Japan on Monday, July 23, 2018 posted a record high temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius in the
city of Kumagaya, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Children play in a fountain in a Nagoya park heat wave continued
Japan has been hit by a heatwave this month, with dozens of people reportedly dying of heatstroke, including three on Monday.
Most of the victims have been elderly.
According to the agency, the temperature rose above 40 degrees in the prefectures of Gifu, Saitama and Tokyo.
A 90-year-old man was among Monday’s victims, according to Kyodo News. He was found unconscious before dawn in the city of Chichibu, north of Tokyo, and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
On Sunday, temperatures had risen above 35 degrees Celsius in 237 monitoring points out of 927 areas, which the Meteorological Agency said was the largest number this year.
The Tokyo Fire Department said that 3,125 ambulances were dispatched in the capital on Sunday, the largest on a single-day basis since it started emergency medical operations in 1936.
Authorities have urged the public to take precautions, such as ensuring adequate hydration and avoiding unnecessary outings.
The agency has predicted the heatwave will continue to hit the country until the end of July.
It comes after about 220 people were killed when heavy rains in western Japan triggered floods and landslides earlier this month.
The sweltering weather has hampered recovery efforts in many of the disaster-stricken areas
An Associate Professor of Economic History with the Kaduna State University (KASU), Dr Terhemba Wuam, has said that Nigeria is too poor to meet its developmental challenges.
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun
Wuam made the remarks on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Kaduna at the opening of a National Conference with the theme, “The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Economy Since 1958”, organised by the university’s Department of History.
He noted that the country’s earnings were too low to meet people’s expectations in terms of growth and development and wondered why those entrusted with leadership still steal from public treasury in spite of the nation’s poverty.
According to him, in comparison to the rest of the world, Nigeria is poor like the rest of Africa and does not have the money to warrant the level of theft from the public treasury.
“For example, the GDP of the whole of Africa with 1.3 billion population is 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars, out of which Nigeria’s GDP with 191 population is 380 billion dollars, the largest economy in the continent.
“This is far below Brazil’s $2.14 trillion and India’s $2.85 trillion GDP.
“But because many Nigerians are ignorant of this, they think that Nigeria is very rich and that is why people steal.
“The reality is, we don’t really have the money, which is the more reason we should not embezzle the little we have.
“When public officials divert resources, schools barely run, hospitals become empty shells and our roads and other public infrastructure degrade and become dilapidated.”
Wuam, who is the Head of History Department at the university, explained that the conference was an opportunity to brainstorm on the fundamental role of CBN to the Nigerian economy.
He also said that the conference presents an opportunity for scholars, especially economic historians, social scientists and management scholars to deliberate on the role of money to the development of modern Nigeria.
Wuam added that the conference was first in the series of events to be held in the coming year under the auspices of “The Money and Development in Nigeria Programme.”
“The initiative was predicated on the important milestone of the CBN turning 60 in 2019.
“The programme offers us an opportunity to begin an exploratory intellectual journey on knowledge about money, investment, banking and how they propel growth in Nigeria, Africa and the developed world.
“We shall try to understand what money is and what it represents; who has it and who doesn’t; how nations acquire money and get rich.
“This is important because understanding money is important for national development,” he added
Also speaking, Dr Yasin Abubakar, Head of History Department, Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, said that the conference would appraise the performance of the apex bank in the growth and development of the nation’s economy since 1958.
Abubakar, a core convener of the conference, added that the aim was to critically examine majors issues regarding CBN’s role in facilitating economic growth and regulating banking and monetary sectors of the country’s economy in the last 60 years.
According to him, the CBN Acts of 1958 mandates the apex bank to ensure monetary and price stability, issue legal tender currency, maintain external reserve, act as bankers’ bank and provide financial advice to the Federal Government.
Prof. Dan Chuku of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in a keynote address said that for the Nigerian economy to experience geometric growth with a multiplier effect on the populace, the CBN should detach itself from partisanship and primordial sentiments.
