By Faridat Salifu
The GreenHubAfrica Foundation has launched the Climate Action SuperHeroes (CASH) Youth Network, a digital-first platform aimed at training and empowering 50,000 young people in climate-smart innovation and circular-economy enterprises.
The initiative was inaugurated on Saturday, June 14, in Abuja, during the 2025 World Environment Day Exhibition (WEDex). The foundation, which promotes environmental sustainability, said the platform would drive youth engagement in climate action across Nigeria and beyond.
Mr. Henry Bassey, Chief Executive Officer of GreenHubAfrica, described the foundation’s mission as advancing a greener, more sustainable continent.
He noted that the waste management value chain presents significant opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship.
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Bassey said the foundation’s 2024 CASH school outreach programme had yielded encouraging results, with participants continuing to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. He also said WEDex, which began in 2020 as a virtual event during the COVID-19 lockdown, had grown into a movement of climate-conscious stakeholders.
“This year’s WEDex marks a five-year milestone since the COVID-19 lockdown era. What started as a series of webinars has evolved into a high-level, one-day engagement that merges conversation with consequence,” he said.
According to Bassey, WEDex 2025 features webinars, podcasts, and outcome capture sessions that contribute to a documented youth-led blueprint for climate action. “It’s more than an event—it’s a movement of accountability,” he added.
Dr. Efegbidiki Okobia, President of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), emphasized the urgency of addressing plastic pollution, which he identified as the second major challenge in the country’s municipal solid waste system. He called for collaboration between government, the private sector, and civil society to close critical gaps in waste collection, recycling infrastructure, and landfill management.
“If you separate your waste, who evacuates it? Where is it going? Recycling facility or landfill? These are the gaps we must urgently address,” Okobia said, urging stronger public-private partnerships.
