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10 SECURITY TIPS TO HELP PROTECT YOUR LIFE AND PROPERTY

Nigeria has been faced with series of increasing security issues over the past decade. More predominantly, since the inception of Boko Haram in 2002 several threats to national security including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, robberies, clashes between herders and farmers, etc. have emerged and equally become menaces to our society.

Notwithstanding the nation’s investments and efforts to curb these emerging security challenges, it is also important for individuals to adopt and apply practical personal safety and security measures. Listed below, are a few tips to help protect lives and properties:

  1. Always use your security locks when inside your homes, cars, offices/business places as this may proof useful in preventing intruders from unauthorized access;
  2. Avoid taking the same routes consistently If you work-out, go to work or take children to school especially where there are alternate routesl;
  3. Always inform trustworthy relatives/friends about your whereabouts. Ensure to share useful information such as the name(s) and phone number(s) of the person you are meeting with, in case of any eventuality;
  4. Do not accept and/or give rides to strangers as you may be vulnerable to attacks from individuals with malicious intentions;
  5. Always conduct thorough background checks on prospective domestic staff such as gatemen/resident security, drivers, cooks, gardeners, nannies, cleaners etc. before employing them;
  6. There is security in numbers! Should you engage in work outs, jogging, walking, running etc., always ensure you do so in concert with others.
  7. Be mindful of the information shared during interactions in public including telephone calls made or received in public as you may unintentionally pass vital information to criminals.
  8. Avoid using Automatic Teller Machines (“ATMs”) at night as this reduces the likelihood of robbery attacks however, where you must, ensure to use ATMs that are located within premises with ample lighting.
  9. Install alarm system in your homes, offices and cars in order to fend off burglars from breaking into your homes, offices and cars.
  10. Ensure you keep updated contacts of security agencies and personnel within your environs in case of an emergency.
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All You Need to Know About the COVID-19 AstraZeneca Vaccine

As of December 2020, there are over 200 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 being developed. Of these, at least 52 candidate vaccines are in human trials.

COVID-19 Vaccines

The best COVID-19 vaccine is the first one that is available to you. Do not wait for a specific brand. All currently authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines are safe, are effective, and reduce your risk of severe illness.

The AstraZeneca Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca is a vaccine used to protect people aged 18 years and older.

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca stimulates the body’s natural defences (immune system). It causes the body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the virus. 

This will help to protect you against COVID-19 in the future. None of the ingredients in this vaccine can cause COVID-19.

How Efficacious is the Vaccine?

The EU medicines agency (EMA), EMA has thoroughly assessed the data on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine and has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for people aged 18 and above. The AZD1222 vaccine against COVID-19 has an efficacy of 63.09% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Longer dose intervals within the 8 to 12 weeks range are associated with greater vaccine efficacy.

Does the Vaccine Prevent Infection & Transmission?

There is no substantive data available related to impact of ADZ1222 on transmission or viral shedding. In the meantime, we must maintain and strengthen public health measures that work, namely, masking, physical distancing handwashing, respiratory and cough hygiene, avoiding crowds and ensuring good ventilation. As of 19 April 2021, the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective at protecting people from the extremely serious risks of COVID-19, including death, hospitalization and severe disease (WHO, 2021).

Concerns about the AstraZeneca Vaccine

The EU medicines agency (EMA) has said clotting should be listed as a rare vaccine side effect. After a study looking at 86 such cases in the EU, the EMA concluded the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risk and that there was no definite causal link.

Warning and Precautions

Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before you get vaccinated if:

  • You have ever had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) after any other vaccine injection.
  • You currently have a severe infection with a high temperature (over 38°C).

However, a mild fever or infection, like a cold, are not reasons to delay vaccination.

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BOOK LAUNCH

Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria felicitated with a public presentation and formal launch of seven (7) books authored by Halima M. Usman who is also a GACN Stakeholder and key influencer of AKK Forum held in kano.