Mrs Comfort Gaiya, assistant director at CBN thanked organisers of the conference, saying that it would enrich the knowledge of many that do not know much about the operations and role of CBN.
The Climate Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme of the International Food and Agricultural Development (IFAD-CASP) says it will visit 207 villages in seven states to scrutinise the programme implementation.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh
Mr Richard Nzekwu, National Coordinator (Climate Change and Adaptation) of IFAD-CASP, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Friday, July 20, 2018.
He said that the visit would enable IFAD-CASP to ascertain the challenges facing beneficiary farmers as well as their action plans during the programme implementation.
Nzekwu spoke when a team from International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a Jordan-based non-governmental organisation, visited Jigawa.
He said that IFAD-CASP would assist the farmers to adapt to climate change issues and adjust to soil management, water conservation techniques, while embracing modern crop harvesting technologies.
“It is on this note that IFAD-CASP is partnering with ICARDA to address the major problems facing farmers due to climate change.
“We have noted the problems in each community of every state that is partnering with us, and by the grace of God, we have taken measures to tackle them; the problems will soon be solved,’’ he said.
Meanwhile, the ICARDA team has visited Dagwaje and Koya villages, agrarian settlements that are about 200 kilometres away from Dutse, where the people spoke about their problems and the efforts made to address them.
NAN reports that Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara are currently participating in IFAD-CASP programme.
The Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) says major areas of the metropolis will experience disruption in water supply as it embarked on a four-day repairs of its major pipes.
LWC Managing Director, Mr Muminu Badmus
The corporation Group Managing Director, Muminu Badmus, said on Sunday, July 22, 2018 that the repair work which started on Saturday on its major water pipes on Carter Bridge-Iddo axis would end on July 25.
“The water leakage at Carter Bridge is 600mm diameter pipe between Oyingbo and Iddo Motorway would be affected.
“This will lead to disruption in water supply to major parts of Lagos metropolis.
“The parts of Lagos that will experience disruption in water supply during the repair are: Lagos Island, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Surulere, Yaba and Ebute Meta.
“We are soliciting for the cooperation of the general public during the repairs as we are working to ensure steady water supply in the state and to serve you better,’’ he said.
Badmus said that the corporation decided to carry out the repair work before the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs.
“The repairs on the pipes are necessary at this period to ease traffic movement in the area before the closure of the Third mainland Bridge on July 27,’’ he said.
Badmus said that the Nigeria Police and Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) would be available to ensure smooth vehicular movement during the period.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted morning thunderstorms over cities in the Central States of the country such as Ilorin, Minna, Abuja, Jos, Lafia and Bauchi in the morning of Monday, July 23, 2018.
cloudy weather
NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 25 to 33 and 18 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
It added that there were chances of thunderstorms over Gombe, Lafia, Jos, Kaduna, Abuja, Makurdi and Lokoja axis later in the day.
The agency predicted that southern states would experience prospect of cloudy morning with chances of rains over places like Awka, Ikom, Abakaliki, Obudu, Ogoja, Port Harcourt, Eket, Warri, Calabar, Ijebu-Ode and Lagos.
It also predicted chances of thunderstorms and rains over most parts of the region with day and night temperatures of 27 to 31 and 21 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively.
According to NiMet, Northern States will experience cloudy condition over the Inland of the south west with possibility of light rains over the remaining parts of the region in the morning.
It also predicted thunderstorms and rains over the entire region with day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 32 and 20 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively.
“Cloudy conditions with prospects of thunderstorms and rain in varying intensities are anticipated over the country within the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicts.
Nigeria has received a pass mark in its efforts towards attaining low carbon emissions and addressing sustainable development challenges.
Catherine Diam-Valla, Climate Change and Gender Specialist, National Determined Contributions (NDC) Support Programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), made the submission at a recent forum in Lagos to validate Nigeria’s Draft NDC document
Catherine Diam-Valla, Climate Change and Gender Specialist, National Determined Contributions (NDC) Support Programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), made the submission at a recent forum in Lagos to validate Nigeria’s Draft NDC document.
