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Nigeria is in the top 25 highest greenhouse gas emitters, contributing 0.8% of the global total emissions. [5] Nigeria has committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% on its own, and by 47% if it receives international support, by 2030. The country has also committed to net zero by 2060.
Until the power sector reforms of 2005, power supply and transmission was the sole responsibility of the Nigerian federal government. As of 2012, Nigeria generated approximately 4,000 - 5,000 megawatts of power for a population of 150 million people as compared with Africa's second-largest economy, South Africa, which generated 40,000 megawatts of power for a population of 62 million. [7]
In 2012, Nigeria contributed the fifth largest number of peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations. [7] The SDGs or Project 2030 is a global call to put an end to poverty, secure the planet and ensure that everyone enjoys peace and prosperity by 2030. It was adopted by 193 countries with Nigeria as one of its country members.
Nigeria hoped to begin construction in 2011 and start nuclear power production in 2017–2020. On 27 July 2007 Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has urged the country to embrace nuclear power in order to meet its growing energy needs. [57] Construction has not begun but plans have not been canceled by 2016.
This article presents two lists of Nigerian states by Human Development Index (HDI), including the Federal Capital Territory.The first list from the Radboud University Nijmegen ranks the states by the international HDI-methology.
Nigeria's Climate Change Act, 2021 is an Act of the National Assembly of Nigeria. [1] The act requires the government to establish a National Climate Change Action Plan and a five-year carbon budget, with specific annual targets. [1] [2] The act establishes the National Council on Climate Change. This Council is tasked with executing the ...
The country faces a massive risk of desertification due to extensive deforestation, which compromises once-fertile land. Studies from 1901 to 2005 found a temperature increase of 1.1°C in Nigeria, surpassing the global average of 0.74°C. During the same period, rainfall decreased by 81mm, with significant changes occurring in the 1970s. [36] [37]
Nigeria joined the IMF on March 30, 1961. [1] Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, with 222.182 million citizens. [1] The nation's IMF quota stands at 2454.5 million (SDR) along with its special drawing rights amounting to 3702.34 million (SDR). [1] As of July 2023, Nigeria experienced a 3.2 GDP change. [2]