AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate Finance & Carbon Markets: ECOWAS is pushing a unified regional carbon market to plug a $294bn climate finance gap, warning climate impacts could displace about 32 million people as temperatures rise. Flood Risk: A new push to change Nigeria’s flood narrative highlights recurring, preventable flooding and the huge losses piling up across states and sectors. TVET & Green Skills: FG orders polytechnics to phase out non-technical programmes, steering curricula toward applied, industry-ready training including green technologies. Regional Fuel Market: West African regulators intensify plans for an integrated refined fuel trading hub with transparent regional price benchmarks as Nigeria’s refining capacity grows. Oil Sector Costs: Regulators move to cut domestic refinery feedstock costs by $3–$4 per barrel through a new crude pricing and supply template that reduces middlemen. Health Workforce: ACADMEDS urges urgent action on Nigeria’s healthcare worker shortage and high maternal mortality, stressing rural service gaps. Earth Tremors (FCT): Abuja residents report recent tremors; the solid minerals ministry asked the geological survey agency for regular updates. Women’s Economic Drive: FG targets 4.5m women via 300,000 affinity groups to shift from short-term relief to asset-building livelihoods. Youth & Skills: International Youth Day coverage spotlights digital skills and job-ready training as the gap between education and work widens.
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