Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and time is of essence before the entire country becomes a desert. The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Dr Muktari Aminu-Kano, raised the alarm in Lagos on Sunday, November 18, 2018. He made the disclosure at the 2018 edition…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says out of the over N41 billion disbursed for community projects in the Niger Delta, about N15 billion went to Rivers State under the Global Memorandum of Understanding. “Between 2006 and end of 2017, a total of N14.86 billion has been invested by the SPDC Joint Venture…
Ahead of World Toilet Day on Monday, November 19, 2018 and following the recent declaration of a state of emergency in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to commence action towards prioritising sanitation for all. This follows a new report showing that the education and health of…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) held its annual dinner tagged “Green Ball” with the theme “Green Recovery Nigeria – Restoring the Mangroves and Reclaiming the Desert” on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Lagos. This year’s event was used to create awareness and seek support for its Green Recovery Nigeria Initiative, while focusing on restoration of…
The Federal Government has begun the partial commercialisation of four River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country. Mr Alex Okoh, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), in a statement issued by Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, BPE, on Friday, November 16, 2018 in Abuja, said the RBDAs are the Niger-Delta, Sokoto-Rima, Ogun-Osun and…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Usani Uguru Usani, has expressed concern over the negative impacts of environmental damage in the Niger Delta region. Usani expressed this concern at a one-day Stakeholders Validation Workshop and launching of a draft document on Niger Delta Region Climate Change Programme and Action Plan organised by the ministry….
The Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) has called on the public to join hands in the sensitisation and participation of all to ensure proper hygiene. Dr Dominic Abonyi, the Registrar of the Council on Friday, November 16, 2018 in Abuja made the call during the inspection of some Ministries Departments and Agencies…
Oando Plc, is planning oil production increase with a 25 per cent target rise by 2019. This plan is coming as the company recently emerged from a $2.5 billion debt burden built up through the 2014 acquisition of oil and gas assets from U.S. giant, ConocoPhillips. Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), who announced…
Anadarko Petroleum is being accused of tying the Mozambican government’s hands and by extension Shell’s too, by refusing to supply enough domestic gas in the first phase of the planned LNG project. Shell says the US independent’s refusal to commit more gas supplies to the domestic market hinder its plans to build a 38,000 bpdGTL…
Speaking at the opening of the at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) Monday, Nigeria-born Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, had assured Nigeria and the global oil community that the organization would do all it takes to sustain the “relative stability” currently witnessed in the…