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AlexBells:
Very brutal combo

b fuuling ursef

ify2016:
Good one. I pray it brings out positive result on average Nigerians.
God bless FRN

mumu

Ikaeniyan0:
A good and proactive move by the NPF

ERRORS ABOUT TODAY'S PROTEST
1. The military will always lose their respect trying to come out, except of course to show state sponsored miscreants to stay off disturbing protestants and not disrupt the protest
2. Police have almost lost all respect they once had, they had better support the protesters to the best of their ability and neutrality.
3.Nigerians are damn hungry, it has never been this bad
4. It is terrible and shameful to see bulabans crying during protest, onlya fool would excpect a thief to come into power and fight for the masses. do you know what it means to give over 400 delegates $50,000 each just to clinch a primary ticket? do you know what it means to have a ticket pegged at #100,000,000 and some criminals bought it, the day for every politician to taste the anger of Nigerians is drawing closer than they think. WIKE, FAYOSE, FAYEMI, BALABLUE, AKPABIO, KALU, et. al
5. The noisy elders are actually cowards. They've spoilt things with their foolish utterances and ethnic bigotry but couldn't come out today until we came out as youth.
My appeal to TINUBU and his band of thieves is not to resign but keep fooling themselves. WE ARE COMING FOR EVERYONE OF YOU. I WAS HAVING A NATIONAL YOUTH EXCOS MEETING SOMEWHERE IN ABUJA and truth be told these guys think we are all fools that can not process things and can not smell their deceits miles away. We have told them, the youths are tired of these nonsense we call leadership style but STEALING IS THEIR STOCK IN TRADE. Sadly the things we hoard can actually benefit EVERYONE with supply why do we still have to steal them

fool;

allthingsgood:
You think when war starts u will have chance to be typing rubbish on social media
You think bullets, bombs and violence selects whom to hit
No worry. Fly wen no de hear word go must follow dedibodi enter grave

dunce

efighter:
Cry well well DEVELOPER

There in Lagos Hunger is keeping them in, Agbado is doing the magic there. I looked at the shoes of some of these policemen here while on mobilization this morning I knew it must be tough having to obey orders with such shoes. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. This is not the protest that will turn Nigeria around. That one will be an unmatchable, unprepared uprising, that 90% of politicians must collect, past and present. Nigerians have their score card. The senate president has beyond doubt shocked me with his utterances over the past year since he was installed by the thief. No one will escape judgement, TIME is what will do the magic

I think its time to start out as ant-protesters and kill this off. But the organizers of this protest are seriously joking except they prove me wrong. I don't get it how you inform a thief that you are coming to catch him when you know how wealthy and connected he is, only Nigerian police have such ridiculous modus operandi

how is Lagos? This is a joke of a protest. Who informs a thief that he is is coming? only Nigerian police act like that

orisirisi. They better continue to sell the AGBADO. A thief wants to sell HOPE? what an irony

WATCH OUT FOR US. TELL UR FORCE TO DO ANYHOW and SEE ANYHOW. I HOPE I'LL BE IN LAGOS IN TWO DAYS TIME. YOU THINK WE'RE JOKING BA?

UnfairLife7:
Your power is nothing if your people cannot afford quality education
Your power is nothing if your people cannot feed
Why you keep deceiving the people my brother my sister

GOOD ONE TO PROBABLY EXCHANGE THEIR SIM CARDS WITH AGBADO OR GARRI
TINUBU: Give these millions of bags to Nigerians
POLITICIANS(across party lines, many of whom I know): Which Nigerians, bring those things here and let us repackage and sell them at our newly opened ware houses and shops. It's ridiculous to think a thief will not embolden criminals to up their game at the detriment of sadly their supporters. I have told everyone that needs to hear this protest may lead no where so no point joining, the mother of all protest called end time revolution will happen but not now. it will come from yonder

my heart goes out to Ken Okonkwo who has also been affected by the hunger in the land. Knowing that your boss our own president gives no shi shi is dangerous in this time. NCC should ensue all internet services are down through out this protest. Imagine buying and sharing rice to some hungry emilokan ot of pity and one said:

BOKO WAN JOIN PROTEST, in SOLIDARITY with impoverish Nigerians. If only BALABLUE know that people who thought he was smart now KNOW otherwise. Just imagine he directs the crediting of ALL accounts with ordinary 10 or 15 thousand Naira. There will be no protest in any hole but he would rather give voice to jokers we hold meetings with who think we are fools enriching themselves at the populace's expense

That's like telling them ahead of them not to worry, they are preparing to give agbado the thief a run for his money

SO, Every non liar is a developer, olodo
, USE YOUR MEDICATION, ONI OTI

efighter:
Cry well well DEVELOPER

Still learning from the boss who ran a cartel to steal, grab and run with it

ridiculous

CA BA B

they have found their voice

what is tis

Man102:
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31. It was always the intendment of the Act to ensure that the National Council on Climate Change is constituted as it is— high level. In doing this, I leaned on my experiences as a community leader, former member of the diplomatic community, former member of the executive arm of government, private sector practitioner, to decide that the leadership must be by the President in order to avoid the confusion and inaction caused by what I call “Peer jealousy.” Climate Change is a serious issue and therefore deserves the attention of the highest level of government to bring clarity and transparency to the implementation of the Act, and also to eliminate peer jealousy.



32. A deeper dive into the provisions of the Act especially as it concerns provisions by some Sections is necessary. The focus here will be on the provisions for carbon budgeting and net zero, national action plan, vertical implementation, etc.



Carbon Budgets

33. The Act in Section 19 empowers the Ministry responsible for Environment, in consultation with the Ministry responsible for national planning, to set a time-bound carbon budget. In particular, Section 19(1)(a) stipulates thus: “set carbon budget for Nigeria to keep average increase in global temperature within 2 degrees Celsius and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.” Once the carbon budget is set, it shall be approved by the Federal Executive Council. The carbon budget will help make five-yearly provisions that will help with emissions reductions and guide the country to net zero by 2050-2070.

National Climate Change Action Plan

34. Section 20 of the Climate Change Act empowers the Secretariat to develop a five-yearly National Action Plan. This is to be done in collaboration with the Ministries responsible for Environment, Budget and National Planning. It shall serve as framework that guides Nigeria's climate actions and has to also be approved by the Federal Executive Council. The key components of the Action Plan shall be: an articulated carbon budget for the five-year cycle, consistent with the carbon budget; an articulated annual carbon budget for each of the years that make up the five-year cycle; past, current and projected GHG emission profile of GHG emission sectors of the economy; details of past, current and proposed climate mitigation and adaptation actions across the sectors of the economy including the rationale, costs, funding source and benefit of such action; details on the level of compliance with international climate commitments; and proposed incentives for private and public entities, which achieve GHG emission reduction.



35. It is important to point out that Section 20(3) of the Act makes provision for public participation in the development of the Action by stipulating that it shall be published and made open to the “general public for consultation for a period not less than eight weeks, ending 14 days before its presentation to the Council.”



Carbon Trading



36. Aware of the flourishing global carbon market and the opportunity for the country to explore it for climate finance, Section 15(e) makes provision for the setting up of mechanisms for carbon emissions trading and carbon tax. At COP28 in Dubai, President Tinubu would go ahead to appoint … “Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Zacch Adedeji, and the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Mr. Dahiru Salisu, to co-chair the Nigeria Carbon Market Activation Plan.”[11]





Beyond the National, Implementation of the Act at the Zonal and State Levels

37. The Act makes provision for implementation at not only the federal level, but also at the zonal and state levels. Consequently, the Act stipulates in Section 11(1) (a) and (b) that the Secretariat to the National Council on Climate Change shall also have the following: Six Zonal Coordinators for the six geo-political zones; and State Directors for the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

38. It is important to point out that due to the federal structure of the country, the National Assembly can only legislate for the country on items that are in the Exclusive List. Environment is not on that list hence it will be important for state Houses of Assemblyy to "domesticate" the Act. This will effectively obliterate the type of confusion raised by the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act due to contradictory judgements from courts of coordinate jurisdictions. However, the Zonal Coordinators and the State Directors can oversee implementation at the zonal and state levels respectively in an advisory and collaborative manner, or for institutions that are federal in nature.

