By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plc, Mr Mohktar Bounour says global transition to cleaner energ and sustainable environment are achievable, as long as there is strong synergy and commitment among stakeholders in the value chain. He spoke during the maiden edition of Asharami Square in Lagos. This is an initiative introduced and implemented by the Sahara Group, in order to amplify discourse on energy sustainability through media advocacy globally. He said: " Having analyzed the percentage of global greenhouse emissions attributed to sectors including electricity/heat production, agriculture/forestry and transportation, we are realised that there is need for synergy and renewed commitment among stakeholders". According to him, Egbin Power has unwavering commitment to reduce carbon emissions and promotes sustainable energy sources, stressing that the need to depeening engagement and advocacy among stakeholders in
By Favour Ajibade Over 11,000 Nigerians have expressed disapproval over the ways and manners, in which compensation of victims of oil pollution in the Niger Delta region and other issues are been addressed. According to them, the issues have been delayed for long, a development, which informed their decision to file a compensation claim at the London High Court and to further hold Shell accountable for its actions of on overseas subsidiaries. Before now, the United Kingdom based Supreme Court had allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Shell in the English courts after years of oil spills had contaminated land and groundwater. In the ruling then, it was established that Shell, one of the world’s biggest energy companies, was responsible because it exercised significant control over its Nigeria subsidiary SPDC. Not done yet, a UK law firm Leigh Day last Thursday, filed claims on behalf of 11,317 people and 17 institutions including church