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GACN-NURTW-NARTO-MAN GAS SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES MEETING

Consistent with the  FGN’s  focus  towards ensuring that gas  significantly contributes to industrialization of the Nation, the Honourable Minster of State for Petroleum Resources, His Excellency, Chief Timipre Sylva, declared 2020-2030  as the Decade of Gas. The above declaration is part of the  deliberate efforts to ensure  Nigeria optimizes its vast Gas resource to stimulate economic development. GACN  has identified Kano State as a regional Gas hub and accordingly, has chosen the state as the host for the upcoming 2021 Stakeholders Forum (AKK Forum), with the Theme “Optimizing the economic development capacity of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project.It is in this regard that GACN  organised a gas sector opportunities meeting with the transporters and manufacturers/Industrialists  in kano state on Thursday, 1st July 2021which culminated in an engagment session with members of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) & National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and another session with Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) wherein  Gas Sector participants/stakeholders discussed the prospects of converting from alternate fuels to natural gas as an
industrial fuel or  transportation fuel.

 

As part of the discussion,the managing director and Chief Executive Officer of GACN, Mr Olalekan Ogunleye, assured the investors that GACN has come up with a flexible scheme for conversion of vehicles and industries which is a bonus to the vehicle owners because there will be a potential 30% decrease in overall operational cost. He notified them of numerous companies that deal with conversion, like Borkir, the Dangote subsidiary who have converted over 5,000 vehicles and intent to make it on
commercial scale, while Greenville have a plan to convert 1,000 vehicles in the
immediate term. Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye also explained further by assuring them that
Gas is cleaner and more efficient than any alternative fuel. The Executive Chairman of AKK Pipeline Project Delivery & Industrialization Committee, Kano State, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji informed the participants that the kano state government has provided 1,000 hectares of land for a new industrial city in Tamburawa, Kano which is designated to be the 5th industrial estate in kano.

In conclusion, the stakeholders appreciated and expressed their support for GACN and the AKK forum.

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MEDIA CONTENTS ON POST NIPS CONFERENCE

The Nigerian International Petroleum Summit hosted a conference from 5th June,2021 through 10th June, 2021 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme of the conference was from “Crisis to opportunities-new approaches to the future of hydrocarbon” and it was very elaborate and successful. Dignitaries from all over the world attended and participated in sessions on diverse topics on Gas, these topics were discussed, elaborated and dissected on the emerging opportunities on gas and how this can be leverage to accelerate these opportunities. Solutions were proffered by taking note of the impending challenges within the sector.

“GACN has become a one- stop-shop for Gas commercialization and value expansion in the domestic Gas sector.” 

GACN shared a booth with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where its corporate information and fliers were show cased and an interesting lecture about the role GACN play in the domestic markets was given by Mr Donald Iloba. He also Enlightened the public on the July AKK Forum on the 29th July,2021 at kano, including the benefits of this important economic development initiative.

The CEO of GACN Mr Olalekan Ogunleye actively took part as a panellist at the conference. He explained the current role and achievements of GACN while concluding that indeed, GACN has become a one- stop-shop for Gas commercialization and value expansion in the domestic Gas sector.

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COURTESY CALL TO MEDIA TRUST ON THURSDAY, 3RD JUNE 2021

Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to Media trust on Thursday at their head office at Utako. The team was received by Media Trust’s CEO, Mallam Mamman Nura Daura, and Ahmad Shekarau, General Manager of Business and Strategy. The meeting aimed to solicit support and collaboration from Media Trust in publicizing the AKK Forum. GACN in its quest for corporate visibility appealed to Media Trust to massively advertise the event as it is structured to deliver optimum media publicity to ensure the success of this strategic gas sector value expansion. The meeting was a success as both parties immediately came to terms and assured each other of full collaboration and partnership.  The CEO of GACN, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, expressed his delight at the opportunity given to GACN by Media Trust in partnering with them to enhance their business objectives by leveraging on the AKK forum to make GACN soar to excellence in the Gas sector. Mallam Mamman Daura opined that Media Trust is honored to be part of this industrial achievement that will promote and ease commercial activities for the targeted population in creating more job opportunities in the AKK states and its neighbors.

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AUTOGAS

Automotive LPG or Autogas is the most accessible alternative fuel. Driving an LPG vehicle is safe, easy and, in many countries, considerably cheaper than driving a petrol or diesel model. LPG also emits less CO2 (Carbon-dioxide) and fewer other emissions such as NOx (Nitrogen Oxide).

