ENVIRONMENT

Participants at a recent Oilwatch Africa meeting in Nigeria

…………..by Abisoye Shola……..Reports of the agreement by Shell to accept liability for longest drawn case concerning pollution in the Niger Delta appears to have been warmly received by the civil society an Environmentalists. As they say that the oil giant is waking up to its culpability. Shell on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, agreed to pay the sum of N45.9 billion ...

The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, has said investments of over $400bn are required for Nigeria to achieve universal energy access by 2030 and net-zero emission targets by 2050. Jedy-Agba said this at the virtual conference of the Nigeria Energy Forum 2021, according to a statement issued by the ministry on Wednesday. He shared the challenges facing ...

The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, has assured Nigerians of the country’s readiness to participate in the forthcoming COP26 United Nations (UN) conference on climate change. Jedy-Agba disclosed this at the Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) 2021 virtual conference with the theme: “Powering a Sustainable Industrial Revolution.” The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, ...

Oil major, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDCN) on Wednesday agreed to pay the sum of N45.9 billion compensation to some Ogoni communities of Rivers state ravaged by oil spills some years ago. The monetary compensation, which was ordered by a Federal High Court in Lagos about ten years ago, is to be paid to the affected communities through ...

………. ERA/FoEN says Nigeria is not ready for post petroleum economy……………….by Ben Ndubuwa……..There are now serious concerns that Nigeria may become a dumping ground for for disused fossil energy technology as it seems the nation is not ready yet for post petroleum economy. The federal government had maintained over time that Nigeria is not in a hurry to abandon her ...

The Aiteo Group, one of Africa’s fastest-growing energy leaders has delivered some High-Tech Marine assts to the Nigerian Navy to equip them in the fight against pipeline vandalisation. Aiteo said the Nigerian Navy has just taken inventory of an assortment of 50 assault gunboats, high-speed interceptor boats, patrol boats, houseboats, HD cameras and surveillance drones to tackle economic crimes and ...

…………by Bukar Ibrahim…….The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has said that Nigeria will benefit from a $5 billion grants and $14 billion loan which will be attracted to the Pan- African Agency of Great Green Wall (PGGW) The loans and grants from PGGW is expected to be used for environmental remediation. Abubakar pointed out that the delay on the ...

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has deplored the recent disclosure that Shell plans to sell its land based and shallow offshore oil fields and infrastructures in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Benin City-based group accused the oil giant of “seeking to walk away from its crime scene with billions of dollars in its kitty” after ...

Stephen Minas, Chair of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC)