ENVIRONMENT

Photo: L-R Ngozi Emezue, School Administrator, Powerfields Group of Schools; Caroline Uzoigwe, daughter of Bright Gyimah; Tope Sonubi, Chairman, Governing Council, Powerfields Group of Schools; Muhtar Bakare, member, Governing Council; Matthew Amadi, Chairman, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Powerfields School and Akodu Kamardeen, member of the Governing Council during the official commissioning of Bright Gyimah Centre for Innovation at Powerfields Group ...

……by Ben Ndubuwa…… Africa has been described to be the solution to climatic change as it stands to play a major role in the global campaign to reduce carbon emissions. This is based on the fact that the huge natural resources in Africa will no doubt be the determinate factor in net-zero narratives. Speaking yesterday at the Asharami Square, a ...

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC / Aiteo Joint Venture on OML 29, verifies that following the completion of the joint investigative visit to the spill site by all stakeholders as required by regulations, AEEPCO will reopen its facilities for production while continuing other statutory spill management protocols concurrently. Consequently, AEEPCO’s Group Managing Director, Victor ...

Since 1973, June 5 every year has been celebrated as World Environment Day (“WED”); a day set aside to raise awareness and promote actions to address environmental issues including marine pollution, overpopulation, global warming, sustainable development, wildlife crime, among others.The focus for this year is on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are ...

……….by Ben Ndubuwa………. Shell companies in Nigeria together with their partners have increased their spending on host communities by 23 percent about $42.2 million. A break down showed that three Shell companies in Nigeria and their partners in 2023 made the expenditure which represents a 23 per cent increase compared to $34.29 million in the previous year. Shell exclusively spent ...

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that Africa will drive global agenda on renewable energy and green transitions. Adesina said this at a media conference in Nairobi, on the sidelines of the ongoing AfDB Annual Meetings 2024. While articulating Africa’s inherent advantage in renewable energy, Adesina said the continent had abundant solar potential, and a catalyst for ...

Photo : L-R Executive Director, Corporate Services, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde; Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo; Minister of Niger Delta, Hon. Abubakar Momoh and MD/CEO NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku during the commissioning of the 25.7km Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State, on Monday. ….…As FG Calls for More Collaboration to Deliver Sustainable Projects….. As ...

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and CNL -NNPCL/CNL JV- is aware of media reports falsely associating CNL to environmental degradation. CNL reaffirms its commitment to environmental stewardship in its operations in Nigeria. CNL’s operations are conducted with sound environmental management practices in strict compliance with applicable laws and ...

……….by Ben Ndubuwa……… Excited to forge new partnerships last week, Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) and the US Grains Council (UGC) signed an MOU to collaborate in exploring, and developing biofuel such as Ethanol as a means of sustainable innovation to expand the Association’s spectrum of energy offerings in the downstream space and the nation’s energy mix. This ...

The NNPC Exploration and Production Ltd/Seplat Energy Joint Venture and the Edo State Government have signed an agreement that will see the state government allocate 6,000 hectares of land from its protected forest reserves to enable a large-scale tree planting initiative by Seplat Energy Plc. This is in furtherance to the Seplat Tree4Life Initiative and the Edo State Government’s identification ...