Autogas first came into light in the mid 1930’s, LPG had been discovered in Germany only a few years earlier as a condensate when compressing refinery off-gas to extract gasoil. It was being sold in cylinders as propane and butane or as a less refined mixture of both components. At the same time countries with a low supply of oil like England and Germany began experimenting with alternative fuels in search of alternatives to fuel their growing car fleets. Ultimately striving for self-reliance, no option was to be left untested. Among others, experiments were conducted with natural gas (methane) and LPG and it was discovered that vehicles running on LPG where more efficient than as it combines low cost and emissions with compared to traditional fuels.

There are four types of Autogas conversion systems:

  1. Converter-and-mixer systems
  2. Vapour phase injection (VPI)
  3. Liquid phase injection (LPI)
  4. Liquid phase direct injection (LPDI)

 

Global Adoption of Autogas   

Autogas is the most widely used alternative to conventional automotive fuels. Its acceptance and use have been growing quickly in some countries (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South-Korean, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US), with Nigeria being the foremost African country, thanks to government policies to encourage the use of alternative fuels on account of its inherent environmental, practical and cost advantages over other such fuels.

Autogas in Nigeria

In Year 2020, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari declared it as the Year of Gas, and programmes are being implemented towards achieving this, such as;

The National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), which would help accelerate vehicle conversion and deployment of required infrastructure for the Autogas initiative and the LPG Penetration Framework are programmes, designed to reduce the national energy consumption of petrol and diesel by achieving a 40% switch from convention fuel to LPG in 10 years. The programme will also promote the wider use of LPG as Autogas, in households, power generation and industrial applications towards the attainment of five million metric tonnes domestic utilisation and creation of an estimated 500,000 job opportunities nationwide in five years. This is a step towards the Governments efforts in providing an alternative source of energy which is cheaper, cleaner and available in terms of production and supply.

Ongoing Initiatives

In an effort to promote the use of Autogas, the Government has created several projects and initiatives some of which are;

  • The setting up of Autogas and Natural Gas Vehicles Committee (ANGV) with an aim to promote the adoption of autogas as an alternative to power vehicles in Nigeria.

The ANGV is a sub-committee of the NGEP (launched by the Ministry of State for Petroleum Resources in January 2020) and their task is to promote LPG and CNG usage to power passenger cars and city buses thereby creating alternative fuel choices for Nigerians.

  • N250 billion financial facility recently earmarked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund the Autogas programme.
  • The AKK pipeline project

Nigeria’s largest city plans to convert 25% of vehicle fleet to Autogas in four years. The Lagos State Government has outlined plans for the conversion of one million vehicles, representing 25% of the four million vehicles in the state, to Autogas over a four-year period. The initiative is in line with the federal government’s commitment to emission reductions through the National Gas Expansion Plan. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Lagos State, Olatere Odusote, disclosed this at a workshop, titled “Stimulating Lagos State Socio-economic Growth through LPG Adoption.” The workshop was organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources with the support of the Office of the Vice President, the National LPG Expansion Plan and the German International Development Agency (GIZ). “Nigeria can showcase Lagos as its flagship economy in addition to other pilot states. The Commissioner also explained that the plan will also involve the deployment of Autogas conversion centres in partnership with OEMs and the rolling out of fuelling dispensers across the five divisions of Lagos State.

