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By Omon-Julius Onabu
Delta State Government on Tuesday reacted to receipt by the Nigerian government of the £4.2 million first tranche of the Ibori loot from the goverment of the United Kingdom.
The state government restated its earlier stand that since the returned money was illegally taken out of Delta’s Treasury, it should appropriately be returned to Delta State.
This is coming on the dissolution, on Tuesday, of the Delta State Executive Council (EXCO) with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa asking the Secretary to State Government (SSG), all civil commissioners and the governor’s aides to surrender all vital government documents and property to their respective permanent secretaries in the ministries, departments and agencies.
28 Apr 2021
The primary focus of the consultant group/firm is to develop MPOI Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability policies and commitments. This includes working with MPOI leadership and staff to understand what “sustainability” means for the palm oil industry and for MPOI- Also, it includes understanding what MPOI’s the business value of sustainability performance is and how that can help MPOI to achieve operational improvements and reduce volatility, improve community relations, access to market, access to finance, resilience to shocks- COVID-19.
The firm will be responsible to support MPOI in reaching sustainability commitments and policies that reflect the Liberian context and MPOI’s vision for their company and its desired legacy for people, nature, and production in the landscape.
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The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Solidaridad West Africa for the development of Nigeria’s oil palm sector.
In November 2020, The PUNCH reported that officials from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, states, agencies and non-governmental organisations revealed that Nigeria was spending about $500m annually on oil palm imports.
Senior government officials and other stakeholders had agreed to partner to reduce the continued import of the commodity.
As part of measures to cut down on palm oil imports, the government through the FMARD signed an MoU with Solidaridad to develop Nigeria’s oil palm industry.