Tag: COP-28

‘They’re in Dubai pubs’ — Uganda’s 600-member COP28 delegation sparks criticisms

Aminu Imam

The Ugandan government is facing criticisms from opposition groups and the public over the quantity of its delegation to the United Nations climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With 600 representatives, Uganda is among the African countries with the highest number of delegates at the conference. According to a local media organisation, up to 375 of the delegates are bureaucrats, contrasting with the government’s commitment to run an austerity budget and cap foreign travel. Uganda is battling revenue constraints, a scenario that has forced public spending cuts.…

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Financial Extravagance: Namibian President begs angry citizens

Aminu Imam

Namibian President, Hage Geingob, is begging the country’s citizens angry over his children being on the list of delegates to the COP28 climate summit.  Geingob’s plea came after Namibians discovered that his four children joined the government’s delegation to the summit in Dubai.  The four children, Kayla Elago, Nino Kalondo, Dangos Geingos, and Nangula Geingob, were among the six of Mr Geingob’s family members listed as part of Namibia’s delegation in the COP28 summit. Reacting in a terse statement on Monday, Geingob said his children paid for their expenses themselves,…

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FG only sponsored 422 people to COP28 – Information Minister

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Minister of Information and National orientation, Mohammed Idris, says only 422 people out of the record 1,411-member delegation from Nigeria were sponsored by the Federal Government to attend the on-going climate change conference in Dubai. United Arab Emirates, (UAE). Nigeria leads Africa’s largest delegation to the conference, also known as Conference of Parties (COP28). The long list of delegates from Nigeria has sparked criticisms from citizens, with many calling it a jamboree to the Middle-eastern country. In a statement issued yesterday, Idris said some of the people were sponsored by…

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COP28: “FG should publish number of Govt-sponsored delegates” – LP’s Tanko

Aminu Imam

Amid controversy surrounding the 1,411 Nigerian delegates attending the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Tanko Yunusa, says the Federal Government should publish the number of persons it sponsored to the event. Tanko, who is the LP presidential campaign spokesman, made the comment when he appeared on a television’s programme in the wake of the criticisms that greeted the country’s delegates’ list to the outing. He said yesterday, “The question we should ask is: Was there any communication by…

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1,411 Dubai contingents: ‘Nigeria has more people living in poverty than China’ – Peter Obi slams Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for producing a large number of contingents at the ongoing Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Obi’s statement followed a report that Tinubu arrived in Dubai with 1,411 delegates, according to a list by the UN Climate Change, making him the leader in Africa with the highest entourage and the third largest representation among global countries attending the conference. The action has also attracted a series…

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‘Why Nigeria went to COP28 with 1,411 delegates’ – Presidency

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The Federal Government has cleared the air on the huge number of delegates that the country has at the ongoing Climate Summit, (COP28), in Dubai. Nigeria has the third-highest number of delegates at COP28. The delegates’ number has been greeted by uproar and reproach as Nigerians, especially on social media, lambasted the government over the number of entourage and representatives amid widespread hardship and galloping inflation in the country. Reacting to the controversies surrounding the 1,411 Nigerian delegates, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi,…

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COP28 Dubai UAE: Nigeria has highest number of 1,411 delegates from Africa 

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has the highest number of registered delegates from Africa at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (UAE). According to a list published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Nigeria is also third-highest overall in number of delegates at the conference. The provisional total for COP28 indicates that 81,027 delegates registered to attend the summit in person; with a further 3,074 attending virtually. This takes the overall total to 84,101, according to a report released on Friday by Carbon Brief. The figure is 30,000 more…

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COP28 Summit: Tinubu meets King Charles in Dubai

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President Bola Tinubu yesterday, met King Charles III of England in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), venue of the COP28 Climate Summit. Both leaders had arrived at the city to participate in the Conference where leaders from over 198 countries are expected to participate. Tinubu announced the meeting on his X (formerly Twitter) account, describing the British monarch as a passionate climate advocate. He stated, “The meeting was a significant step in strengthening the partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, and I am optimistic about the positive impact…

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COP28 Summit: Tinubu departs Abuja for Dubai today

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu will today, Wednesday, depart Abuja for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend the COP-28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC. This was contained in an issued statement yesterday, signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Ngelale said, “Tinubu, who will participate in the World Leaders’ Summit on December 1 and 2, 2023, will deliver a national statement highlighting Nigeria’s stance on various thematic issues, including renewable…

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