In a bid to accelerate Nigeria’s transition to renewable energy, Our Mission Human and Social Impact Initiative successfully engaged key stakeholders in Nasarawa State’s local government areas (LGAs) to support the Empowering Youths for Nigeria’s Clean Energy Future project. This initiative aims to raise awareness about renewable energy sources and integrate them into local governance policies, aligning with Nigeria’s goal to generate 30% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The campaign’s outreach began on January 15, 2025, when the organization sent an introductory letter to the Nasarawa State Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, outlining the project’s objectives and requesting endorsement letters for the three LGAs selected for implementation: Lafia, Kokona, and Keffi. Despite challenges, including the state government dissolving its cabinet and executive council, the project received the crucial endorsement on January 29, 2025. Related News Solar-Powered Mental Healthcare Centre Supports Benue Conflict Victims Amid Uncertain […]
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The Renewable Energy Awareness Campaign in Nasarawa State, launched by the Our Mission Human and Social Impact Initiative, aims to promote sustainable energy solutions. The 10-day social media initiative engaged youth, policymakers, and the public, encouraging discussions on renewable energy and climate action for Nigeria’s clean energy future.
Nigeria’s growing plastic waste problem is exacerbating flooding, especially in areas like Ndalada and Maiduguri. Poor waste management, government inaction, and a lack of recycling systems worsen the crisis, affecting communities’ health, livelihoods, and the environment. Urgent action and policy enforcement are crucial for change.
Amidst communal conflicts and farmer-herder crises in Benue, the Edawu Community Mental Health Centre offers a lifeline to traumatized victims. Once a thriving, solar-powered haven for mental health recovery, the centre now faces funding shortages, forcing it to scale down operations. With its solar power failing and resources dwindling, the future of this vital facility remains uncertain, threatening access to mental health care for those who need it most.
Amid its energy transition, the country is also facing development challenges. Almost half of Nigeria’s population —an estimated 85 million people— lack access to electricity, while most of the country (176 million people) lack access to clean cooking fuels or technologies.
Prior to this significant moment, in 2022, the Nigerian government came up with an Energy Transition Plan, following its commitment at COP 26 when it then president,
The Women Environmental Programme (WEP) Nigeria, a non-governmental organization in Benue State has equipped over 100 farmers with vital skills that will further bolster food production and tackle climate change in the state.
Flooding along the banks of River Benue has brought yearly disasters to the people of Benue State in north-central Nigeria, especially to the residents of Makurdi, Tarka, and Otukpo Local Government Areas of the state.
The Nigerian climate has been irregular over the years, alternating between periods of extremely dry or rainy seasons and seasons of drought and excess flooding, which affected agricultural activities and caused a loss of shelter.
In July 2023, UDEME, in a bid to get the details of the contractors and the amount released for the project, sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) Letter to the Ministry of Water Resources and Environment in Makurdi. A response was not provided.
