Dangote Cement Plc., Ibese Plant, has donated 25, 000 pieces of 100kg bags for management of agro-waste in communities across Nigeria as part of its social investment to restore the ecosystem.
The Ibese Plant Director, Mr Azad Nawabuddin, made this known in a statement on Sunday signed by Mr Francis Browne, Media and Communication Officer, Dangote Group.
Nawabuddin restated the plant’s commitment to providing a total of 100,000 pieces of the bag to positively engage and stimulate the communities and their youths to the use of agro-waste as alternative fuel in the year 2023.
“The company is irrevocable committed to the use of alternative fuel to eliminate carbon emission by discarding fossil fuel and the donation is part of our efforts to actualise the goal,” he said.
Receiving the bags, Chief Executive Officer, Niels Deck Nigeria Ltd., Mr Daniel Akpan said the donation would greatly improve waste management drive in the communities and create more employment.
Akpan said the development would also guarantee the sustainability of the livelihood of hundreds of people across the agro-waste management value chain.
He added that the company as an advocate of decarbonisation had been at the forefront of the implementation of global initiatives for sustainable environment in communities across Nigeria.
“The partnership with Ibese Plant for partial substitution of fossil fuel has not only improved agro-waste management across Nigeria but also helped to economically empower numerous youths engaged for sourcing, packing and bagging the wastes.
“The effort has also helped to reduce carbon footprint of the plant and is a demonstration of the company’s strong commitment to activities geared towards reduction of global warming in line with international best practices,” he said.
