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A bill seeking to prohibit gas flaring in Nigeria, as well as ensure compliance with international standards and promote environmental sustainability may be listed for a second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives next week.
Sponsored by the member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Babajimi Benson, the bill seeks to encourage the utilisation of natural gas resources to promote economic growth and reduce carbon emissions.
The Federal Government, in 2022, launched the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, a step aimed at achieving zero routine flaring within a decade.
The government also ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement and is now a signatory to the Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership principles for global flare-out by 2030, while committing to a national flare-out target by 2025
The bill, titled “Anti-Gas Flaring (Prohibition and Enforcement) Act, 2024, aims to prohibit the flaring and venting of natural gas in Nigeria “except in specific, limited circumstances. If enacted, the Act will apply to all oil and gas operators, licensees, and contractors engaged in the exploration, production, and processing of petroleum resources in Nigeria.
Not less than 13 persons were killed in separate cult-related clashes in various sections of the Nibo community and Nodu-Okpuno Village, both situated in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday. According to report, the killings started when violence erupted and escalated around the community during the Nibo Onwa Asaa festival. Eyewitnesses in the community attributed the violence to rival cult groups who invaded the venue of […]
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