By: Tarinabo WilliamAcross Nigeria’s landscapes, from the flooded plains of Bayelsa to the heat-scorched fields of Sokoto, the effects of climate change are no longer abstract projections. They are ...

Yet Nigeria’s flooding may exceed those displacement numbers—and the story has barely broken through in the U.S. media. The floods are affecting 27 of 36 states in Nigeria.

This year’s COP, at Baku, Azerbaijan, is the 29th edition of the conference. Nigeria will be there to advance its climate change agenda and related issues – and will have high expectations.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria launched a campaign that aims to plant 5.5 million trees over the next five years to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Published: February 22, 2021 9:48am EST Nigeria’s religious leaders should play greater roles in climate change Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images ...

“I do not think anyone in Nigeria needs persuading of the need for urgent action on the environment. Desertification in the north, floods in the centre, pollution and erosion on the coast are enough ...