The energy sector accounts for up to 41 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions today, and Africa contributes around 2-3%. In parallel, there are still more than 580 million people on the continent who do not have access to reliable energy and the demand for electricity is expected to continue to grow as the population increases, industrialization ambitions grow and urbanization continues to fuel the need for more energy. To address sustainability concerns, the world is transitioning to a lower carbon energy mix at a pace never seen before. This is reflected in the total global value of investment in energy transition, including spending on new renewable energy capacity, electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure, energy storage technologies and more, reaching more than US $ 500 billion ( https://bit.ly/3be1TUv) for the first time in 2020. This was a 9 percent increase over the previous year, despite the economic impact of […]

Pathways to faster decarbonization with gas and renewables - NNN.

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns  that stay-at-home policies are threatening the mental health of 332 million children worldwide. In a report released on Thursday, UNICEF said the affected children had been caged at home for at least nine months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the agency, 139 million children globally have lived under required nationwide stay-at-home orders since March 11, 2020 when COVID-19 was characterised as a pandemic. This, it said, means that they are required to stay at home with few exceptions, and they include children living in Nigeria, Paraguay and Peru. The remaining 193 million have lived under recommended nationwide stay-at-home policies for the same amount of time, UNICEF said. The agency quoted its UNICEF Executive Director, Ms Henrietta Fore, as saying that this had left many children “feeling afraid, lonely, anxious and concerned about their future”. “With nationwide lockdowns and pandemic-related […]

COVID-19 lockdowns threaten mental health of 332m children worldwide — UNICEF - NNN.

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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said there is evidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2019 presidential...

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Nigerian man Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi has been arrested by for cocaine trafficking by members of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in...

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In a statement issued on Wednesday, his Special Assistant (Media), Kevin Ebiri, quoted the governor as saying despite Amaechi’s opposition to his political ambition, he has been able to get...

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Ahead of the membership revalidation and registration of the All Progressive Congress, the chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has cautioned against begging new members to join...

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