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Are women being left behind in the transition to renewable energy?
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (774+ words) At the sidelines of the just-concluded Commission on the Status of Women, the Ford Foundation convened a meeting with CSOs, policymakers, philanthropists, and other stakeholders to deliberate on centering women's leadership in the design of energy transition frameworks. Framing the…...
Coscharis Motors, Asia Star move to expand e-mobility in Nigeria
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (426+ words) Coscharis Motors has partnered with Asia Star, a leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) bus manufacturer, to drive cleaner and sustainable mobility solutions across the country. The partnership follows the deployment of Asia Star electric buses to Abia State, with officials…...
Coscharis Motors rolls out Easter rebate on select models
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (300+ words) Coscharis Motors Plc has rolled out financing options, cut prices on selected vehicle models, as part of a limited April initiative aimed at supporting vehicle purchases. According to the company, it is offering up to 10 percent price reduction through April,…...
Alt Bank targets informal sector with nationwide EV financing push
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (576+ words) The Alternative Bank (Alt Bank) is ramping up electric vehicle (EV) financing, targeting Nigeria's informal transport sector as a new growth area. The Alternative Bank (Alt Bank') has announced that it is making a major push into electric vehicle (EV)…...
The power sector conundrum: Perspectives on gas
1+ week, 4+ day ago (435+ words) " Commercial losses from a cumulative average of 58% of 12 million customers that run on estimated billing, whose losses to the operator get subsidised from subventions given by the World Bank's IDA, as well as a quasi-company the government set up called…...
FG to power 50 tertiary institutions with off-grid solar " Edun
2+ week, 1+ day ago (687+ words) The federal government has unveiled plans to improve energy access in the education sector, with Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of Nigeria's economy, disclosing an initiative to power 50 tertiary institutions using off-grid solar solutions. Edun disclosed…...
Foreign Investment and the Environment: Where the "Halo" ends and the damage begins
2+ week, 3+ day ago (528+ words) Business News Nigeria - Foreign Investment and the Environment: Where the "Halo" ends and the damage begins Does foreign direct investment make countries cleaner or dirtier? It is one of the oldest questions in environmental economics, and decades of research have…...
Solar provides effective alternative to grid with rising energy cost - Jammal
2+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) Rabi Jammal, Group General Manager of JMG Limited Rabi Jammal, chief commercial officer, JMG, says solar provides an effective alternative to grid and other forms of electricity with the rising cost of fossil fuel on the back of ongoing US-Israel-Iran…...
Nigeria can lead Africa's EV revolution with right policies, investment - EMVC CEO
3+ week, 5+ day ago (994+ words) Nigeria has the potential to emerge as Africa's leader in electric vehicle (EV) production and adoption if the right policies and investments are put in place, Prince Mustapha Audu, Chief Executive Officer of Electric Motor Vehicle Company (EMVC), has said....
Women move into solar's frontlines as skills gap widens
3+ week, 4+ day ago (979+ words) On a training site in Lagos, a group of women gather beneath a rooftop, helmets on, waiting their turn to climb. It is a small scene, but one that captures a larger shift underway in Nigeria's energy sector, one that…...