In Nigeria, Lagos State Government and the C40 Cities on Monday collaborated to launch and hand over the iconic Ikosi Fruit Market Biodigester Plant for the conversion of generated organic waste into energy. Speaking during the Launch and Handing over ceremony, held at the Ketu Fruit Market, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, […]
In Nigeria, AgroNigeria reports the country expects to reduce foreign exchange costs of more the $2.9 billion thanks to the Cassava Bio ethanol Value Chain Development Project to supply ethanol for blending with gasoline and reducing refined gasoline imports. Nigeria is a net fossil fuel exporter but imports most of its refined petroleum products. The […]
In Nigeria, Daily Trust reported that the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) said the country needed to increase palm oil plantations. “Nigeria is the highest producer of palm oil in Africa and fifth in the world. It needs to increase its hectares to about 500,000 hectares to meet the local needs and also become […]
In Nigeria, The Nation reported that the increased use of maize and cassava for ethanol production may result in higher feed prices across Nigeria and other regions in Africa, Proffesor Kola Adebayo has said. Adebayo who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), said the situation arises because maize […]
In Nigeria, leading telecom operator MTN Nigeria has unveiled paper-based, biodegradable SIM cards as part of its commitment to sustainability. The eco-friendly SIM cards will be available in select MTN stores in Lagos and Abuja as part of a pilot program. Transitioning from polyvinyl chloride-based SIM cards will help address plastic pollution and integrate sustainable […]
In Nigeria, the Government of Lagos state expressed readiness to partner with some Swedish organizations on how to turn both solid waste and liquid waste into energy across Lagos. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the state would continue to pay special attention to waste management, adding that waste is […]
In Nigeria, Nairametrics reports the China Road and Bridge Corporation signed a $3.3 billion agreement with Nigeria’s Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Ltd. for the development of the Brass Industrial Park and Methanol Complex in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. This significant partnership, signed during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in China, is aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s […]
In Nigeria, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said it is arranging a project development facility to support Africa’s largest gas-to-methanol plant, with the aim of significantly reducing CO2 emissions by offsetting flaring of natural gas and turning it instead into a valuable chemical for solvents, paints, plastics and car parts. The project in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, […]
In Nigeria, Voice of Nigeria reported that the country’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, in partnership with Montserrado Investments Limited and the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to establish a cassava-based ethanol plant in Ekiti State. The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief […]
In Nigeria, Chinimandi reports that cassava prices are soaring as demand increases for ethanol production. Although ethanol uses cassava varieties with high levels of starch rather than the low starch varieties that are used for staple foods, food staples have seen prices rise 50% in recent months along with ethanol feedstock. Farmers are expanding crop […]