Nigeria has of recent recorded remarkable triumphs such as the high rating of its First Biennial Update Report (BUR1) by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), receipt of the 2018 Green Bonds Award under the category of “New Countries Taking Green Bonds Global” at the Annual Green Bonds Conference in London, UK following country’s issuance of a N150 billion Green Bond to the public, as well as the inclusion of seven Nigerians amongst the 721 experts from 90 countries invited to participate in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) as authors and editors.
But Diam-Valla, at the Validation Workshop for UNDP-NDC Support Programme, singled out Nigeria’s progress on the sectoral implementation plans under the NDC.
“Nigeria has Sectoral Action Plans that specify what the five sectors have to do. Some countries are only now working at doing implementation plans whereas Nigeria has already completed the sectoral implementation plans,” she said, adding that the UNDP is determined to help countries take actions that will lower carbon emissions
Her words: “My impression of Nigeria’s efforts toward addressing climate change issues has been quite positive. Nigeria has done some major work on the NDC since they started. They were the first to do the INDC which I guess every country had to do. But they also did the NDC roadmap on their own, which was right after the NDC. It gives a high-level direction to what they must do and what they are going to do. And they went even further. Nigeria is quite advanced in the process and the political will definitely exists.”
The goal of the UNDP process, according to her, is to help countries to implement their NDCs and the will to do it is to have the right institutional framework, and the right governance to get all the different bodies involved.
“So, right now, we are trying to ensure that Nigeria has a sectoral action plan which specifies each sector, the precise priority sector in the NDCs, what each sector must do, what their roles are, and how to get the buy-in to do the work. We are also addressing issues bordering how much money is needed to implement the NDC and where to source the money from.”
The city of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State was the centre of attraction as climate change desk officers of the 36 state Ministries of Environment and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), civil society organisations (CSOs) and some strategic stakeholders gathered from Thursday, July 19 to Friday, July 20, 2018 to review Nigeria’s Draft Third National Communication (TNC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Participants at the stakeholders’ review of Nigeria’s Draft Third National Communication in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Organised by the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the two-day stakeholders’ workshop, according to Dr Peter Tarfa, the DCC director, was informed by Nigeria’s commitment to its reporting obligation to the UNFCCC, albeit in a transparent and inclusive manner.
“Continuous preparation of a National Communication document, in series, is an obligatory requirement on all parties to the UNFCCC, which aims to communicate to the Convention and the global community, national inventory of greenhouse gas sources and sinks, mitigation options, vulnerability, adaptation and abatement analysis of the impacts of climate change. It also serves as a basis for reference on future auditing of greenhouse gas inventory in the country. Nigeria has produced and submitted its first and second National Communications to the UNFCCC in fulfilment of its reporting obligation. Activities are in top gear towards finalisation of the Third National Communication,” said Dr Tarfa.
Prior to Uyo, a two-day stakeholders’ inception workshop was held in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in May 2017 to address several key enabling activities of the project. The was followed by the engagement of the services of the consulting firm of Triple “E” Systems to develop the draft document.
Another two-day forum held in Kaduna for the institutionalisation of thematic working groups for activity data sourcing and development of category and sub-category templates. Data was then sourced and obtained from relevant ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), even as a daylong consultation with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in Lagos took place in the bid to capture inputs into the document.
“The workshop in Uyo is aimed at subjecting the TNC draft to wide stakeholder’s review to reflect national circumstances and also ensure a transparent, complete, accurate and accountable document,” emphasised Dr Tarfa.
In his opening remarks in Uyo, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, described the ministry as the designated National Focal Point (NFP) with a core mandate of implementing the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement. The DCC, he added, is executing this responsibility, and in the process working closely with all ministries in the government as well as with the private sector players, and civil society towards developing policies, projects and programmes “with the aim of achieving a level of sustainable development for the prosperity and well-being of all citizens”.
