuga, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy are as follows: Mr. Sunday Dare – hitherto Special Adviser on Public […]
Africa MBPP Backs G77, China’s Call For Climate Finance Trillions, Tech Transfer
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, 18 NOV 2024: At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition has thrown its weight behind a demand by developing countries led by G77 and China for improved and just climate finance reparation in the trillions from developed countries, and also urgent technology transfer and […]
G20 summit: Tinubu endorses launch of global alliance against hunger
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. He described the alliance as pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. Speaking at the 9th G20 Leaders’ Summit opening session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mondy, […]
Nigerian, African Activists Kick As 1773 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flood COP29
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, 15 NOV 2024: The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition comprising Nigerian and other African groups have condemned the presence of no fewer than 1773 fossil fuel lobbyists at the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, warning that it is a barrier to climate justice for communities most affected by the climate crisis […]
Tinubu congratulates Gbeleyi, BPE DG, on his 60th birthday
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi on the occasion of his 60th birthday on November 16, 2024. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president said as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Gbeleyi plays a pivotal role in transforming and […]
Tinubu lauds Nigerian Tribune for ‘75 years of progressive journalism’
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper’s Board, Management, and staff on its 75th anniversary. The paper was established on November 16, 1949, by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a distinguished statesman and the first Premier of the old Western Region, along with his wife, Hannah Dideolu, the Nigerian Tribune has cultivated a legacy of […]
1773 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flood COP29 Climate Talks
No fewer than 1773 fossil fuel lobbyists, including oil giants operating in Nigeria, have been granted access to the COP29 summit in Baku, eclipsing delegations from most climate-vulnerable nations at the talks, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition. As with last year’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai, significantly […]
Ondo Elections: Experts Urge Journalists To Combat Misinformation
By Esi-ife Arogundade Media and civil society experts have tasked journalists with combatting misinformation during the Ondo State governorship bye-elections, scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024. They gave the charge on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at a webinar themed “Misinformation and Elections: Journalists, Public Educators, and Opinion Shapers,” organised by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation […]
Once again, Lagos to Yenagoa by road
By Olayinka Oyegbile When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story – Steve Rushin When the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) decided to take its 20th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State from November 6-10, 2024, I saw it as another opportunity for me to […]
