Omo, you go shock as e be! President Bola Tinubu don yarn say Naija dey ready for carbon market wey go fit bring between $2.5 billion to $3 billion yearly for our economy. This one na big gist wey happen for the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Dem don set up new wetin dem dey call National Carbon Market Activation Policy and dem also launch National Carbon Registry wey go help monitor our emissions better. Tinubu no dey play, e talk say Naija dey take strong steps to take care of environmental wahala.
According to am, we fit see like $20 billion to $30 billion for climate finance every year. E talk say 2023 Electricity Act go help bring light to rural areas wey nobody dey pay attention to. Naija energy plan dey turn gogo, we go see better sustainable energy for communities dem.
Tinubu no just stop for there o! E don drop several financing initiatives wey go boost our climate resilience. One of dem na climate investment platform wey target $500 million for better infrastructure. Another one na national climate platform wey go support $2 billion investment.
And you no go believe say dem don oversubscribe green bond wey dey worth $50 billion by 97.7 percent. Wetin be dis if no be serious matter? E mean say international world dey ginger Naija climate move, thanks to World Bank wey dey provide $750 million programme to expand clean electricity reach over 17.5 million people.
Presido Tinubu dey reason naija transition plan well as e don put industrial growth, social development and climate mitigation inside one basket. E wan make sure we go fit hit net-zero emissions by 2060 and at the same time give everybody light wey dem fit use.
Naija don enter the carbon market game, and dem don approve the framework to start carbon credit wahala since October 2025. The market go help farmers, renewable energy developers, and even those wey dey cook clean. E go be correct incentive for earning while we dey protect our environment.
E no go easy, but if we fit do this work well, Naija fit become major carbon credit supplier for Africa. This one no be just talk, e fit change our economy, create jobs, and help us diversify from crude oil wahala. But make we dey shine our eyes, because if international buyers no trust our system, na so dem go waka comot.
So my people, the carbon market don land for Naija, make we dey watch wetin go happen next! E go sweet if we fit turn this big dream to reality. Na to keep hope alive wey dey matter!
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