The presidency has said it will cut down the budget for the upcoming 29th edition of the Conference of Parties, COP29, which will be hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22..
Making the announcement on Tuesday in a press briefing with State House correspondents, Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said the presidency has decided to cut down the budget for COP29 by N10 billion.
According to him, President Bola Tinubu, in response to the public outcry over the size and cost of Nigeria’s delegation to COP28, ordered a comprehensive audit of the country’s participation.
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Last year, Nigeria had 1,411 delegates at the COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, making it the country with the highest number of participants from Africa alongside China.
