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COP28: Nigeria Inaugurates Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy
COP28: Nigeria Inaugurates Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy
Nigeria has unveiled its Long Term Development Strategy at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai.
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, the Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development, Federal University, Ebonyi, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos.
Okereke said with the unveiling, Nigeria had achieved another major milestone in its effort to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2060.
He said that the event which was graced by dignitaries and delegates from different countries around the world was held at the prestigious African Pavilion in the Blue Zone.
Okereke said the event was moderated by Dr Eugene Itua, the Executive Director of the Natural Eco-Capital, the organisation that coordinated the development of the LT-LEDS.
According to him, the LT-LEDS started under the supervision of the Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment and concluded under the auspices of the National Council on Climate Change.
He quoted the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Dr Salisu Dahiru as saying Nigeria was proud to inaugurate the LT-LEDS guaranteed to support sustainable development and climate resilient economy for Nigeria.
Dahiru was represented by Ms Halima- Bwa-Bari.
The Minister of Environment, Mr Balarabe Lawal said that the LTS was an important milestone in Nigeria’s effort to implement the country’s net-zero pledge made at COP26 in Glasgow.
Represented by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), Lawal said that Nigeria was committed to pursuing the transition from a fossil fuel-dependent economy to a low carbon future in keeping with the global trend and the Paris Agreement.
He urged international development partners to support the implementation of the LT-LEDS.
The Global Director of the Nationally Determined Contribution ( NDC) Partnership, Mr Pablo Vieria, said that Nigeria should be very proud of the accomplishment.
Vieria said that by developing the LTS, Nigeria was joining a distinguished group of countries that were exhibiting leadership in developing a clear strategy to decarbonise their economies in response to global climate change.
He urged the country to take the next step in adopting the LT-LEDS and pledged the NDC Partnership’s cooperation in this regard.
The Head of Climate and Nature at the French Development Agency (AFD), Ms Mathide Bord-Laurans, congratulated Nigeria on inaugurating the LT-LEDS.
Bord-Laurans said that AFD was delighted to have provided support to the Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University.
This he said was done under the Nigeria Deep Decarbonisation Project (DDP) which enabled the Centre to lead the creation of scenarios and the modelling work that went into the development of the LT-LEDS.
She pledged the commitment of the bank to stand firmly by Nigeria and support investments that were geared toward the implementation of the LT-LEDS.
Mr Richard Baron, the Executive Director of the 2050 Pathways Platform, expressed joy at having assisted Nigeria in the design of the LT-LEDS and the precursor document, the Long Term Vision (LTV).
Baron said that the LT-LEDS was developed in collaboration with a wide spectrum of stakeholders, making it a truly national document of which Nigeria could be proud.
He expressed delight that the modelling work for the LT-LEDS was done by Nigerian academics at the CCCD-AEFUNAI, led by Okereke.
He also praised the collaboration between the Nigeria Deep Decarbonisation Project, the 2050 Pathways, the National Council on Climate Change, and Natural Eco-Capital, which resulted in the creation of a high-quality document.
In his closing remarks, the Director-General of the NCCC, Dahiru, said all hands should be on deck to ensure that the document does not sit on the shelf but that the many projects identified in the documents were translated into practical investments.
He said that the two important next steps were the creation of an LT-LEDS Implementation Plan and the mobilisation of capital from domestic and internal sources to implement the LT-LEDS.
Miss Chioma Amudi, Desk Officer at the NCCC said that translating the LT-LEDS into investments would require finance, effective stakeholder engagement, and adequate institutions among other key factors.
Hon. Terseer Ugbor, the Deputy Chairman House Committee on Environment, Federal House of Representatives pledged the support of the parliament in implementing the LTS.
(NAN)
The Kano State Government has inaugurated a 14-member committee tasked with reviewing existing education policies in the state.
Inaugurating the committee on Thursday in Kano, the Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, said that the committee was constituted by the Kano State Executive Council to assess the state’s education policies.
“This committee was originally scheduled to be inaugurated by the governor, but due to prior engagements, he has delegated the responsibility to me so that we can begin our work immediately,” Makoda stated.
The Commissioner outlined the committee’s terms of reference, which include reviewing the four existing education policies in the state to assess whether they align with the cultural and religious beliefs of the people.
“Evaluating the feasibility of implementing the policies, and making recommendations to strengthen the state’s education system.”
He noted that the four policies to be reviewed include the Kano State Girls’ Education Policy, Kano State Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy, Kano State Non-State School Policy, and Kano State Teacher Development Policy.
Makoda announced that the committee has been given three weeks to submit its report, and urged the members to leverage their expertise to produce recommendations that would enhance the state’s education sector.
In his response, the committee chairman, Malam Abdullahi Dutse, assured the commissioner of the committee’s commitment to work collaboratively to meet the expectations placed on them.
“Considering the diverse expertise of the committee members, I believe the government has selected individuals with the right skills to address the challenges facing education in the state. We will work diligently to provide the necessary report,” he said.
The committee’s members include Malam Abdullahi Dutse (Chairman), Prof Abdallah Uba -Adamu, Habibu Dan Almajiri, Alhaji Danlami Garba, Kano State Commissioner for Women, Children, and Disabled Affairs Hajiya Amina Abdullahi, and Isa Ahmad.
Other members are Prof Tijjani Naniya, Malam Kabiru Hanga, Munzali Mustapha, Prof Auwal Halliru Arzai, and Dr Bashir Aliyu -Umar.
The remaining include the representatives of the Emirate Council and Civil Society Organizations, and Ibrahim Bawa, Director of Archives and Publications, who will serve as Secretary of the committee.
The U.S. Deputy-Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, has extolled Nigeria’s partnership in the successful repatriation of funds linked to forfeited luxury real estate and Galactica Star Superyacht. (more…)
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States.
This recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
This year’s awardees, announced by Biden on Jan. 14, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States government agencies, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
The Nigerian honourees include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa; and Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University.
Others are: Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University;
The rest are: Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Case Western Reserve University.
Tinubu commended the awardees for their achievements in science, technology and engineering.
He noted that recognising the talents of the awardees underscored Nigerians’ vast potential to excel both at home and on the global stage.
Tinubu looked forward to the honourees sharing their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda. (more…)
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