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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, says Nigeria targets $2.5 billion in high-integrity carbon credit investments by 2030,...

Carbon credits: Amazon initiative attracts $160m for projects covering 17m ha of threatened rainforest

Everland, a specialised conservation marketing organisation in the climate change mitigation business, has secured Letters of Intent totaling $160 million from companies seeking to...

CiA, Carbon Direct introduce comprehensive carbon credit management to Africa

CSR-in-Action, a sustainability and ESG consultancy with global multi-stakeholder convening expertise, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Carbon Direct Inc., a leading science-based...

Environmentalists decry exploitation in carbon offset deals

Environmental stakeholders have raised alarm over ongoing carbon offset projects in Nigeria, calling them a dangerous form of modern exploitation that undermines local communities...

Agricultural transformation: Stakeholders advocate adoption of climate-smart agriculture, carbon credit

 Two agricultural experts on Friday, March 21, 2025, urged the government and other stakeholders to prioritise adoption of climate-smart agriculture and carbon credit for...

Firm targets $320m carbon credit potential for Niger Delta

Tantita Security Services Ltd. says it is targeting a $320 million carbon credit scheme for the Niger-Delta region, as part of efforts to drive...

Stakeholders address REDD+, say carbon credit market won’t solve climate crisis

On Monday, January 30, 2023,, 49 buyers, project developers, industry bodies, ratings and data providers, investors, restoration and conservation organisations, and non-profits from across...

World Bank plans $20 million carbon credit auction

The World Bank will hold a $20 million auction for carbon credits from projects designed to cut methane emissions, offering up to 10 times...

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Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity to 300 megawatts (MW) from 120 megawatts two years ago Dr Abba Aliyu,...
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World Earth Day: HOMEF calls for accelerated action to clean energy

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for accelerated action toward clean energy, environmental restoration, and stronger...

Report exposes deadly cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa

A new report released on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, by Greenpeace Africa, the Centre for Research on Energy and...

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Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity...

World Earth Day: HOMEF calls for accelerated action to clean energy

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called...