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Every year, when the United Nations Climate Change Conference opens its doors, Nigeria joins nearly 200 countries in sending ministers, government officials, environmental experts, civil society organisations, researchers, business representatives and climate advocates to the global climate negotiations. They arrive with speeches, policy documents, demands for climate finance and promises of stronger action. Photographs are taken. Meetings are held. Side events fill conference halls.  Nigeria presents its priorities and joins negotiations over finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology and the future of the global response to climate change. Then the delegates return home. And for many Nigerians living on the front line of climate change, the question begins: What has actually changed? It is a question that becomes harder to ignore as communities continue to experience flooding, extreme heat, drought, erosion, deforestation and pressure on water and agricultural resour...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal refining in the Niger Delta, dismantling two illegal refining sites and recovering about 85,300 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil in Rivers State. The operation, carried out under Operation DELTA SENTINEL in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni area of Rivers State, resulted in the discovery and deactivation of two illegal refining sites linked to ongoing crude oil theft activities. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho said personnel uncovered approximately 85,300 litres of suspected stolen crude oil concealed in dugout pits and reservoirs during the operation. The latest development comes only days after security operatives uncovered and deactivated similar illegal refining facilities within the same area, indicating continued efforts by oil thieves to revive illicit operations despite intensified security measures....

After more than 200 lives were lost in the 2025 flood, fresh waters have returned to parts of Mokwa. For residents still waiting to rebuild their lives, the new flooding has revived an old question:  what happened to the promises made after the last disaster? MOKWA, Niger State - When the rain began again in Mokwa on Wednesday night, September 30, 2026, the sound of water was not simply the sound of another downpour. For many residents, it was a reminder. A reminder of May 29, 2025, when floodwater swept through parts of the ancient town, destroying homes, businesses, farmland, roads and bridges and leaving hundreds of families displaced. Sixteen months later, residents are once again watching floodwater cover parts of the town. Sections of Rabba Road were submerged following heavy rainfall, leaving motorists and residents struggling to move through affected areas. Residents have expressed fresh fears that continued rainfall could worsen the situation. For a community t...