As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. Previously unreported investigations, emails, letters to Nigerian ministers and minutes from meetings make clear that senior U.N. officials were increasingly concerned that the Nigerian agency in charge of cleaning up crude oil spills has been a “total failure.” The agency, known as Hyprep, selected cleanup contractors …
How clean cooking helps the climate Getty Images A large proportion of the developing world lack access to clean cooking methods Wood-fired stoves have powered Nigerian cooking for time immemorial. Around 10% of the world's population still does not have access to electricity Charcoal cooking is an age-long practise in rural communities in Nigeria, fed by the constant cutting of …
