Tag: COP-26

COP-26: American billionaire, Jeff Bezos, endorses Buhari’s climate change actions

Aminu Imam

American billionaire and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership role in restoring degraded lands in the country, describing the commitment to restore 4 million hectres as exemplary. Bezos joined President Buhari, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prince Charles and the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at a COP-26 side event entitled: “Accelerating land restoration in Africa, the case of the Great Green Wall, (GGW) initiative”. Heaping praises on the Nigerian leader at the event co-hosted by the French President, his Mauritanian counterpart…

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COP-26: President Buhari pledges Nigeria’s commitment to restore 100m hectres of degraded land

Aminu Imam

…To create 10 million green jobs President Muhammadu Buhari has said Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100million hectres of degraded landscape for productive agriculture is achievable. The President stated this at a side event on the Great Green Wall, (GGW), co-hosted by the French President, Emmanuel Macron; Prince Charles, of Wales, and the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Buhari, therefore, assured world leaders of Nigeria’s “unalloyed ” support towards achieving the goal at the ongoing Climate Change Summit, (COP-26), in Glasgow, Scotland. His words: “With all hands on deck and…

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COP-26: ‘Africa can achieve Great Green Wall Initiative’ – President Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari says Africa can achieve the ‘Great Green Wall’ initiative, which is the continent’s effort to restore over 100 million hectares of degraded landscape for productive agriculture. The President stated this yesterday at the ongoing Climate Change Summit, (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. He expressed optimism at a side event on the Great Green Wall, co-hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macron, the Prince of Wales and the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Speaking on the theme of the event, “Accelerating land restoration in Africa, the case of the Great…

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President Buhari jets out again to Scotland for climate change conference

Aminu Imam

…To travel to France from Glasgow President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP-26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC). A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that the President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the high-level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference tomorrow, Tuesday, November 2. According to the statement, “President Buhari’s address is expected to highlight Nigeria’s…

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