Bennett Oghifo

Nigeria

Property and Environment Editor at This Day (Nigeria)

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Nigeria: New NDCs Are About Growth, Antidote to Economic Uncertainty, Says Stiell

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, has explained that the new national climate plans (NDCs) - due from all countries ahead of COP30 - are "really about growth" and "are an antidote to economic uncertainty". Stiell stated this in a major speech at the 2025 Nature Summit in Panamá, yesterday. The Nature Summit coincides with the first of the newly reconfigured Climate Weeks resuming this year, also taking place in Panamá City.
Nigeria: Megamound, Lagos Partner to Deliver 378 Housing Units in Greater Lagos County Apartments

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

Megamound Investment Limited has partnered with the Lagos State Government to deliver 378 units in the Greater Lagos County Apartments in Surulere. This is a major urban renewal project that has seen an entire community in Surulere transformed.
Putting Otti, Mbah on the Spot, Umahi Claims All South East Govs Are Supporting Tinubu for 2027

2 weeks ago | thisdaylive.com | Wale Igbintade |Bennett Oghifo |Adeyinka Salami |Ima Ekanem

•PDP caucus in region formally re-presents Ude-Okoye for nat’l secretary, threatens to pull out if rejected •Udenwa insists forces behind Anyanwu not bigger than them •Deputy national chair promises party’ll discuss their resolution, submit it to NEC •Our party still waxing strong, senators declare Emmanuel Addeh, Chuks Okocha and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja In what seemed like setting up Governors Alex Otti of Abia State and Peter Mbah of Enugu State, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi,...
Africa Poised to Become a Global Leader in Carbon Markets, Says New Report

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

A new report, the 2025 Africa Carbon Market Outlook (ACMO 25) says Africa is poised to become a global leader in carbon markets. The report, set for online launch on Wednesday, 14th May at 10am GMT, says Africa's carbon markets, both for voluntary and compliance carbon credits, are expected to see rapid expansion in 2025 and succeeding years, underpinned by the continent's extensive natural resources and ecosystem.
FG to Inject N110bn Intervention Fund to Curb ‘Japa’ Syndrome

1 month ago | thisdaylive.com | Adeyinka Salami |Bennett Oghifo

Kuni Tyessi in AbujaThe federal government has announced a N110billion intervention fund to upgrade infrastructures of key tertiary institutions across the six geo-political zones of the country. The decision, according to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, is to curtail the trend of medical professionals leaving the country for greener pastures abroad.
UPDC Finance Costs Reducing, Coy in Upward Trajectory, Says MD, Ojo

1 month ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett OghifoThe Managing Director of UPDC PLC., Mr. Odunayo Ojo has said that the company’s finance costs have continually reduced to the point where now they are actually having positive income. Ojo, who stated this at a recent press briefing, also said UPDC is on an upward trajectory and that this performance would be sustained.
Ojodu Building Collapse, Repeat of Avoidable Errors, Says BCPG

1 month ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett Oghifo The collapse of a three-storey building (with three suspended floors proceeding to fourth storey) under construction at No 10, Oremeta Street, Ojodu, Lagos, on Saturday, 19th April, 2025, was a stab on the collective conscience of members of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild in Ojodu.
Nigerians Urged to Play Role in Climate Action, Earth’s Conservation

1 month ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett OghifoNigerians have been urged to play individual roles in the environmental conservation as a way of mitigating the harmful consequences of climate change. The advice came up at THE HERDS in Lagos on Easter Sunday. THE HERDS, a particularly unique and intriguing initiative in this category, blends art with climate advocacy and will visit major cities worldwide in 2025, including Lagos, Nigeria.
Laudato si’: Pope Francis’ Critical Call for Protection of the Environment

1 month ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett OghifoIn 2015, Pope Francis, in an encyclical on care for the environment, Laudato si’, called on humanity to be mindful of a crucial need to protect the environment in pursuit of development. The encyclical, a letter from the Pope to Roman Catholic bishops, often about the Church’s official opinion on a subject, was the first ever written by a Pope on the subject of the environment, and it quickly gained traction both inside and outside the Church, according to the Vatican News.
Nigeria: Reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna Expressway Begins

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

The reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway, Section I (Abuja - Kaduna) began on Sunday with a flag-off by the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, who represented President Bola Tinubu. The contract for the reconstruction of this road, which is vital to the socio-economic life of Northern Nigeria, was awarded at N777 billion, According to a statement by Mohammed A Ahmed,Director, Press and Public Relations.