'Damilola Ayeni
@AF_Damilola
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Ex-Editor @fijnigeria || Environment Activist || Co-ord. @FridayNigeria || Environmental Expert @Tiredearth Email: faithdamilolaayeniggen @gmail .com
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Here's the story that got me locked up in Benin Republic.
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The Nigerian Embassy amazed me in Benin Republic on Friday. Two officials of the embassy got to the court before me and stood on both sides while I took questions from the special prosecutor at the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism in Porto-Novo. (1/8)
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On Saturday, I left
@fijnigeria
after about four years.
Truly, good journalism can change the world immediately. I saw it when organisations upheld employee and customer rights, when agencies took their responsibilities more seriously, when erring police officers got punished,👇
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They turned me into a star in court and guarded me through my subsequent stay in Benin Republic. H.E. Olukayode Olugbenga Aluko, the ambassador, also stayed back in his office till 10 pm to receive me. It was an overwhelming show of love.
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How the police came about their terrorism charge against me beats reason, and I’m glad the court upheld my innocence. I feel so proud to have been spoken for by
@DavidHundeyin
,
@SavvyRinu
,
@PIDOMNIGERIA
,
@DanielRegha
and other young Nigerians whose voices the world listens to.
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I express gratitude, hoping the same treatment is extended to every law-abiding Nigerian in need of such support. My boss,
@fisayosoyombo
, bade sleep farewell from the moment it was clear to him that I had been arrested.
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It was Nasiru, a fellow inmate at the Parakou Central Police Station, who memorised my number and, upon regaining freedom, confirmed my arrest to my friend,
@MMiluyi
, and my boss. Thank you, Nasiru. People like you show the world that brotherhood can go beyond borders.
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It was his efforts, those of the embassy, sustained media pressure, legal representation and advocacy efforts facilitated by the
@fijnigeria
and
@CPJAfrica
that culminated in my release from detention.
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You might want to ask, ‘Why did he film national park officials while in a conversation with them?’ I had introduced myself as a journalist looking to speak with them. Two, the officers behaved in a manner several tourists and foreigners in my shoes would consider inappropriate.
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I thank Rachida Houssou, the BBC Africa correspondent in Benin, my
@fijnigeria
family and every journalist who stood by and spoke for me. I also appreciate the
@CJIDAfrica
and other media groups who contributed to my release and well-being out of detention.
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For the record, I am not a jihadist, and nothing incriminating was found on me. I was simply arrested for recording a conversation with officials of the Pandjari National Park while on the second leg of a Nigeria-Benin environmental investigation.
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I'm glad to take up a new role as editor,
@fijnigeria
. All thanks to God, the management of FIJ, the editor-in-chief,
@fisayosoyombo
, and the entire team for believing in me.
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I’m thankful to the entire team, but especially to FIJ founder
@fisayosoyombo
, whose vast journalism experience was very helpful to me.
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I appreciate the efforts of H. E. Adebowale Adesina, Nigeria's ambassador to Togo,
@DapsyOly
, the publisher of
@PremiumTimesng
, and other prominent Nigerians who contributed to my freedom.
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Daniel Ojukwu has spent six days in custody for doing what journalists do everywhere. Make it make sense,
@PoliceNG
.
#FreeDanielOjukwu
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when the tables turned against cheaters and oppressors, and when victims smiled again after FIJ's stories.
I’m glad to have contributed to these stories in different capacities, especially as editor. 👇
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Daniel Ojukwu is out. Thank you, everyone who made this happen.
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This is how much harm
#fossilfuels
have always done to fellow Nigerians.
This is the reason we say "keep it in the soil!"
This is why we call for a transition to clean energy.
Sustainable energy does not explode!!!
#pipelineexplosion
#saynotofossilfuels
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Did you know that about 20% of annual global industrial water pollution comes from the fashion industry?
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So, yesterday,
@GretaThunberg
united the world. There were no blacks or whites, but ONE people speaking with ONE voice for ONE cause. We were reminded one more time that we all had something in common: EARTH!
And we must save it!!!
#ClimateEmergency
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Did you know that wearing your garment for just nine months longer goes a long way in the global fight against climate change?
#sustainablefashion
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Finally, Ekiti Green Hangout is Here!!!
@adesuwagreen
@adebotes
@the_ecofeminist
@OlumideIDOWU
@eet_foundation
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Dear boss,
@fisayosoyombo
, working with you is one of life's beautiful gifts. Your dedication inspires me, and your selflessness makes me see life a little more differently. Sincerely, you are one of the greatest leaders in the world. I wish you a very happy birthday.
