Uchenna Igwe

Abuja, Atlantique Department, Nigeria

Journalist at Freelance

Covering development issues, beyond the single story.🎖️

Articles

How Dangote’s former juice unit, Dansa, depleted Nigeria’s protected forests

2 months ago | pluboard.com | Uchenna Igwe

As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s engine rumbled into life, upending the stillness that had endured throughout the night. A few men gathered around the vehicle as they made final preparations before the driver set out to ferry his timber load – one of many to leave the community this weekend. The truckload of timber is the result of “over 13 weeks of hard work,” said John Bassey.
How big businesses, individuals deplete Nigeria's protected forests

2 months ago | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s engine rumbled into life, upending the stillness that had endured throughout the night. A few men gathered around the vehicle as they made final preparations before the driver set out to ferry his timber load – one of many to leave the community this weekend. The truckload of timber is the result of “over 13 weeks of hard work,” said John Bassey.
SPECIAL REPORT: State govts controlled over N23 trillion belonging to LGs in 16 years

Nov 27, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

On 11 July, the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional for state governments to receive and control funds allocated to local government areas (LGAs) in their states. The ruling provided a fillip to the financial autonomy of LGAs, and put to rest a controversy that had dominated political discourse in Nigeria for years.
COP29: Nigeria, others criticise $300 billion climate finance deal

Nov 24, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

Nigeria on Sunday criticised the new $300 billion climate deal agreed upon at COP29. The 29th edition of the UN global climate summit finally ended in the early hours of Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, after all parties agreed to a deal. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the final deal includes a fresh pledge by wealthy nations to provide $300 billion annually to poorer countries to help them address climate change challenges.
COP29: Developed nations will be judged harshly by history - African climate activist

Nov 22, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

After what seemed like a long wait in perpetuity, a new draft on the new climate finance goal was released on Friday at the UN global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The draft proposes the provision of $250 billion annually from developed countries to developing nations to help them combat the climate change crisis. The new funding goal is barely 19 per cent of the $1.3 trillion demanded by developing countries.
Africa: COP29 - Africa Demands 'Grants Not Loans' to Confront Climate Crisis

Nov 20, 2024 | allafrica.com | Uchenna Igwe

Dozens of climate groups from across the continent under the aegis of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), asked world leaders to refrain from increasing the continent's debt burden with loan instruments disguised as climate finance. As talks hit the mid-way point at this year's United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, African leaders and activists have called for a shift from loan-tied climate funding to grant-based solutions, to address the continent's climate crisis.
COP29: Africa demands ‘grants not loans’ to confront climate crisis

Nov 20, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

As talks hit the mid-way point at this year’s United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, African leaders and activists have called for a shift from loan-tied climate funding to grant-based solutions, to address the continent’s climate crisis. Dozens of climate groups from across the continent under the aegis of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), asked world leaders to refrain from increasing the continent’s debt burden with loan instruments disguised as climate finance.
Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects

Mar 31, 2024 | msn.com | Uchenna Igwe

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‘I want to tackle it in a big way’: Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects

Mar 31, 2024 | euronews.com | Uchenna Igwe

32-year-old green energy entrepreneur Yetunde Fadeyi will never forget what inspired her to start a clean energy company in Nigeria. As a six-year-old, Fadeyi’s best friend, Fatima, was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in her Lagos home, along with her father and pregnant mother. “She often came over for sleepovers. But that day she didn’t,” says Fadeyi.
Untimely audits, obsolete frameworks frustrating public accountability in Nigeria - Experts

Mar 26, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Uchenna Igwe

Experts have called for the rejigging of the country’s public audit system and processes to curb corruption and improve accountability across government parastatals. The call was made during a virtual session organised by PREMIUM TIMES and the UDEME project of the Centre for Journalism and Innovation (CJID), to discuss the findings of the 2020 federal audit report.