By Adedapo Adesanya

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to promote deliberate investment in the gas sector to stabilise supply and sustain country’s economic growth.

According to the Managing Director of NLNG, Mr Philip Mshelbila, the recent challenges in the energy sector required coordinated efforts and strategic investment to sustain growth and achieve Nigeria’s energy goals.

“There is an urgent need for deliberate investment in the gas sector to stabilise supply, de-risk critical infrastructure, and unlock upstream investments.

“These efforts will be essential to sustaining momentum of growth, deepening value delivery, and exploring future opportunities,” he reportedly said while receiving the chief executive of the NNPC, Mr Bayo Ojulari, at the company’s plant on Bonny Island recently.

In a statement signed by the organisation’s Manager of Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Mrs Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, Mr Mshelbila said that increased funding in the sector would strengthen investor confidence, improve Nigeria’s competitiveness in global energy market, and position NLNG to deliver steady gas output.

He also underscored the importance of synergy among stakeholders in achieving national energy objectives, describing NNPC as a dependable shareholder committed to the growth and development of NLNG and the wider gas value chain.

In his remarks, Mr Ojulari expressed support for NLNG’s growth and long-term sustainability agenda, reaffirming the company’s strategic role in advancing energy transition, economic stability, and industrial development.

“NLNG remains a beacon of governance, performance, transparency, and sustainability in Nigeria’s energy sector,” he said, noting that the visit provided an opportunity to engage with the NLNG team, assess operational progress, and identify areas for improvement to enhance plant availability and boost national revenue.

He disclosed plans for a dynamic Gas Master Plan and potential hydrogen collaborations with NLNG, in line with Nigeria’s net-zero emission target.

The NNPC boss later toured key operational areas of the NLNG plant, including the main complex and the Train 7 construction site, which is expected to significantly increase the company’s production capacity.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

About 40 tons of plastic waste has been removed by Rite Foods Limited in Lagos through the award-winning Riteonthebeach project.

The campaign was carried out in partnership with Pop Beach Club, a renowned Lagos eco-resort, with support from the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The clearing of the Lagos environment of the waste items is a bold demonstration of the commitment of the market leader in the food and beverage sector in Nigeria to environmental stewardship and a cleaner, healthier society.

The campaign featured vibrant community activations at the Ikeja City Mall and distributed over 30,000 recovery bags to residents, empowering them to collect and recycle plastics. This large-scale mobilisation builds on the company’s consistent beach clean-up exercises, designed to curb plastic pollution and promote a thriving circular economy.

The Managing Director of Rite Foods, Mr Seleem Adegunwa, revealed that the company employees also played a hands-on role in the campaign by actively sorting and returning plastics, recovering 288kg of post-consumer PET bottles and saving the environment 293.76kg CO₂ equivalent emissions in July alone.

“This result reinforces our belief that collective and consistent actions yield lasting impact. Riteonthebeach is a lifestyle change that supports Lagos State’s vision for a sustainable, clean, and healthy environment,” Mr Adegunwa stated.

Echoing this, the Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Rite Foods, Mr Ekuma Eze, said the firm takes responsibility for its product life cycle—from use to proper recycling.

“Our Plastic Free July campaign showed that sustainable solutions to plastic waste are possible when communities, companies, and governments work together.

“Every bottle recovered is one less hazard to our waterways, biodiversity, and climate. Plastic is not the problem, improper disposal is and we are leading the charge for a sustainable solution through our Riteonthebeach initiative” Mr Eze noted, adding, “By keeping plastics out of our waters, we protect ecosystems and open doors for recycling innovations that transform waste into valuable products.”

The convener of Popbeach Club, Mr Akin Disu, said beyond clean-ups, the collaboration is creating jobs and educational opportunities, allowing shoreline communities to exchange collected waste plastics for recycling, while the proceeds from sale of plastic waste is deployed to back-to-school program for children in underserved communities.

By Aduragbemi Omiyale

About 247 companies have been removed from the database of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), a statement from the agency said on Friday.

The affected firms were yanked off by the commission’s records because they were not duly registered, the notice said.

The CAC described the registered certificate (RC) numbers ascribed to the companies, including Equity Concept, Honeywell Oil and Gas, JB Investment Limited, and the Nigerian-American Bank Limited, among others as illegal.

“The general public is hereby informed that the 247 names listed here below have not been duly registered as limited liability companies.

“The Registered Certificate (RC) numbers allegedly ascribed to them have not been assigned to anyone of them. Consequently, the names and the RC numbers have been removed from the Database.

“Members of the general public are enjoined to disregard any claim to their existence as legal persons or claims to rights and obligations founded on their existence as legal persons,” the notice stated.

Below are the affected organisations;