39. What the foregoing emphasizes is that Nigeria's Climate Change law was painstakingly drawn up to advance and enforce multilevel actions towards not only meeting the country's climate change goals, but to also ensure that the country is set on the path of sustainable development, leveraging on climate actions.

The Climate Change Act and the Issue of Locus Standi

40. The Climate Change Act makes provisions for the right of citizens to sue in relation to inaction on issues concerning the environment. It is important to reference first that the tone for the enactment of the Climate Change Act was set by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Section 20 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria states that “the State shall protect and improve the environment and safeguard the water, air and land, forest and wildlife of Nigeria.[12]” Furthermore, Section 33(i) of the Constitution states that “every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria.” These provide grounds for citizens to seek redress in court in the event that efforts are not being made to protect the environment, thus endangering their lives.



41. The issue of locus standi was given judicial backing in the Centre for Oil Pollution Watch v NNPC (2018) LPELR-50830(SC) case where the Supreme Court of Nigeria stated clearly that in matters of environmental pollution, citizens who are impacted by environmental actions have the locus standi to sue. In this case, the Supreme Court liberalized and broadened the rule of standing as it highlighted “that public spirited individuals and organizations can bring an action in courts against relevant public authorities and private entities to demand their compliance with relevant laws and to ensure the remediation, restoration and protection of the environment.”



42. In furtherance to this, Section 34(1) of the Climate Change Act explicitly provides that “a person or private or public entity that acts in a manner that negatively affects efforts towards mitigation and adaptation measures made under this Act commits an offence and is liable to a penalty to be determined by the Council.” In Section 34(2), the Act empowers the court to make decisions in lieu of such violations.



Government Actions in line with the Provisions of the Act



43. Following assent to the Act by former President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR on November 17, 2021, the Federal Government has taken a number of actions to ramp up climate action in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Apart from the constitution and inauguration of the Council and its Secretariat by President Buhari, President Tinubu has further taken some very bold steps. In an opinion piece published on CNN, Mr. President affirmed this commitment of the country’s climate change actions thus: “Nigeria has taken significant steps and acted decisively in enacting the Climate Change Act and committing to net-zero emissions between 2050 and 2070.[13]





44. Some of the key actions taken subsequently by the Government are:



· Enactment of the Electricity Act 2023 with its provisions in Sections 164-167 for improved access to renewables.



· Removal of petroleum subsidy.



· Launch of the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas.



· Unveiling at the global stage in December, 2023 at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during COP28, and its subsequent launch in Abuja of Nigeria’s Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) to guide the country’s efforts at achieving net zero.



· Flagging off the Nigeria Carbon Market Activation Plan at COP28, and also joined the African Carbon Market Initiative.



· Signing of a $500 million renewable energy pact and a gas export deal with Germany’s DWS which will convert flared gas into high-grade natural gas[14].



· Mandating Ministries, Departments and Agencies to only buy CNG-powered vehicles as part of efforts to decarbonize the transportation sector.



· The official launch in April, 2024, by the Federal Executive Council of the National Clean Cooking Policy.



· President Bola Tinubu appointed Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) as the lead arranger and developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria’s Green Industrial Zone, and also approved the establishment of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen - the Supervisory Technical Working Group - to oversee the pioneering endeavour. This action was taken with the clear objective of making Nigeria the leading manufacturing hub in Africa for renewable energy technologies, green solutions, and climate-adaptation technologies for the maximum benefit of Nigerians and Africans at large.



· The Launch on May 23, 2024 of Nigeria NDC Implementation Framework 2023-2030

· Etc.







Summary



45. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. We are no longer debating whether climate change is real or not. We know that it is, as severe and unpredictable weather events around us affirm daily. From the floods we now witness frequently, the massive landslide in Kaokalam village in Papua New Guinea that reportedly killed 2000 villagers in their sleep, the midair storm that hit two international airlines: Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways, the heat wave in Mecca that killed 1,300 persons, irregular rainfalls, the menace of gully and coastal erosion, desertification and land degradation leading to loss of arable land, loss of over 90 percent of Lake Chad, forced migration, competition for scarce resources and food insecurity, confrontation and security challenges, even the die-hard sceptic knows that the world is reeling under the impacts of climate change.



