From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, has expanded its research portfolio into Green Energy.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu said the University is carefully aligning itself with the focus and mandates of its project sponsors, the NNPC Ltd, energy for today, energy for tomorrow.
He made this known in his welcome address at the research commencement workshop held in the Senate Chamber of the University at Lapai in Niger state.
Professor Adamu stressed that, although crude oil was gradually phasing out, it is still the energy for today and cannot be wished away, hence IBB University is committed to researching into finding more hydrocarbon habitats in Nigeria’s sedimentary basins.
The Vice Chancellor said, Nigeria and indeed the world is in an era of energy transition and that tomorrow’s economy will be driven by green energies, made up mainly of the renewable and alternative climate friendly energy sources.
Also speaking, the NNPC Limited Chair Professor at the Institution, Professor Nuhu George Obaje, who is also heading the Green Energy research project said that the world was in an era of energy transition as a measure to drastically reduce net carbon emission to create wealth and mitigate negative climate change impacts.
According to Professor Obaje, preliminary surveys by his team indicate significant quantities of green transition minerals in the geological terrains of Niger, Nasarawa and Kebbi States.
In a goodwill message, the Registrar, Alhaji Idris Saleh Kusherki said it is expected that government agencies, but for now IBB University is kick starting this project through funds provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited funds from the endowed Professorial Chair in Basinal Studies at the University.
