CT0038: “The Nigerian Government is Embracing More Sustainability Initiatives,” says Yusuf Idris Amoke, Special Assistant on Climate Change to the Governor of Kaduna State.
In this episode, the special assistant on climate change to the Kaduna State governor, with expertise in designing and implementing sub-national climate solutions joins Seyifunmi Adebote to discuss the state of climate change reception in Nigeria, and his innovative systems he has put in place so far in office to establish solid platforms, partnerships, initiatives, and policies on sustainability across Kaduna.
Yusuf addresses the issue of inclusivity (13:35) in the sustainability development space within the Kaduna state government and the measures they are taking to bridge that gap in the system. He also clears the misconception around climate financing (17:40) in Nigeria, and how the Kaduna state government has leveraged internal funding to provide infrastructure for sustainable development goals within the state.
Yusuf acknowledges the gap in the sector but reassures Nigerians that his office, in tandem with the governor of Kaduna is working around the clock to implement climate polices of global standard to provide more feasible initiatives and structures on sustainability within the state.
On this episode, you will learn about:
1. Kaduna State is one of the leading states with the strongest climate policies and feasible sustainability initiatives in place.
2. The active steps and strides the Nigerian government have been making in the area of sustainable development
3. A new definition of climate finance, as not just international funding but internally generated funding as well.
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CT0037: “Carbon Energy is the Future”, says Yahaya Adamu
In this episode, a young climate and sustainability professional with expertise in carbon energy joins Seyifunmi Adebote to discuss the state of the carbon market in Nigeria, his innovative strategies as a managing partner at a leading organization trailblazing the climate finance technology space, and what the future holds for carbon and ESG reporting across the African continent.
Yahaya addresses the lack of education and awareness of carbon energy, carbon accounting methods (10:26), and culture in Nigeria, and how his work at has been developing and establishing initiatives to bridge this gap over the years. He discusses how the technology leverages (22:41) digital MRV, IoT, and blockchain to track, verify, and monetize carbon reductions across clean cooking, clean energy, and sustainable agriculture.
Yahaya admits that about 190 million people do not have access to clean cooking in Nigeria, but is very optimistic that with his innovation at CarbonEx, that number can gradually reduce over the next few years.
This was such a great conversation. On this episode, you will learn about:
1. The tenets of carbon energy, carbon technology, and reporting.
2. The gap in the carbon market in Nigeria and how CarbonEx is bridging that gap with its innovations.
3. To create the change in the space, Nigerians must be intentional about capacity building and support indigenous technology innovators to scale the market.
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24 Aug 2025
CT0036: An insight into the environmental decadence in Nigeria’s Niger-Delta region
In this episode, a young and inspiring environmental activist and eco-feminist, Perfect Johndick, (https://www.instagram.com/phchurchgirl/) from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. shares with Seyifunmi Adebote the state of environmental degradation in Nigeria's Niger Delta region and her struggles as a frontline environmentalist.
From the black soot that permeates the air in Port Harcourt to open gas flaring, and how these have been normalised in the region; Perfect speaks about how these served as the foundation for her entry into environmental advocacy. She speaks about her horrid experience (12:35) with fellow indigene kicking against her and her pro-environmental actions.
Acknowledging the risk that comes with this work, Perfect hopes to continue questioning big oil and gas companies, as she campaigns for remediation and justice.
This was such a great conversation. On this episode, you will learn about:
1. A call-to-action in the Niger Delta to fix the environmental defects in its environment.
2. The region's unwilling disposition to environmental progress and the influence of corruption.
3. The role of individuals, especially young people in deploying innovative approaches towards challenging unfriendly actions and powerful names.
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CT0038: “The Nigerian Government is Embracing More Sustainability Initiatives,” says Yusuf Idris Amoke, Special Assistant on Climate Change to the Governor of Kaduna State.
Published 20 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We are able to also power primary health, you know, primary health primary basic primary health, you know, institutions around the worlds, I mean the communities in Kadunas state with solar either is partially powered by solar or fully powered by solar. So this is one thing that when you come to Kadunas, you'll be able to see and appreciate the efforts that we've been taking around action on climate change. Then again, last year, the government normally oversigning actually launched a 10 million tree campaign, you know, to be planted across the 23 local governments of Kadunas state. And now, why this is a bit different from the usual rhetorics of tree campaign is that the government tries to ensure that people in communities own them. […]
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