Dangote Cement (Ibese Plant) has donated 25,000 pieces of 100kg bags for the management of agro-waste.
Azad Nawabuddin, Plant Director, while presenting the bags to Chief Executive Officer of Niels Deck Limited, Daniel Akpan, restated the company’s mission to provide 100,000 bags to empower communities and youths by stimulating use of agro-waste as alternative fuel in 2023
Nawabuddin explained that the company was irrevocable committed to the use of alternative fuel to eliminate carbon emission by discarding fossil fuel and the donation was part of the efforts.
While appreciating the management of Dangote Cement Plc for the gesture, the Chief Executive of Niels Deck Nig. Limited said: “There is no doubt that this will greatly improve our waste management drive in the communities, create more employment and guarantee the sustainability of the livelihood of hundreds of people across the agro-waste management value chain”.
As an advocate of decarbonisation, Niels Deck Nig. Limited has 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 DCP’s strong commitment to activities geared towards reduction of global warming in line with international best practices.