Climate officials and EU representatives met in Abuja to discuss Nigeria's carbon market roadmap, with emphasis on monitoring, reporting and verification. The National Council on Climate Change says Nigeria has issued around 26 million carbon credits from past projects and wants a unified national registry to prevent double counting. Speakers stressed that credible data, especially for forestry, will determine whether Nigerian credits hold value in international markets. The EU said strong MRV systems are needed to scale up high-integrity carbon markets under Article 6. For anyone tracking African carbon supply, this is a signal that Nigeria is moving from framework adoption to actual operational rules.
