Environmental coalitions slam FG’s nature monetisation push

A coalition of environmental rights organisations has faulted Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent call for new financing models to “harness the economic value of nature,” warning that the move could amount to commodifying the environment and undermining true climate justice. Speaking in Belém, Brazil, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), Shettima had…

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CAPPA urges 100% tobacco tax hike to save lives, cut ₦526bn health burden

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to immediately raise the excise tax on tobacco products to 100 percent, warning that continued lax taxation is fueling a public health crisis and costing the nation over ₦526 billion annually in healthcare spending and productivity losses. In a statement issued…

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