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COP28: Nigeria reaps windfall in million-dollar Africa-focused pledges

African delegates were all smiles on Tuesday at the ongoing Climate Change Summit (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The day opened with a high-level session at which several African leaders called for “increasing climate finance and green growth in Africa”, the theme of the event, ending with hundreds of millions of dollars in Africa-focused pledges.
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President Tinubu, Chancellor Scholz preside as Nigeria, Germany sign agreement for 12,000mw electricity

President Bola Tinubu and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), presided over further signing of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) agreement between Nigeria and Germany designed to add 12,000mw of electricity to the national grid.
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COP28: Again, Nigeria, others negotiate right to just transition

Nigeria and other African countries, especially those with fossil fuel-backed economies trooping to the United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of Parties may need to present a united front that would address the gaps in the global push for net-zero amidst rising geopolitical tension and an unjust transition to clean energy.