Over 1,200 alerts have been issued to governments and companies since a U.N. initiative began monitoring methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure last year. But only 12 of those alerts for major plumes – just 1% – garnered a “substantive response” with action taken to plug the leaks, according to a report by the …read more →
Environment
Zulum Earmarks N20b for Reconstruction, Relief for Borno Flood Victims
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has announced allocating N20 billion to reconstruct the infrastructure damaged by the 10 September flood and assist the victims. The ravaging flood had affected parts of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and its surrounding local government areas, leaving thousands displaced. According to a statement on Saturday, Zulum announced the Council Chamber …read more →
Lagos Secures €120m Dutch Support for Waste-To-Electricity Project
The Lagos State Government has received a €120 million support fund from the Dutch Government to support and enhance the actualization of its waste-to-energy project in collaboration with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium. The Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his official X.com According to Wahab …read more →
Britain to Close Last Coal Power Plant
Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands. It will end over 140 years of coal power in Britain. In 2015 Britain announced plans to close coal plants within the next decade as part of wider measures …read more →
Access Bank PLC Signs Landmark Loan Agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency to Advance Climate Change Measures in Nigeria
Access Bank PLC (Access Bank), Nigeria’s largest commercial bank, has taken a significant stride towards environmental sustainability with the signing of a historic loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Valued at US$ 75 million, the agreement is JICA’s first private sector investment finance in the banking sector in the Sub-Saharan African region. …read more →
CSR: Dangote Cement Rehabilitates Educational Infrastructure in Lagos
As part of part its Educational Support programme under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Dangote Cement Plc, at the weekend commissioned and handed over several multi-million naira rehabilitated educational infrastructure in Lagos Island, Lagos State. The projects, expected to benefit over 2,500 pupils, included installed 5kva Solar Power source to power the ICT centers at Kuramo …read more →
FG Threatens to Sanction Erring Carbon Traders
The Federal Government has warned carbon emission reduction traders who were trading without recourse to designated authority to desist from such activity. Carbon trade is the buying and selling of credits that permit a company or other entity to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. The carbon credits and the …read more →
Governor Hope Uzodimma’s Audacious Broad Infrastructure Reengineering Leapfrogs Imo State into Greater Heights
In all facets, Governor Hope Uzodimma, is remodeling Imo State into greatness through his well-coordinated infrastructure development across the 3 Senatorial Zones of the state and with an emphasis on the state capital renewal. Any visitor to Imo State would likely experience traffic in some parts of the state, especially along some busy streets in …read more →
AfDB Says 7 African Nations Making Progress on Climate Change Actions
The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI have launched a report analysing the readiness of seven countries – Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Gabon and Mozambique – to drive green growth. The joint report was launched on the sidelines of Africa Climate Week, in Libreville, Gabon. It assessed the status and …read more →
Northern Youths Urge Protection for Public Infrastructure
Northern youths, under the aegis of Arewa Youth Assembly, have called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) to engage the service of competent hands to protect the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline from vandals. This, the youth said, became imperative to promote a steady and guaranteed gas supply from the South to the North at the …read more →