ENVIRONMENT

A session at the Green Hydrogen capacity building workshop Setting up a hydrogen industry is a long-term project for the “last mile” of decarbonisation. The priority in the short- to medium-term is to further expand renewable energies, also as a prerequisite for the production of green hydrogen, to promote energy efficiency, shift to more environmentally friendly modes of transport and ...

Like crude oil, Nigeria has abundant renewable energy potential. Renewable energy is derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Nigeria’s power sector is facing crisis with a large percentage of the population lacking access to electricity while those who have experience epileptic supply. Experts say given the challenges in the nation’s power ...

Former HYPREP Coordinator Dr. Ferdinand Giadom handing over to newly appointed P.C Prof. Nanibarini Zabbey The clean-up of Ogoni has taken longer than necessary despite the available resources and manpower made available. In 2012, the Nigerian government established the Hydrocarbons Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP) to help with the clean-up of Ogoni land and impacted communities. The name, described as “anachronistic” ...

The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas had said it is targeting a $5bn fund in partnership with the private sector to kick-start investment drive and development in the oil-producing states in the country. The Executive National Chairman of the body, Dr Mike Emuh, spoke during its national executive committee meeting in Warri. “Since our financial investors said ...

Oil giant TotalEnergies on Thursday, April 27, 2023, announced staggering first quarter profits of $6.5 billion to shareholders, a development that appears not to have gone down well with environmental activists. The Board of Directors of TotalEnergies, chaired by CEO Patrick Pouyanné, met on April 26, 2023, to approve the first quarter 2023 financial statements. On the occasion, Pouyanné said: ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria, as a nation, needs to consider investments in Green Hydrogen in view of energy transition. Osinbajo made the call while unveiling a book titled “Understanding Natural Gas: A Nigerian Perspective” on Thursday in Abuja. The Vice President urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to take into account investments in green hydrogen ...

Oando Clean Energy Limited, OCEL, has taken delivery of the electric mass transit buses that will kick off the Proof of Concept phase of its Sustainable Transport Initiative. The delivery is in fulfilment of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport, LAMATA and OCEL, signed in 2022. The LAMATA, is a Lagos State Government Agency tasked with ...

Mr Ado Oseragbaje, Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Oil Limited has said that African countries must focus on their strategic national interests to sustain development and regional survival. Oseragbaje said this has became important as global energy industry race toward energy transition. Mr Sola Adebawo, General Manager, Government, Joint Venture and External Relations, Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd., quoted Oseragbaje in ...

G7 MinistersJapan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura and other delegates attend the photo session of G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Japan The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations have agreed to speed up the development of renewable energy and called for reduced natural gas consumption as they aim ...

Head, Corporate Communications, Sahara Group, Bethel Obioma, Executive Director, Ade Odunsi, Director, Sahara Group Foundation, Ejiro Gray and Executive Director, Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka at the unveiling of Sahara Group Foundation’s refreshed brand identity in Lagos, Nigeria Sahara Group Foundation, the social sustainability vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has unveiled its refreshed brand identity to reinforce its commitment ...