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  • Open Letter Commending the Secretariat and Calling for Detailed Action Plans on Decade of Gas

    • July 1, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    We, the undersigned coalition of civil society organizations, commend the Federal Government and the Decade of Gas Secretariat (DoGAS) for the successful launch of the Decade of Gas website, a crucial platform outlining efforts against governments gas plans for 2021 to 2030, and disclosing the decarbonisation and gas supply strategies which will be implemented within

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  • Fighting Food Waste: How Individual Actions Can Combat Methane Emissions and Save Our Planet

    • June 13, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    Many people accuse governments of not doing enough to protect the environment against preventable methane emissions into the atmosphere.   Many advocacy groups are campaigning to reduce methane in the value chain of fossil fuels. In contrast, we, as individuals, have the power to make a significant difference. We can start by taking responsibility for

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  • Empowering Ibeno: CSOs Lead the Charge in Tackling Methane Emissions

    • May 18, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    In response to the pressing threat of methane emissions in Ibeno, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have launched a proactive campaign to educate and mobilize local communities. On a recent Friday, the Environmental Centre for Oil Spill and Gas Flaring (ECOSGF), the African Initiative for Transparency Accountability and Responsible Leadership (AFRITAL), and the Peace Point Development
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  • Uniting Forces Against Climate Threats: Insights from the Roundtable Discussion on Methane Abatement in Nigeria

    • April 10, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    In a bid to address the pressing issue of methane emissions and its far-reaching implications, a diverse group of stakeholders convened at the Visa Karena Hotel in Port Harcourt on April 9th, 2024. The event, themed “A Special Focus on Methane Emissions from Anthropogenic Sources,” brought together experts, government officials, civil society organizations, and media

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  • International Day of Zero Waste 2024: Addressing Methane Emissions from Waste

    • March 30, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    by: Engr. Oghenegare Emmanuel Eyankware The United Nation’s International Day of Zero Waste is a day set aside to highlight the criticality that lies in waste management and the absolute need to promote sustainable production and consumption patterns across the world. The establishment of this day was as a result of a resolution reached on
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  • Tackling Methane Emissions: A Vital Step Towards Sustainable Future in Nigeria

    • March 20, 2024
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    In the global fight against climate change, methane emissions have emerged as a critical yet often overlooked contributor to environmental degradation. While carbon dioxide (CO2) often takes center stage in discussions about greenhouse gases, methane (CH4) poses its own set of challenges, particularly in countries like Nigeria where its sources are multifaceted and deeply intertwined
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  • An Asset that has remained Under-Commercialized: The Story of Nigeria’s Natural Gas Resource

    • October 4, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    An asset that has remained under-commercialized: The story of Nigeria’s Natural Gas Resource – Oghenegare Eyankware, a mentee with AfriTAL According to experts, Nigeria is a nation where crude oil exists as “pockets” in a large reservoir of natural gas, highlighting the nation has a highly natural gas-endowed zone. Substantiating this is the recent report

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  • Communiqué issued at the end of the policy dialogue on Nigeria’s Gas Plan

    • October 4, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    Background In 2021, Nigeria declared the decade of gas to illustrate its commitment to gas expansion to drive the nation’s economic growth and its ambition to deepen natural gas production and utilization in Nigeria. The Decade of Gas Policy from 2021 to 2030 provides the framework for that ambition. However, unlike its predecessors, that policy

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  • The Decade of Gas Action Plan Dialogue

    • August 15, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
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    My duty here today is a simple but also a tricky one. It is to welcome our esteemed guests to this policy dialogue on Nigeria’s gas plans and set the tone for the dialogue. The simple task is to, on behalf of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the West African Climate Foundation., I

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