Represented by Auwal Maidsbino, Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS), Dr Ahmed added: “Towards the preparation of Nigeria’s Third National Communications, we recognised the invaluable roles of the MDAs, state and local governments, civil society and the private sector, most especially in responding to the growing concern for understanding and addressing climate change challenges and in the areas of understanding the past and the future impacts caused by this phenomenon in our nation.
“The National Communication requires us to list the main actions we have taken over the previous years and assess the additional options of response that we have available to mitigate the cause of the problem and to adapt ourselves to its consequences.
“If we act in isolation, we’ll never get to where we need to be. But if we work together, we can accomplish great things. There is much to learn from each other as there are great challenges to be addressed. An important feature of this event is its harvesting of views for consideration in finalisation of the Third National Communication (TNC) document and to ensure a cross-sectional involvement and national ownership of the document.
“The engagement of all levels of government – local, sub-national and national – is crucial to tackle effectively climate change. This is especially important in the context of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Nigeria under the Paris Agreement. Under the NDC, Nigeria is committed to unconditional reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 20% below Business As Usual (BAU) projections by 2030, and a conditional contribution of 45% reduction, based on commitment with international support.”
In a goodwill message, the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Dr Iniobong Ene Essien, disclosed that, in responding to the challenges of climate change, the state government has put in place measures aimed at tackling the adverse effects of the phenomenon.
“One of such measures is the development of a Roadmap for Sustainable (Green) and Resilient Economic Development of Akwa Ibom State (2018-2030). This document outlines projects and activities to be implemented by the state government in collaboration with development partners/private sector to foster a low carbon and resilient economic development in the state,” he said.
According to him, a state-level institutional response was identified as an urgent requirement for the implementation of the Roadmap. To coordinate the activities of the Roadmap, he stated that government established a Department of Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources and has equally set up Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on Climate Change.
“This Department thus becomes the focal point for all climate change and related activities in the state,” the Commissioner stressed, adding that, as part of the state’s mitigation strategy on waste management, preparations are in advanced stages for the signing of an MoU on waste recycling between the state government and the firm of P & A Environmental Solutions Limited.
He stated that Akwa Ibom has the potential to contribute to Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through its abundant renewable energy resources and other natural resources that support the agriculture sector.
“With the longest shoreline in the country, the state can support eco-friendly and sustainable tourism, while its vast mangrove plantations will contribute to protecting its shoreline from coastal erosion. We therefore solicit further strong collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment in capacity building of our personnel, projects development/implementation as well as financial support to tackle some of our climate change challenges,” Dr Essien said.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO) has donated four ultramodern science laboratories to Erku Secondary Commercial School in Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State. This is said to be the latest effort by the Shell deep offshore company to spread its social investments across Nigeria and boost the study of science subjects among secondary school students.
L-R: Social Performance and Social Investment Lead, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Hope Nuka; Deputy Manager, Community Development, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Mrs Jolayemi Kolapo; The Amuludunloye I, Owa of Eruku, HRH Oba Busari Ayinde Olarewaju; Director of Human Capital Development of Kwara State Ministry of Education, Mrs Comfort Abioye and General Manager, Deepwater Exploration, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Adedayo Adewuyi at the inauguration of the World Class Laboratory Centre at Eruku Secondary Commercial School in Kwara State
“The importance of science education cannot be overemphasised particularly in this age of rapid technology advancement. Government alone cannot do it which is why SNEPCo, its government and co-venture partners have continued to intervene in this critical area of youth development just as much as we do in the health sector,” said Managing Director of SNEPCo, Bayo Ojulari, at a ceremony in the school last week to handover the multi-million-naira laboratories to the school management.
Represented by SNEPCo’s General Manager, Deepwater Exploration, Adedayo Adewuyi, Ojulari charged the students to take maximum learning advantage offered by the well-equipped laboratories to develop their potential in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Deputy Manager, Community Development, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Mrs Jolayemi Kolapo, said NAPIMS on behalf of NNPC was pleased to support SNEPCo’s focus on education across Nigeria as a proof-point of government’s commitment to people development in its partnership with oil and gas companies in the country.
