A coalition of civil society organisations on environment and climate change has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately implement the Climate Change Act signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari since November 2021. The group, in a…
NNPC Transitions into Limited Liability Company, Promises Better Corporate Governance
The inauguration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is poised to reshape the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and serve as a model for other National Oil Companies all over the world. This was contained in a statement…
LAC Climate Week 2022 Opens with Strong Calls for Action
The public-facing segment of this year’s Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2022) opened in Santo Domingo today with strong calls for regional action to drive global action to tackle climate change and urgent warnings of growing regional climate…
Lekela Power sold in “Africa’s biggest renewable energy deal”
Actis and Mainstream Renewable Power have sold Lekela Power to the Infinity Group of Egypt and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). With an installed wind power capacity of 1 GW, Lekela Power is Africa’s largest pure-play renewable energy independent power…
57% electricity consumers on estimated billing, says NERC
By Solomon Asowata The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says 57.07 per cent of electricity consumers in the country were still on estimated billing as at September 2021. NERC made this known in its Third Quarter Report 2021 obtained on…
African nations meet on ‘critical’ nature conservation
Delegates from across Africa launched Monday in Rwanda the first continent-wide gathering about the role of protected areas in ensuring the future of our planet. The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is being held just a few months before…
CSOs Blast FG For Non-Implementation Of Climate Change Act
Civil Society Organizations in the country have condemned the non-implementation of provisions of the Climate Change Act 2021 by Nigeria’s Federal Government. They expressed dismay at the lack of actions in activating the core provisions of the act, eight months…
Kraton Corporation Publishes 2021 Sustainability Report
Kraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report. It highlights Kraton’s progress and approach to driving the integration of sustainability throughout the…
Delegates call for implementation of last climate change resolutions
The 13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue began this Monday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, during which ministers and delegations from several countries recalled the urgency to move to the implementation of all the previous resolutions made during the…
NiMet predicts 3-day cloudy, rainy weather from Monday
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and rainy weather conditions from Monday till Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outcome released on Sunday in Abuja predicted early morning rains over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Katsina on…