By JKNewsMedia URGENT ACTION to confront escalating climate threats formed the centre of calls issued as Earth Day 2026 was marked, with the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay coalition demanding accountability and protection of the continent’s ecosystems. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a statement released on Wednesday, the coalition said the th...
By Joke Kujenya FAILURE TO act on climate change is now claiming millions of lives every year, according to the 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change released in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The report warns that the world’s overreliance on fossil fuels and slow adaptation to rising global temperatures ...
By Joke Kujenya ESCALATING CLIMATE extremes are driving the world into a deepening water crisis, with catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts, violent storms, and accelerating glacial loss striking at rates described as abnormal and increasingly severe. This warning comes from the State of Global Water Resources 2024 report issued by the Worl...
By Joke Kujenya EARTH’s NATURAL systems are under mounting pressure from unsustainable consumption; Population Matters has stated in a press release highlighting the Year 2025 Earth Overshoot Day. The group also warned that humanity is using natural resources 80% faster than the planet can regenerate, citing Global Footprint Network data show...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIA government has issued a stark warning for 2025, forecasting severe floods across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) released by the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation predicts that coastal and riverine regions, especially in the South-South, are at ...
By Joke Kujenya RISING GLOBAL temperatures are advancing at an alarming rate, and new research suggests that the widely accepted 1.5-degree Celsius threshold may have been breached years ago. A study from the University of Western Australia Oceans Institute indicates that Earth surpassed this critical limit in 2020, contradicting previous est...
By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-ife Arogundade AS WE step into a world increasingly defined by climate change extremes, the recent conclusion of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) that 2024 marks the warmest year yet is a formidable wake-up call for Nigeria and the rest of the world. Many were already bracing for this announcement, unders...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  EFFORTS TO combat climate change have highlighted the need for collaboration between nations. At the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu joined the global discourse, showcasing his commitment to addressing climate imperatives and advancing sustainable developme...
By Joke Kujenya ACROSS VULNERABLE communities worldwide, the impacts of climate change are being felt daily, from soaring food prices to extreme weather events that threaten homes and livelihoods. Fueling the focus of COP29, held this year in Azerbaijan, which aimed to address these challenges head-on by launching a landmark carbon market fram...
By Joke Kujenya COMMUNITIES IN Africa impacted by climate change and corporate exploitation now have a new platform to share their experiences and fight for climate justice. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and U.S.-based Corporate Accountability (CA) are launching the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBBP) Storyt...