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Happy birthday, Boss. Working by your side has been a privilege. Today, I join everyone at
@fijnigeria
to thank you for leading us with a sense of responsibility. I really hope you take time out to have fun.
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Thank you so much for making my birthday special, sir.
Happy birthday, Editor
@AF_Damilola
. Thank you for your relentless work, service and dedication to
@fijnigeria
. Here's wishing you a year filled with personal milestones and career accomplishments.
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They call
#globalwarming
old fashioned.
They call
#climatechange
a bullshit.
And call us crazy.
But we know better.
#ClimateChangeIsReal
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This masterclass with
@fisayosoyombo
promises to be an encounter with practical investigative journalism. It'll be a step out of the theories.
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I represented
@GreenGlobalNG
at the pre-COP25 consultative workshop organised by
@CSDevNet1
, Green Building, Maitama, Abuja, earlier today.
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We,
@fijnigeria
, are set to release "Arrows of God", another mind-blowing investigation.
In December 2021, I received a tip-off that ‘some people’ were selling babies.
After spending the following 19 months tracking them, I bought my own baby from them last month — for N2 million.
Find out who they are on
@fijnigeria
tomorrow (multimedia story) and on Friday
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Nigeria produces uniforms for 300,000 corp members every year, and these eventually end up in landfills. How about making these clothes recyclable from the start, reducing cost, and cutting down emissions at the same time?
#sustainablefashion
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Some members of the police panel probing Abba Kyari might even be worse. What can such people probe? It's the story of Nigeria.
FIJ’s visit to the project locations revealed that nothing or little had been done — three years later.
By
@AF_Damilola
for
@fijnigeria
EXCLUSIVE: Egbunike, Head of Abba Kyari Probe Panel, Joined Others to Approve N1bn for Fake Police Camp Projects
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INVESTIGATION: Ilaje Coastline Residents Die so Nigeria May Survive
...Ilaje communities directly contribute to the nation’s bulkiest source of revenue, which is crude oil. Instead of basking in this wealth, the inhabitants live in abject poverty.
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On the shrinkage of Lake Chad, I wrote this piece earlier this year. It used to be one of the largest lakes in the world and millions of Africans leaned on it. But now, it's almost gone! And we have insurgency and bloody clashes in replacement.
Fight on
@the_ecofeminist
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Beninese police may have held a jolly man for three months. His crime? Exposing the wrongful detention of a journalist.
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It's 2020!
It's the start of the decade of action!!
Really, just ten (10) years to go!!!
#SDGs
#ClimateAction
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It's
@GretaThunberg
's world.
It's
@Jamie_Margolin
's world.
It's our world.
But it's still burning!!!
#GlobalClimateStrike
#ClimateActionNow
It’s Greta’s World
But it’s still burning. The extraordinary rise of a 16-year-old, and her Hail Mary climate movement.
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Dear Tree,
I, Damilola, take you to be my beloved.
To protect and care for you.
To be at your side in the face of government neglect.
To fight for you against illegal felling.
To love and cherish you always.
I promise you this from my heart, for all the days of my life.
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“We are policemen,” the head of the five-man team of abductors said as he grabbed me by the waist on May 1, 2024. He had a pistol in his hand, a stern look on his face and more words for me.
@Mazi_OJD
's abduction story.
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If you think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath while you count your money.
#environment
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateChangeIsAboutNigeria
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The CEO of
@GreenGlobalNG
, some volunteers, and I joined students in today's
#GlobalClimateStrike
@adesuwagreen
@the_ecofeminist
@OlumideIDOWU
@estherclimate
@adebotes
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Daniel Ojukwu, an
@fijnigeria
reporter, has been held by the
@PoliceNG
for almost three days now. How many more arrests do we need to know that journalism is a crime in Nigeria?
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Robert Swan's words come to mind here: "The greatest threat to our planet is the believe that someone else will save it [or save it first]". Thank you so much
@Jamie_Margolin
and
@GretaThunberg
for bringing down a grave logic.
Our co-founder
@Jamie_Margolin
+
@Fridays4future
founder
@GretaThunberg
HELD CONGRESS ACCOUNTABLE today!
“Teenage Activists Demolish Republican’s Climate Crisis Argument –
@RollingStone
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I'll be discussing the topic, Impacts of Unsustainable Fashion on the Environment, on Cruise 92.7FM. Let's make it a date.
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Please, pay attention:
If all the worms on this planet right now die, the planet will cease in about 12 to 18 months.
Suppose all the insects die today, in about four years' time, all life will cease, including you and me.
But if all human beings die, the planet will flourish.