  • The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has listed at least 100 filling stations throughout the country that will be used in the federal government’s Autogas pilot scheme rollout. According to the President of PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry, the initiative would be replicated within the five divisional zones of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). For this, the association has signed a collaboration agreement with THLD International Logistics Limited on the use of retail outlets belonging to PETROAN as vehicle conversion centres. The retailers will provide the outlets while the partnering company will be responsible for the training and provision of the technical infrastructure for the conversion centres. “This project is huge,” said Gillis-Harry. “With this partnership with THLD Group, motorists can be sure of simply driving into any of our outlets and getting their vehicle conversions done with ease.”
  • BannerGas recently completed construction of an Autogas filling plants for NNPC to flag off the federal government’s Autogas policy. With the success of the launch, BannerGas is furthering its collaboration with NNPC for a vehicle conversion to use Autogas.
  • The role of BannerGas is to support the Federal Government of Nigeria in achieving its objective of ensuring smooth and quick transition to Autogas use by a critical mass of road users, by the expansion of its franchise network of LPG filling station network, as the faster deployment option to achieve improved accessibility and market penetration. The initiative, which is being conducted in phases, is currently taking place in Abuja, where technicians are being taught in batches to acquire special skills on Autogas conversion. However, the plan is to expand the project to other states of the federation, where the company has ongoing plans to set up more Autogas conversion centres.
  • THLD International Logistic Limited, is entering Africa’s largest commercial nerve centre to enable Nigerians use LPG as a viable replacement of expensive petrol and diesel. The company has a top of the class factory under construction on over 21 plots of land in Otta Ogun state, where LPG trailers, bobtail, skid tank, cylinders, Autogas tanks and storage tanks will be built. This will be the first plant of its kind in all Africa, and will create job opportunities for Nigerians and encourage made in Nigeria goods.

 

References

  • https://auto-gas.net
  • https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-announces-40-switch-to-lpg-in-10-yrs/
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Courtesy call to the Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i

On Wednesday, the 26th of May 2021, the GACN team which comprises of the Managing Director, Mr. Olaleken Ogunleye, Yetunde Odejobi, the manager operations, Ruqaiyah Saidu Abubakar, the Public affairs advisor, Hadiza Garbati and Fadimatu Dalil who are AKK forum external committee members visited the governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasiru el-Rufa’i.

Mr. Ogunleye made a very comprehensive and grand presentation to the governor who was impressed by the legacy of the company and its achievements while the governor reiterated that his administration will remain steadfast in its support of GACN and their AKK forum objectives.

Mr Jimi Lawal, the senior adviser and counsellor to the Kaduna state government also made his input by suggesting GACN should incorporate all the economic collaborations in the Kaduna state that need Gas as an energy and also suggested GACN to make a presentation in the Kaduna state next economic council meeting with other members who were not present. Mallam el-Rufa’I Pledged to be part of the great economic benefits the AKK forum has proposed and put forward to attainment of this economic development in his state.

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Courtesy Call to the Governor of Kano State, His Excellency Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

The AKK Forum which will be hosted by GACN on 28th and 29th of July, 2021 has taken a step ahead by paying the governor of kano state a visit on Tuesday, 25th May 2021 at his office in kano state.

The GACN team led by the managing director, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye reassured the governor and the people of kano state of their allegiance of providing and making sure that Gas as an energy will be used to revive and boost their economic and business activities while the director general, media and public relations government house kano, Ameen K. Yassar gave his statement that Dr Ganduje has expressed his confidence in the ability of the federal government to complete and commission the Ajaokuta, kaduna and Kano (AKK) Gas pipeline project, believing that the project will create huge economic impact in the state which he said will revive the dead industries and create more jobs by sustained gas supply to kano and its environs.

This project once taken off will enhance and track fast economic development on the industries at Bompai, Sharada, Challawa 1 and 2, Tokarawa and Tamburawa, and markets states in Northern Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger republic. The governor restated that his administration had set up a local committee to coordinate with stakeholders on hitch-free implementation of the project.

Related links

AKK Gas Project will change the face of Kano, says Ganduje

AKK gas project will revive ailing industries, create jobs in Kano – Ganduje

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Courtesy Call to the Emir of Kano Mai Martaba, His Royal Highness Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero

The CEO of GACN Mr Olalekan Ogunleye and his team paid a courtesy call to the Emir of Kano on Tuesday, 25th May 2021 at his palace in kano state and were received by the private secretary to his highness Mallam Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru. His highness assured us of his commitment and support on behalf of his people for GACN in regards to AKK forum which will be hosted in kano in July this year. He called on and entreated GACN to do everything possible to support the business community in kano and the economic development initiatives of the kano state government bearing in mind that kano is a commercial hub in the North and strategic point for industrialization. We were awed by the exquisite display of cultural regalia and exaltation by the palace entourage who welcomed us the royal way.

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