When Maasaiphobia Became Policy An Insider’s Perspective on Environmental Racism and the Maasai Predicament in Ngorongoro
The Maasai have become strangers, victims, and miserable paupers on the lands that are rightly theirs. Read more
Climate Change
A Dutch Court Has Acquitted Shell in the Ogoni Nine Trial
On Saturday, 12 March 2022, 301 Nigerian citizens trapped in Sumy, Ukraine returned from Budapest, Hungary. Read more.
Black Soot in Rivers State: ‘Government Have Failed to Protect Citizens’
In Rivers State, efforts to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic could be rendered futile due to a long-running air pollution crisis—black soot. Read more.
A Climate Emergency What the IPCC’s 2021 Report Means for Africa
Major climate changes are now inevitable and irreversible the latest UN climate report has warned. What will this mean for Africa? Read more.
Nigeria’s Expanding LPG Market The Need for Government Regulation and Investment
Nigeria may be one of the fastest-growing LPG markets in the world, but impactful growth will require addressing issues such as under-regulation in domestic LPG markets and a shortage of LPG facilities. Read more.
Towards a Gas-Flaring-Free Nigeria Rescuing Our Forests from the Brink of Extinction
If we really want to save Nigeria from the impending doom of climate imbalance, the damage caused by gas flaring should not be overlooked for enjoying the billions of dollars attached to petroleum. Read more.
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative
The preparedness of African countries to combat public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic is debatable, it is obvious that they currently lack the capacity to transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. Read more.
Polycentric Institutions Governing the Mini-Grid Electricity Delivery Model in Nigeria
Despite the loopholes in Nigeria’s current energy governance structures, a polycentric system delivers and ensures the best means of resource management. Read more.
The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19
Lacking appropriate waste management, Nigerian communities face a high risk of becoming trapped in vicious cycles of environmentally driven COVID-19 infections.
REDD+ in Nigeria’s Last Rainforest The Rise and Fall of a (Not So) Great Idea
In 2011, Nigeria officially became a beneficiary of the environmental initiative, REDD+. Here’s how a 10-billion-dollar global initiative to save Nigeria’s rainforests failed.