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It's possible that no one coming after this generation will see the West African Lion.
It's going away forever: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
#BiodiversityWeek
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A Nigerian bank swims in
#flood
water. I see
#ClimateChange
, still. What action are you taking from your end?
#ClimateActionNow
#ClimateChangeIsAboutNigeria
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Sure! Africa is beautiful.
Africa is beautiful❤. This is in Madagascar - largest African Island situated in the Indian Ocean. Avenue of the Baobab Trees🌳❤.
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The commissioner for environment, speaking...
#EkitiGreenHangout
@adebotes
@adesuwagreen
@the_ecofeminist
@sharon_ikeazor
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Glad to make the list of nominees for
@thomfound
young journalist award, environment category.
The organisers said the entry by
@fijnigeria
's
@AF_Damilola
uncovered the threats and dangers to the survival of indigenous communities in the Niger Delta.
FIJ’s Damilola Ayeni Shortlisted for Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award
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Being decorated two days ago on behalf of my CEO,
@OlowoyoSikiru
, and the entire
@GreenGlobalNG
team by Her Excellency
@bisiafayemi
, as
#SDGs
impact advocate in Ekiti for our efforts in
#ClimateAction
.
#ClimateActionNow
#ClimateChangeIsAboutNigeria
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Saw this poem and decided to let you see it, too.
In Memory of George Floyd
I want to breathe
But I cant breathe
I could not see his face
His knee was on my neck
Life was going fast away from my soul
I want to breathe
But I can't breathe
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You Burn Your Coal, and Everything Changes, Here,
Our Homes Go under Water and Our Lands Turn Deserts,
We Pack our Things to Seek Refuge in Your Land,
But Seeing Us from Afar, You Quickly Build Great Walls,
And Tell the World the Climate Isn't Changing!
to
@realDonaldTrump
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Nigeria cannot ignore the issue of dead fishes being washed ashore in the Niger Delta, lest what kills fishes now go for those who consume them in the nearest future.
We need get to the root of this as soon as possible!
@sharon_ikeazor
@MBuhari
@FMEnvng
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FIJ Longlisted for One World Media's Special Award — The 2nd Time in 2 Years
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"Slow fashion is about consuming and creating fashion consciously and with integrity. It connects social and environmental awareness and responsibility with the pleasure of wearing beautiful, well-made, and lasting clothing." — Kat Collings.
#sustainablefashion
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Nasiru, the man who confirmed my unlawful detention to
@fijnigeria
, has been arrested by the Benin Republic police. There's every indication he didn't commit the offence for which he's being held. Nasiru is an illiterate who speaks 14 African languages. He only chose to help!
In their attempt to apprehend the man who demanded an 800,000 CFA bribe from
@fijnigeria
after the unlawful arrest of its editor
@AF_Damilola
, the police in Benin Republic have arrested and detained an innocent man👇
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Some of our,
@GreenGlobalNG
's, beautiful moments in 2019.
Creating massive awareness on
#ClimateChange
and
#OpenDefecation
👇
#GGENBeautifulMoments
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Our team,
@GreenGlobalNG
, visited one of the forest reserves in Ekiti state, today. This, unfortunately, is the situation of things.
#WorldEnvironmentDay2020
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Happy birthday to our own
@adesuwagreen
. It's been great watching you take the lead on environmental issues in Nigeria. Wishing you many more years of impact.
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At the maiden
#EkitiGreenHangout
, today, present were the Hon. Comm. for environment, the chairman house committee on environment and, the SA to the governor of Ekiti on SDGs, among others.
#EkitiGreenHangout2020
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Today begins the
#GlobalClimateStrike
and whoever wants to stop us is, perhaps, the earth's greatest enemy!
@PoliceNG
is it a crime to act for climate and create awareness towards combating
#Clomatechange
??
@kdMoEnvironment
@OlumideIDOWU
@ProfOsinbajo
@ClimateStrikeNG
@ClimateWed
@FMEnvng
@antonioguterres
@MaherNasserUN
@AminaJMohammed
@UN_PGA
#KESS19
#WorldCleanUpDay2019
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LAST YEAR, Ekiti was ranked second most prone to open defecation in Nigeria.
LAST YEAR, We,
@GreenGlobalNG
, with the government's support, took to the street, packing human faeces and sensitizing people.
THIS YEAR, Ekiti dropped to the sixth position.
TODAY, H.E
@kfayemi
...
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"I want you to listen to me because I've not brought a good news", an excerpt from my yesterday's speech on
#ClimateChange
and
#ClimateAction
at Ekiti SDGs 2019 international youth day program organised by
@EKSDGs
.
