Environment

Conservation Foundation urges FG to avert environmental catastrophe

Published

6 years ago

May 10, 2019

Conservation Foundation urges FG to avert environmental catastrophe

The Director-General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to avert an environmental catastrophe as a result threats posed by extinction of one million species.

Aminu-Kano made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

“The essential, interconnected web of life on earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed. About one million species are now threatened with extinction and humanity is in Peril’’.

According to him, `the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently released a statement titled “Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’.

“IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body comprising more than 130 member Governments.

“The report revealed that Nature is declining globally at an unprecedented rate in human history and the scale of species extinctions has grave impacts on people around the world.

“So the federal government should seriously work with stakeholders to tackle climate change challenges,’’ he advised.

He said that some media organisations have exposed the sorry state of the nations’ environment through their editorials but added despite this outcry for the federal and state governments to take drastic steps and salvage the nation, political affairs. receive the greatest attention.

“At the moment, the nation has lost more than 90 per cent of her forest to degradation, urbanisation and exploitation, but little or nothing is being done to restore it to, at least, 25 per cent as recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’’.

He said that NCF is partnering with the University of Jos, through A. P. Leventis Ornithological Institutes (APLORI) in carrying out a survey on the Nigerian environment.

“We are using birds as indicators to determine the state of the Nigerian environment and the report of this study will be published in the third quarter of this year to suggest some possible solutions to environmental challenges.

“The report of the study, we hope, will provide policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding the planet’s biodiversity, ecosystems and their contributions to people’’.

Aminu-Kano, however, expressed hope that if all stakeholders will work together in the fight against climate change all hope is not lost.

“If we as people commit ourselves to restoring the environment, preserving it for future by living sustainably, and implementing all the recommendations put forward to all levels of government and everyone begins to live sustainably, we stand a chance of reversing the trend and avoiding the disaster predicted by these studies.

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Environment

Earthic Energy To Establish Solar Manufacturing Factory In Nigeria

Published

10 months ago

May 26, 2024

The Gleamer

By Uche Onyeali

Indigenous clean energy company, Earthic Energy Limited has disclosed plans to set up a solar energy manufacturing factory in Nigeria.

Chief Executive Officer of the company, Miss Blessing Anulika Achebe gave the hint during the launch of the company in Abuja, at the weekend.

Miss Achebe, who disclosed that she has been in the solar energy business for five years, said though the journey had not been easy, but she and her partners are focused towards achieving the set goals of the company.

According to her, “The journey so far has not been easy, but I have been working with utmost determination, when I make up my mind to do something, I put in my best and God’s grace will always pave way for you with hard work.

“I have worked so hard to get to where I want to be today. I have tried so hard to make all my dreams come true. Like I said earlier, with the mercy of God everything has come to pass.”

On how she could cope with the competition in the sector, Achebe noted that her firm does not admit any factor that could stand as drawback, as a lot of women are already making waves in various sectors of the economy.

“Our determination is unhindered, though we acknowledge such competition as it paves the way for more resilience. Women are now taking over the world.

“I have been into solar for more than five years. Right now I have been pushing so hard and I see how the world is evolving around energy.

“I have made up my mind that said this is what I want to do. I said if I don’t get to where I want to be, there is no going back; I would go above the limit. I want to change lives; I want to make the world a better place. That is why I came up with ‘Earthic Energy Limited’ because the world revolves around the earth. The earth is where we live and that is why my colour is green and sun yellow. So I want to power the whole world.
“Our plan is to set up a solar energy factory in Nigeria where we can manufacture our own products,” she said.

She called for more investors and government at all levels to take advantage of Earthic’s services, which include solar streetlight installation, inverter/grid installation, construction, training/empowerment, as well as contract financing and partnership, supply/credit sales.

Speaking at the occasion, a Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Zaruwa commended Miss Achebe for her vision and bold step into the clean energy sub-sector.
Professor Zaruwa, a former Vice Chancellor of Adamawa State University, Mubi, urged government at all levels, especially governors in the northern part of the country where there is enormous sun, to partner Earthic Energy to improve power supply in the country.

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