46. At the inaugural Summit for Clean Cooking in Africa held on May 14, 2024, in Paris, Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA), declared: “Today, 4 out of 5 families use open fire or basic stoves for preparing meals. And the toxic fumes coming from the cooking practices are causing respiratory diseases especially for women and children. And each year, more than 500,000 people mainly women and children die prematurely because of the respiratory diseases caused by the cooking practices. This is not acceptable in this 21st century.” According to Dr. Iziaq Salako, Honourable Minister of State, Environment, Nigeria accounts for over 77,000 fatalities annually. Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) disclosed that over one billion Africans lack access to clean cooking, and also loose lives, millions of man-hours in search of firewood, charcoal, causing deforestation and desertifications, etc. He announced that the AfDB has pledged US$2bn to actualize access to clean cooking over the next 10 years. Similarly, Dr. Tedros A. Ghebreyesos, Director-General of World Health Organization disclosed that “WHO estimates that every year 3.2 million people die from household pollution generated by dirty fuels and stoves for cooking.”



47. Yet all these challenges present us with golden opportunities for green-growth, sustainable development, and building a planet where we are respectful of nature and its healing powers. Clearly, Africa’s and by extension Nigeria’s priorities are economic growth, creation of employment for its over 477 million youthful population under 35 years, climate resilience, benefit from blue economy, access to clean cooking and also to energy generally, to take advantage of the abundance of over 60 percent of critical mineral resources required for the production of over USD$7 trillion Electric Vehicles (EV) market. We must leverage on all available opportunities through partnership, global collaboration, finance mobilization, climate diplomacy, green industrialization, etc.



48. It has become clear that without increased emission reduction efforts in all sectors--industrial, energy, transport, open fires, clean cooking, the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius will stay unreachable. According to Gauri Singh, Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), industry decarbonization represents the next great transformation across different sectors. Decarbonization can create growth opportunities through technology advances, and new sustainable revenue streams while creating a new generation of equitable and sustainable jobs.



Conclusion



49. What I have tried to do here today is to show how a legislation and its implications can play a key role in advancing this journey. This is important because from Section 1, it stipulates, “This Act provides a framework for achieving low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, inclusive green growth and sustainable economic development by…”





50. And to re-affirm that Nigeria's Climate Change Act, fully activated by several presidential pronouncements, is eminently positioned to guide our actions. President Bola Tinubu in his opinion piece published by CNN declared; “We envision Africa becoming the leading green manufacturing hub globally, with targeted support and access to global markets. Nigeria and much of Africa possess a unique advantage--we do not need to decommission coal-fired power plants. We have an unparalleled opportunity to leapfrog decades of conventional, high-emission industry by building our industrial future on a new green foundation.”



51. I will like to end by using an example very close to all of us gathered here today at the Coal City, to buttress how a good legislation can help enforce action and ensure that goals are achieved. On April 22, 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), transferred regulatory oversight of the Enugu electricity market to the Enugu State Government. This was inline with the Constitutional amendment we effected during the 9th Assembly, and the subsequent enactment of the Electricity Act 2023, which unbundled the electricity sector and has now made it possible for States, and even private investors to go into the market and leverage on off grid and mini grid options to tackle the energy problem we have in this country. Without legislation, this would not have been possible.



52. In essence then, legislations such as the Climate Change Act are critical for transformative actions. This legislation along with the accompanying actions by the Nigerian government are aimed at ensuring that no critical segment, or poor and vulnerable groups are inequitably pushed behind in our coordinated march towards climate justice and just energy transition to achieve a low-carbon and environmentally sustainable economic development.



53. May God bless us all


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Lol. The thing I've studied about Nigerian leadership is this: often times they send out one of the very foolish to present or break the news, you know why? So you can look away from the news and attack the person. The question begging for answer is: WHO BE ALL?, have they consulted HAMAS or ISWAP boss, because his boys demands will increase?