#ClimateEmergency
@GreenGlobalNG
@UNFCCC
@UNYouthEnvoy
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Exactly one year after 2018 IPCC report, yesterday, this is what happened in my neighborhood👇
Do you still doubt
#ClimateChange
?
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"God always forgives, humans forgive sometimes, but nature never forgives." Pope Francis,
#EarthDay2020
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The Titanic sank exactly 108yrs ago today, after its captain allegedly ignored ice warnings.
Today, politicians are sailing the planet at a high economic speed, ignoring climate alarms from scientists.
Would we be able to steer away before hitting the climate iceberg ahead?
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Sustainability Questions for Everyone:
Who made my clothes?
What are my clothes made of?
#sustainablefashion
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What really has the ordinary Nigerian gained from years of crude oil exploration than this, and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta?
All we need is clean energy!
At least, it doesn't explode.
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The major setback to the Paris Agreement is that it isn't legally binding.
It became a toothless dog the very moment 'shall' was changed to 'should' in article 4.4.
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So, this evening, I had an interactive session with a group of young models on
#sustainableFashion
.
The fashion industry is said to be responsible for about 5% of global carbon emissions, and sadly, it's not really being talked about.
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VACANCY: Editor, FIJ
We want an editor who can lead a reporting team, but we also want that person to be someone who relishes personally taking on the occasional breaking news or exclusives.
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Did you know that the carbon emission from the process of manufacturing a pair of jeans is equivalent to that from driving a car for about 70miles?
#SustainableFashion
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Did you know that a single shirt and a pair of jeans take about 20,000 litres of water to produce?
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@fisayosoyombo
@fijnigeria
If my boss thinks I can write, I think I'll begin to begin to believe it.
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Congratulations, boss. More strength.
During the fellowship, Soyombo will research “the rise of a willing army against the truth..."
@fijnigeria
's Soyombo to Spend Six Months at Oxford University on RISJ Fellowship
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I beg to disagree with you on this, sir. A bill to ban generators is one that'll pitch us towards sustainable energy transition. There are already solar systems way cheaper than all these fossil-burning generators, and that's what the world needs now as climate change roars.
The Senator that sponsored the Bill to ban generators in Nigeria & send those that sell or use them to jail must be insane. He ought to be tied up, placed in a straight jacket, put in a strong sack filled with weights &dropped in the deepest & darkest part of the Atlantic ocean.
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How each leader tackles the present parallel threat of a pandemic and
#ClimateChange
must become a standard parameter for measuring strength, courage, and bravery.
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Today, Christmas, families re-unite; people eat, dance, and wine together again. It's fine, really!
But would we still be able to come together this way in few years' time? Or we would have been thrown too far apart by
#ClimateCrises
to unite again?
#ClimateChristmas
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#COVID19
presents an opportunity to start all over; this time, more sustainably.
Join
@sharon_ikeazor
, Hon. Min. of State
@FMEnvng
, and
@CatrionaLaing1
, Ambassador
@UKinNigeria
for a webinar on Wednesday, 22 April.
#EarthDay2020
#EarthDay50
register:
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It's funny how we fight
#ClimateChange
. Governments will bail out oil firms? Preventing them from ramping up their investment in renewables?
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Everyone fighting for the earth is doing one of the very best things anyone can ever do, for the earth is really a fine place, and it's worth fighting for.
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At this point, zero waste is one of the best things any manufacturer can target: If it can't decompose, it should be used and used again. That's the circular economy we are talking about.
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The coming days—the post-COVID19 days—would be a battle between climate militants and "die-hard industrialists."
Anyone ready for a fight?
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Yes!
@adesuwagreen
has been so amazing. She seems to have taken a vow to protect the Nigerian environment at all cost, just like you,
@OlumideIDOWU
and
@adebotes
. You guys are an incredible trio!!!
.
@adesuwagreen
Reading your timelines today, I really want to celebrate you as you are one of the great women in Nigeria 🇳🇬 pushing for a sustainable environment. Please keep the great vibes.
#LetsDoMore
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So glad to learn that the senator representing my district,
@SenAdetunmbi
, is the vice-chairman, Senate committee on
#Ecology
and
#ClimateChange
. I really look forward to seeing moves that will gear the Executive towards
#ClimateAction
.
#ClimateChangeIsAboutNigeria
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Happy to emerge one of the winners of JKF essay competition, post-graduate category. Thank you so much,
@kfayemi
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"...removing the subsidies for fossil-fuel technologies are the tipping interventions that are needed for the take-off and diffusion of fossil-fuel–free energy systems.”
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