LOW SULPHUR FUEL OILS (LSFOs): What Every Environmentalist, Team Responder Should Know.
It is estimated that the daily sulphur and nitrous oxide emission of the world’s 200 biggest ships is more than the entire global car fleet combined. These findings reinforced the high usage of sulphur fuel in vessels compared to other modes of transportation. Worried by this, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has implemented standards to reduce sulphur pollution from ships. These standards require a reduction in sulphur contents in fuel oils from a maximum of 3.50 to 0.50% (m/m) in other parts of the world, and to as…
Modern Oil Spill Modelling Tools: A Panacea to Slow and Ineffective Response in Nigeria.
Over the last couple of weeks, the media (print and electronic) has been awash with the grounding of the cargo ship MV Wakashio in the southeast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This cargo has released an estimated 1,000 tonnes of low sulphur fuel oil. The incident has drawn global condemnation because it took place near two environmentally protected marine ecosystem and the Blue Bay Marine Park Reserve, a wetland of international importance. Just like any other spill incident, such spill was never envisaged and as…
Took out time to go through the State of State Report 2020 by BudgIT Nigeria. The report covered the period 2014–2019 with a subtheme: Health Financing and Epidemic Preparedness at the Subnational Level.
I will summarise the key points to keep you informed so you can know the direction of Nasarawa state finances, and how we as citizens can continue to hold government accountable to deliver the dividends of democracy and the much-needed change. Apologies to my friends, my focus is on my state. …
ENDING GAS FLARING IN NIGERIA: OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
In 2019, I was walking through the city of Port-Harcourt, as I fixed my gaze at the horizon, I saw flames shooting from the top of vertical pipes and black soot all over the beautiful city. The atmosphere was saturated with emitted gases — carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and other pollutants. These gases result from gas flaring, a technique where oil producers burn associated gas that is a product of pumping oil from the ground, gas faring has adverse effect include contributing to climate change and poor air quality. Gas flaring…
Mohammed Engha Isah
Health, Safety and Environment | Oil Spill Response | Researcher