Kolapo, represented the Group General Manager of NAPIMS, Roland Ewubare, said: “We believe that our investments should not just be in the bolts and nuts but also in the people. Assisting the Government to provide quality Education delivery is a crucial aspect of our investment and that is why NAPIMS is pleased to partner with SNEPCo on the delivery of this project. We therefore encourage the school to make judicious use of the laboratories for the intended purpose. It is only by so doing that the huge investment made in putting this project in place would be justified.”
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Bilikisu Oniyangi, described the laboratories as world-class standard and charged parents and teachers to “deliberately encourage youths to have inquisitive minds that can help in carrying out research for solving modern day challenges that pose a threat to humanity”.
Oniyangi, who was represented by Director, Human Capital Development in the ministry, Mrs. Comfort Abioye, described SNEPCo’s intervention as timely noting that “the project supports the policy thrust of the state governor on the improvement of quality teaching and learning of science subjects aimed at facilitating development in technology and human development”.
Management, staff, parents and students of the school, and community leaders who witnessed the handover of the laboratories were all full of praises for SNEPCo, NNPC and their partners for extending their social investment to their community, noting that the laboratories would go a long way in supporting the students’ preparation for internal and external examinations. They called on the statement government to complement SNEPCo’s gesture by providing qualified science teachers to the school.
SNEPCo pioneered Nigeria’s deep-water oil and gas production at the Bonga field, a project that increased Nigeria’s oil capacity by 10% when output began in 2005. The company, working with its government and co-venture partners, has a long history of supporting education. About 267 sstudents are currently on SNEPCo’s full-board scholarship in top-rated secondary schools across Nigeria while another 100 students are in different universities on the company’s scholarship.
The Management of ExxonMobil has given reasons why spy police officers on the company’s employ were terminated shortly after being absorbed in compliance with the recent Supreme Court order.
ExxonMobil Nigeria headquarters in Lagos
On July 13, 2018, the spy policemen working for the company in its operational locations in Lagos, Eket in Akwa Ibom State and other places simultaneously staged protests over alleged denial of their “official” entitlements.
The Chairman, Security Workforce ExxonMobil, Okon Johnson, said the protesters, some of whom put in almost 22 years’ service, accused the management of refusing to comply with the Supreme Court order to absorb them as employees of the company.
However, Ogechukwu Udeagha, the company’s spokesperson, denied the accusations.
Udeagha said the management had fully complied with the Supreme Court order by providing compensation packages for the affected personnel.
Udeagha said in a statement: “The compensation packages covered all categories of affected personnel, including those in active service, and others who had already left the services of the company before the judgment.”
Besides, he said the company also offered human resource consulting services to assist the affected police officers with employment opportunities with third parties working for the company.
But a senior official of the company who requested his name not to be revealed, said though the management absorbed the policemen in compliance with the Supreme Court order, their appointments had to be terminated for “operational reasons”.
The source said: “The company complied with the Supreme Court ruling by acknowledging the spy police as employees.
“But given the business model MPN is running, calculating their emoluments and benefits was a challenge.
“Most of them have School Certificate as their highest qualification.
“Now, the least of them will get a minimum of 10 years annual basic salary and allowances up till July 13, 2018, in addition to August salary paid in lieu of one month notice of disengagement from service.
“They were hired or recruited and trained by the Nigeria Police and deployed to Mobil Producing Nigeria.
“The company has been paying them through the police.
“Administratively, they were being managed by the police, including their promotions and other benefits.
“Most of the police officers, who joined the service in the 1990s, have put in a minimum of 12 years of service.
“The case went all the way to the Supreme Court and was decided in their favour.”
The official said the policemen took ExxonMobil to court demanding to be absorbed as full staff to be entitled to full benefits like every other MPN employees.
However, the official said due to the peculiar nature of the oil and gas industry, ExxonMobil was compelled to terminate their appointments, despite agreeing to pay all their benefits, gratuity, leave allowance arrears and pension going back to when they began to work for the company.
