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Nigerian Students Join Global Fight for Climate Action

Timothy Obiezu

   ABUJA - Sixteen-year old Faithwins Iwuh -- who is sometimes referred to
   as Nigeria's Greta Thunberg -- wants Nigeria to contribute to the
   global fight against climate change.

   To achieve this, she started planting trees around her school and
   neighborhood, and recycles used plastic bags into shower caps.

   Iwuh says she has been concerned about the effects of poor
   environmental practices for years.

   "I started having this guilt anytime I see someone throw something out
   the window or I see people dispose wrongly," she said. "I felt as if
   they were harming me and when I began to think about it, in a certain
   way they were harming me because it's my future. If I do not take care
   of it now, I may not have a generation."

   An estimated 4 million students worldwide have taken part in the
   "Fridays for Future" movement, launched by Thunberg in Sweden in August
   2018.

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