Nigeria Climate Watch

Independent nonprofit newsroom advancing environmental and climate accountability while supporting a more resilient Nigeria.

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Across Northern Nigeria, violent windstorms are tearing through communities with growing frequency, destroying homes, schools, businesses and critical infrastructure.

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A study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science has found that urban environments are not only changing bird diversity but also altering the distribution of blood parasites that infect birds.

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Nigeria is losing up to 400,000 hectares of forest each year, driven by illegal logging, weak enforcement and rising demand. New reporting links forest loss to climate risk, rural livelihoods and insecurity.

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The Middle East war has released over 5 million tonnes of CO₂ in 14 days, with global fallout. As oil markets tighten, Nigeria faces rising fuel prices and deeper energy strain. NCW tracks what this means for the country’s energy future.

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Nigeria has approved its first international carbon credit sale, unlocking 5.2 million credits from clean cooking projects. The move places the country in the global climate market while linking emissions cuts to energy access and reduced deforestation.

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NiMet is warning Nigeria’s farmers not to mistake early rainfall for the start of the planting season, as climate change continues to disrupt long familiar weather patterns across the country.

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State lawmakers are advancing a proposed climate law aimed at tackling rising climate risks in Nigeria’s agricultural heartland, where floods, erratic rainfall and land pressures are reshaping livelihoods.

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Abuja lawmakers summon contractors over Nigeria’s university solar projects, probing transparency, upkeep, and sustainability across federal campuses.

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In Plateau, Central Nigeria, at least 37 miners died this week after inhaling toxic gas in an underground pit, a stark reminder of the dangers faced by workers in informal mining operations across Nigeria

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Nigeria’s 2026 climate outlook signals erratic rains, prolonged dry spells and intensifying heat — a convergence that could disrupt farming, strain public health systems and test the country’s climate preparedness.

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Nigeria’s proposed Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway could release more than 3.5 million tonnes of CO₂, according to a new greenhouse gas analysis of its planned route through a protected forest in the Niger Delta.

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Nigeria has declared a public health emergency as new research links rising greenhouse gas emissions to mounting health and economic costs. The data shows how energy use, urban growth and weak regulation are converging into a slow-moving national crisis.

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In Ajilete Creek, Ogun State, Nigeria Customs intercepted four live pangolins, part of a trafficking network responsible for over 20 tonnes of pangolin scales since 2021.

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AfricaCDC has unveiled a new climate and health framework, warning that heat, floods, and disease are already straining health systems across Africa.

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Nigeria has launched its Carbon Market Framework in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, opening the door to new climate finance. Experts say its success will hinge on strong governance, transparency, and credible carbon credits.

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As Nigeria enters what should be peak harmattan, the dust-dry winds are missing. Heat, humidity, and unseasonal rain are taking their place. This story explains why the harmattan is weakening and what it signals about Nigeria’s changing climate.

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As floods intensify across coastal West Africa, new research offers a rare inside look at why Lagos remains dangerously exposed despite a growing stack of climate and resilience policies.

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As we welcome 2026, Nigeria Climate Watch remains committed to public interest climate reporting, accountability, and stories that put people and the environment first.

Wishing you a hopeful and resilient New Year.

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Katsina State has transferred the Kogo Forest Reserve to Nigeria’s federal government, limiting state control over forest management. However, federal forestry data show that forest regeneration remains far below extraction levels.

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The latest Global Environment Outlook offers a stark warning and a lucrative roadmap, projecting that transformative climate action could yield benefits worth over 25% of global GDP by 2100, but the window for Nigeria and the world to act is closing fast.

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