Kaduna CP orders DPO to raid black spots, tame criminals

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The acting Commissioner of Police, DCP Mamman B. Giwa has given marching orders to all Divisional Police Officers in the state, to go on the offensive towards ensuring a crime free state. This was contained in a statement by Police Public Relations Officer DSP Muhammad Jalige and made available to media in Kaduna.

The acting CP directed that all identified black spots across the 23 local government areas be adequately kept under 24 hours surveillance, while any suspicious character spotted be apprehended and investigated.

The acting CP at a meeting with DPOs and other senior police officers of the command on Monday, April 17, also warned that there will be zero tolerance for criminal activities across the state, before, during and after the upcoming Edil Fitr Sallah celebration.

DCP Mamman B. Giwa used the medium to assure all law abiding citizens in the state to go about their lawful businesses, as a heavy deployment of Police personnel has been made.

Summit: Germany, Nigeria promote low-carbon hydrogen energy for growth

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nigeria and the GermanNigerian Hydrogen Office have geared up efforts on promoting low-carbon hydrogen for economic growth and industrialisation.

The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Annett Gunther, said this at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2023).in Abuja.

The two offices hosted a dialogue titled “Low-Carbon Hydrogen: A Key Piece for a Just Transition”.

The offices are financed by the Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

According to Gunther, the process is clearly moving from oil to gas, and from gas to hydrogen and other green and renewable energy sources.

Gunther said the Nigerian International “Petroleum Summit” was re-branded as “Energy Summit”, thus reflecting a crucial change in its outlook and in the increased attention it gave to nontraditional sources of energy.

In his remarks, the Country Director, GIZ Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr Markus Wagner, said that, “the nascent lowcarbon hydrogen economy and its associated industries held the promise of economic growth and industrialisation.

He emphasised its added-value creation, decent job generation, infrastructure development, and an increased access to secure affordable low-carbon energy.

“Yet, these socioeconomic benefits can only be reaped if we focus on long-term development instead of immediate returns. If we focus on how to make the Energy Transition a Just Transition,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, in his keynote address, said Nigeria was keen on exploring the possibilities that the nascent hydrogen economy could create for its energy sector.

Aduda emphasised how lowcarbon hydrogen fitted into the theme of 2023 edition of the NIES (Global Perspectives for a Sustainable Energy Future), which was motivated by the foreseen changes in the fossil fuel segment as the world pursued the energy transition agenda.

Also speaking, the DirectorGeneral of the National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru, expressed gratitude on the existing cooperation between Germany and Nigeria.

He expressed anticipation for further cooperation in the implementation of Nigeria’s