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FG Launches One Million Tree Campaign at NDA to Combat Climate Change
The Federal Government has launched a one million tree planting campaign at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna, as part of efforts to address the growing threats of climate change, desertification, deforestation and biodiversity loss across the country.
The initiative comes at a time when Northern Nigeria is experiencing increasing environmental degradation, with desert encroachment, shrinking forest cover and declining biodiversity posing serious threats to agriculture, water resources and rural livelihoods.
Representing the Minister of Environment, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment, Abubakar Buba, described the project as a strategic intervention aimed at strengthening climate resilience and environmental sustainability.
He noted that establishing the project within the Academy underscores the growing recognition of the link between environmental protection and national security, particularly as future military leaders are trained at the institution.
The minister added that the one million trees will help restore degraded land, improve air quality, reduce erosion, enhance biodiversity and create a more sustainable environment for military training and research.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu, described the initiative as a long-term investment in environmental sustainability and national development.
He stressed the need to integrate climate action into security planning, education and economic development strategies, noting that environmental stewardship is critical to the nation’s future.
In his remarks, the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, linked environmental degradation directly to national security challenges.
He warned that environmental decline can fuel instability and threaten sustainable development, adding that the NDA has incorporated environmental conservation into its training programmes through the Biodiversity Conservation Centre.
The Kaduna State Government, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Africa Finance Corporation and Fifth Chukker also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise the partnership and ensure the successful implementation and sustainability of the project.
Representing Governor Uba Sani, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ibrahim Tanko, commended the initiative, describing it as a significant step towards environmental restoration and climate adaptation.
Stakeholders say the initiative will transform parts of the NDA into a sustainable green zone while supporting climate action, environmental research, biodiversity conservation and national security objectives.
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Sanusi: Critics Are Not Enemies Of The Govt
” It’s not every time people talk about poverty or talk about difficulty that they’re just enemies of the government or making an attack on the president. That is not how to respond to economic distress,” he said.
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advised the Federal Government against treating every comment about the administration as an attack on President Bola Tinubu.
The royal father gave the advise on the occasion of the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference, organised by the Oxford Global Think Tan.
Speaking virtually to the audience at the event, on Tuesday, Sanusi advised the government to tolerate constructive criticism.
“It’s not every time people talk about poverty or talk about difficulty that they’re just enemies of the government or making an attack on the president. That is not how to respond to economic distress,” he said.
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Urbanisation: Lagos To Fall Behind Luanda as sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest city by 2050
The report titled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Job Creation’, also calculated that sub-Saharan Africa’s urban population will increase by 748 million between 2025 and 2050, reaching about 1.7 billion.
A report conducted by the World Bank and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, has projected that Angola’s capital, Luanda,will overtake Lagos as sub-Saharan Africa’s most populous city by 2050, rising by 78 percent from 11.4 million to 20.3 million.
The report titled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Job Creation’, also calculated that sub-Saharan Africa’s urban population will increase by 748 million between 2025 and 2050, reaching about 1.7 billion.
The report estimated that Luanda’s population would increase from 11.4 million in 2025 to 20.3 million in 2050, adding 8.9 million residents over the period.
Lagos, the region’s most populous city in 2025 with an estimated 12.8 million residents, is projected to grow to 16.2 million by 2050, an increase of more than 25 percent.
Despite the growth, Lagos is expected to fall behind Luanda, whose population is projected to exceed that of Nigeria’s commercial hub by 4.1 million.
“Over this period, the population of Angola’s capital city, Luanda, is projected to increase by 78 percent from 11.4 million to 20.3 million.
In doing so, Luanda will overtake Lagos as SSA’s most populous city,” the report said.
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President Tinubu Performing Umrah
The President is expected to return to Nigeria next week after completing the religious exercise.
Photo: President Tinubu I Makkah
President Bola Tinubu on Friday commenced performing Umrah at Makkah in Saudi Arabia, praying for the nation and for every Nigerian to live in peace and harmony.
Tinubu on Thursday evening arrived in Saudi Arabia, landing at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
He was received by Nigeria’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Saudi head of royal protocol Ahmad bin Thafir.
Thursday’s trip marks the second time Tinubu has travelled to Makkah to perform Umrah since assuming office on May 29, 2023.
President Tinubu visited the holy city in November 2023, shortly after attending the Saudi-African Summit in Riyadh, where he also prayed for divine guidance in leading Nigeria.
The latest trip is part of a series of foreign engagements undertaken by Tinubu since becoming president. He has visited more than 30 countries in over 50 unique and recurring trips.
The President is expected to return to Nigeria next week after completing the religious exercise.
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