The official said: “ExxonMobil is an oil and gas producing company, and not a security services provider. In all, they were about 900. Of this number, a lot of them have either retired, moved on to other jobs, or died. Those who are still active are about 500, more than all the engineers.
“As an operator of a joint venture with the federal government, management thought it would be difficult to defend their status as employees on the payroll of the company.”
The official said at the time they were issued letters of employment as directed by the Supreme Court, they were informed the company would not be able to carry them in the company’s books as employees going forward.
Rather, he said they were told those who are strong enough to continue working would absorbed through a third-party security provider to the company for them to continue working for MPN.
Renewable energy developer, Dr Sunny Akpoyibo, has announced the launch of the Nigeria Green Campus Initiative (NGCI), which is focused on entrepreneurship and empowerment, and coming with over $1million of funding to scale up innovative projects.
Dr Dunny Akpoyibo (middle), President Asteven Group, announcing the Nigerian Green Campus Initiative. From Left: Prof Tony Nyong, Director Green Growth and Climate Change, AFDB; Dr Magnus Onuoha, President, Sustianable Energy Practitioners Association of Nigeria, SEPAN/Coordinator, Green Economy Lecture/Awards Series; Dr Peter Tarfa, Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment; Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Keynote Speaker/Member, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The announcement was made at the Third Green Economy Lecture/Awards held from Monday, July 16 to Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Ilorin, Kwara State.
“Our children go to schools and are at the mercy of unreliable power systems. With this initiative, we shall be able to deploy portable lighting systems to campuses and students in our tertiary institutions; and at the same time, contribute towards helping entrepreneurs start up their businesses in the industry,” says Dr Akpoyibo.
A brainchild of the Asteven Group, the NGCI is in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Green Economics Institute of Nigeria, First Bank and other partners.
This announcement was made as the Light Up Kwara (LUK) Project of the Kwara State Project received a huge boost with the hosting of the 3rd Green Economy Lecture/Achievement Awards 2018, with the theme, “Carbon Market: Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria”.
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, a Professor of Environmental Science and Development and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), delivered the keynote presentation at the first day of the two-day event. This was followed by a panel discussion anchored by Prof. Anthony Nyong, Director, Green Growth and Climate Change, African Development Bank (AFDB).
The Green Economy Council Roundtable, moderated by Dr Victor Fodeke, Initiator, Nigeria’s Green Economy Hall of Fame, had a presentation on: “Understanding Green Economy”, and was followed by an interactive session with participants at the lecture.
Day Two witnessed a masterclass session by Richard Okibe, MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) expert with the Federal Ministry of Environment, on “Challenging Issues in Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Use (AFOLU)”. It was followed by a tour to sites of green economy projects of the Kwara State Government under the Light Up Kwara Project, which showcased the innovative Solar Light Tunnels, said to be the first of its kind in Africa. Over 80 percent completed, it is said not to have displaced residents and that it is a wholly private sector funded PPP project.
The event ended with the induction of outstanding Nigerians and institutions who have contributed hugely to development of the Green Economy and Sustainable Development of Natural Capital in Nigeria into The Green Economy Hall of Fame. Inductees included: Dr. Newton Jibunoh, Dr. Victor Fodeke, Dr Sunny Akpoyibo, Dr Magnus Onuoha and a Posthumous Award to Ken Saro Wiwa, received by Asu Ekiye, who thrilled guests with his music.
Deserving professionals in the green economy space were also recognised with achievement awards, among whom were: Segun Adaju of Solar Direct, Hannah Kabir of Creeds Energy, Femi Adeyemo of Arnergy Nigeria, Habiba Ali of Sosai Renewables, Chuks Umezulora of Auxano Solar, and Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, Governor of Kwara State.
The Green Economy lecture is an initiative of the Sustainable Energy Practitioners Association of Nigeria (SEPAN), Green Economics Initiative of Nigeria (GEIN) and Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE), Nigeria Chapter, as well as Asteven International Group.
