The Development Report

15/09/2025

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12/09/2025

“The strength that Lagos can bring to optimising national strategies on climate finance cannot be overstated” said Titilayo Oshodi.
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By Abiodun Salako The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Climate Change, Titilayo Oshodi, has said that subnational governments must play a frontline role in driving climate finance if Nigeria is to achieve a sustainable transition to a green economy. Speaking at the just concluded Afric...

12/09/2025

Non-state actors criticised the slow progress on securing a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance and voiced disappointment over the “uninspiring” Baku-to-Belém roadmap ahead of COP30 in Brazil.
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By Abiodun Salako As the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2) drew to a close in Addis Ababa, African non-state actors called on political leaders to anchor the summit’s final declaration in justice, transformation, and the lived realities of communities most vulnerable to climate change. In a joi...

09/09/2025

“The clean energy revolution is no longer tomorrow’s promise—it is today’s reality,” said United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Selwin Hart, noting that global investment in renewables has now surpassed fossil fuels, with more than 90% of new renewable power cheaper than coal, oil, and gas alternatives.

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The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Selwin Hart, has issued a powerful call for climate justice and fair financing as Africa battles the escalating impact of climate change. Speaking on Africa’s vulnerabilities and opportunities, Hart revealed that climate-related shocks already wi...

27/08/2025

The Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2) is set to position Africa at the forefront of global climate discourse, highlighting high-level national statements and showcasing innovative green technologies and solutions.

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Preparations are in full swing for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), a landmark gathering that will bring together global leaders, experts, and civil society to accelerate solutions for a greener and more resilient Africa. Scheduled to run from 8–10 September 2025 at the Addis International...

25/08/2025

“The fish no longer have a home, as waste materials have filled the spaces where fish once dug hollows to lay their eggs" Mahmud Ibrahim explained.

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  By Hadiza Ismail In Mashiga, a quiet community within Kabala Doki of Kaduna North Local Government, life is tied to the river. For decades, fishing in this community forms part of the culture, food, and dignity of the people. The men rise before dawn, carrying nets woven with skills…

20/08/2025

Plastic pollution has gained global attention, and Nigeria is not left out as it generates over 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with less than 10% recycled while the bulk ends up in landfills and waterways, posing a major environmental and public health threat.
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By David Arome Plastic waste is one of the many wastes indiscriminately disposed of along the streets, roadsides and drainages in Nigeria. It is hard to walk through the streets without seeing litters of plastic waste staring at you. Over time, this leads to the clogging of drainages, and waterways....

19/08/2025

Mayokun Iyaomolere, Executive Director of Plogging Nigeria, commended plogging's collective effort, noting that every step taken and every piece of litter collected is a meaningful step towards a cleaner Nigeria.

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By Abiodun Salako Nigerian youths joined their counterparts around the world to mark this year’s International Youth Day with clean-up exercises that combined fitness with environmental action. Organised by Plogging Nigeria, a youth-driven environmental group, the two-week initiative drew 165 part...

18/08/2025

The practice of clogging drainage channels with plastic waste is turning Nigerian streets into flood traps fuelled by the wrong belief that rainwater will carry the waste away, but instead, it’s driving severe flooding.
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By David Arome Nigerian streets are turning into flood traps as drainages meant to channel water are clogged with plastic waste. This practice is largely fuelled by the wrong perception that water would take the waste away, leading to environmental crisis. The usual excitement that comes when it rai...

13/08/2025

Colombia mourns presidential candidate and conservative senator Miguel Uribe, whose death from a June 7 rally shooting has reignited fears of political violence.

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Colombia is reeling from the death of presidential candidate and conservative senator Miguel Uribe, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a June 7 shooting at a campaign rally in Bogotá. His passing has reignited fears of political violence in a country still healing from decades of armed conflict...

13/08/2025

The US is tightening high-end chip export to China with exceptions for major domestic investors, a move expected to bring in over $2 billion and reflect wider economic and geopolitical shifts in the semiconductor industry.

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U.S semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have agreed to remit 15 percent of their revenue from artificial intelligence chip sales to China directly to the U.S government. The deal, reached after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump at the White House, under...