The federal government says the integration of artisanal and modular refinery operators into mainstream oil and gas sector curb illegal activities in the Niger Delta region.
President Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the integration of artisanal and modular refinery operators into mainstream oil and gas sector will boost local content in the industry.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke virtually at the National Summit on the Integration of Artisanal and Modular Refinery Operations in Nigeria.
The vice president said that such integration would advance the use of home-grown technology in the refining of petroleum products.
“We are confident that the integration of artisanal and modular refinery operations into the oil and gas sector will not only promote the inclusion of more local content in the industry; it will advance the use of home-grown technology in the refining of petroleum products.
Nigeria partners with World Economic Forum to fight plastic pollution
In 2018, Nigeria was estimated to have discharged around 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean per year, while its annual plastics production is projected to grow to 523,000 tonnes by 2022
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The Government of Nigeria is officially joining the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) partnership in an effort to fight global plastic pollution.
It will work with the WEF’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GRAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society, alongside Indonesia, Ghana and Vietnam, to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete actions.
According to the WEF, mismanaged plastic waste and unsustainable production of plastics are commonplace in the West Africa region, with challenges including less capacity and investment in waste collection and recycling, varying levels of sustainable practices awareness among businesses and consumers
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed concern at the inconclusiveness of the widely publicised overhaul of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP), which, if concluded, would revitalise the Ogoni clean-up exercise.
A statement signed by the Secretary-General of MOSOP, Bari-ara Kpalap, indicated that “The progress of the project has been imprisoned by obvious inefficiency, lack of transparency and accountability, and related weaknesses.
“We recall that the Honourable Minister of Environment and Chairman of HYPREP’s Governing Council, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar, obtained Mr. President’s approval for the purpose since April hence we wonder why the restructuring exercise has remained inconclusive, many months thereafter.