ENVIRONMENT

A Lagos-based group of civil society advocates and environmental activists, HEDA Resource Centre, has called on the Lagos State Government to support a just energy transition in Nigeria by endorsing the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. In a letter addressed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the organisation urged the government to seize the momentum of the global shift to ...

Savannah Energy plc, the British independent energy company,has announced the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of the Republic of Chad for the development of up to 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects. The projects will supply electricity to the Doba Oil Project and the towns of Moundou and Doba in Southern Chad, and the ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will ban all substances that are not ozone-friendly in accordance with the Montreal Protocol Agreement, which the country is a signatory to, by Jan. 1, 2023. These substances include refrigerators, air conditioners, generators, water dispensers, photocopiers, among others. The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer through the ...

Heirs Oil & Gas, Africa’s integrated energy company has reaffirmed its commitment to both national and global environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) best practices in view of its upcoming operational 1-year anniversary. According to thr company, an important aspect of this commitment is the elimination of routine flaring from HHOGs OML 17 by 2025, in compliance with the Nigerian Government’s ...

Eni, the Italian multinational has outlined its commitment to achieving net zero emission in all its operations. The company reaffirmed this commitment in it’s published sustainability result and targets entitled “Eni for 2021 – A just transition,” which is its 16th voluntary sustainability report, outlined the company’s contribution and objectives for a just transition, with a view to sharing social ...

Hydrogen needs to become a widely traded commodity if the world is to meet its climate goals, the Secretary-General of the International Energy Forum (IEF) had told participants at an industry conference. Policy makers believe that hydrogen could hold the key to decarbonizing some sectors where traditional forms of low-carbon energy such as batteries and renewables don’t work. “Hydrogen will ...

The global energy landscape is would begin to witness huge investment along clean energy path following the launch of the UN-Energy Plan of Action. Against the backdrop of a global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations on Wednesday took a major step to catalyse the large-scale action and support needed for the transition to clean, affordable energy ...

…WHO urges Nigeria, Others On New Strains, drugs, Insecticide Resistance ExxonMobil in Nigeria has invested over N15 billion on malaria eradication and prevention in the last 20 years. This was disclosed by the company as Nigeria and others mark World Malaria Day on Monday Activities embarked upon by ExxonMobil to prevent the disease in Nigeria in the last 20 years ...

The themes of social justice and gender inclusion dominated discussions at the premiere of “Earth Women”, a poignant documentary that explores the plight of women living in areas impacted by extractive activities, including oil and gas exploration and mining. Women is an initiative of CSR-in-Action Advocacy, the development-focused arm of the CSR-in-Action Group and primarily funded by Ford Foundation. The ...

The Nigerian federal Ministry of Power (FMP) has developed an Electric Vehicle (EV) pilot project with it’s potential opportunities for rural and peri-urban communities. This pilot project is being financed and supported by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), within the framework of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP). The feat ...