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WHD: How Mojec’s Strides in Energy Sector Are Alleviating Climate Change
By Edozie Obasi-Eze
The United Nations (UN) set aside August 19 as World Humanitarian Day (WHD), a global holiday to honour individuals actively involved in humanitarian efforts and those who have lost their lives doing so.
The WHD acknowledges the contributions of those devoted to alleviating the challenges confronting the human race. The theme of this year’s celebration #TheHumanRace is deemed apt in several quarters because it touches on the goal of commemorating the global call for climate action.
It is common knowledge that temperature and weather patterns have shifted over time as a result of climate change. This worrisome situation is attributable to human activities, such as the use of fossil fuels, the production of oil and gas, and energy consumption patterns. These activities emit greenhouse gases, which trap the sun’s heat and raise temperatures.
Amidst this global challenge, MOJEC International Ltd., the leading indigenous meter manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa came up with the vision of providing power solutions distinguished by innovation and superior service delivery in order to mitigate the challenges of climate change. This is founded on the company’s drive to build a world of possibilities and improve society.
This worthy cause of championing clean energy for a sustainable environment is being driven at MOJEC through its sister company, Virtutis Solaris Limited. Interestingly, this happens to be one of the objectives of this year’s WHD celebrations.
On the foray into renewable energy, Group Managing Director, MOJEC International, Chantelle Abdul disclosed that “With this, the company aims to draw from the abundance of solar energy in Africa to power homes, offices, industries, cars, and, the nation, while preserving the environment.”
According to her, being strategic about this has seen the company set a target of providing uninterrupted power supply to Africans by availing them of renewable and smart energy solutions.
She said, “The objective is to offer clients smart home solutions, which include automation, energy measurement, and energy management.”
She explained that her company has a technology that enables customers to remotely switch appliances in their homes, on or off, in a bid to manage their energy consumption.
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“Virtutis Solaris intends to deploy solutions nationwide,” Abdul added. She also pointed out that, “We are involved in building embedded mini-grids for large commercial, industrial, and utility customers. Our company provides last-mile renewable energy for residential, industrial, and utility-scale clients as well as the supply and installation of energy storage equipment and other related services.”
Abdul asserted that the company has left no stone unturned in mitigating the problem of unreliable power supply in Nigeria and the continent by providing clean sustainable energy to end-users. It does this by harnessing the power of the sun and the grid thereby eliminating the dependency on diesel and generating sets – two major sources of greenhouse gases in Nigeria and Africa. Another area of great impact is the elimination of noise pollution, often associated with nonrenewable sources of energy, particularly power-generating machines.
Abdul also averred that, with the use of renewable natural resources, combined with efficient supply and use of fossil fuels with cleaner technologies, the company helps in reducing the environmental impact of the energy from other sources.
Another significant area of impact, “is in the 87 per cent variation in carbon dioxide emission, which causes deforestation and dangerous impacts on the human health and the environment, which resort to renewable energy mitigates,” the GMD pointed out.
The totality of MOJEC’s renewable energy strategy and business activities ensure a reduction in emission of greenhouse gases, in sync with this year’s celebration theme, #TheHumanRace.
At least 11 people, including six children, have died after a fire swept through a market and surrounding buildings in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region.
The deadly blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Monday in Paniai, Central Papua province, and quickly spread to several tightly packed shophouses and structures in the area.
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According to local police spokesman Henry J. Manurung, firefighters battled the inferno for more than three hours before eventually bringing it under control.
“During the inspection, officers found 11 victims who had died with burn injuries,” Manurung said in a statement.
He said five of the victims were adults, while the other six were children aged between two and nine years.
The fire destroyed at least 40 kiosks and houses despite the deployment of fire trucks and water cannons by emergency responders.
Manurung said the tightly packed arrangement of the houses and market stalls contributed to the rapid spread of the flames and made firefighting operations more difficult.
Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the deadly fire.
The incident adds to a series of deadly fires recorded in Indonesia in recent years.
In December, 22 people were killed when fire swept through a seven-storey office building in Central Jakarta. Police said an exploding drone battery on the ground floor was the likely cause.
In 2023, an explosion at a nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia also claimed at least 12 lives.
The latest tragedy has left the Paniai community mourning as authorities continue efforts to establish what triggered the devastating blaze.
United States President Donald Trump has sparked controversy after suggesting that New Mexico should be given a new name.
Trump made the proposal on Sunday in a social media post, saying several people had suggested changing the name of the southwestern US state.
He described the proposed alternative as “more prestigious and beautiful” for what he called an “incredible State,” adding that he loved the idea.
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The White House later reposted an image illustrating the proposed change, with the word “Mexico” in New Mexico’s name crossed out and replaced.
However, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham swiftly rejected the suggestion, insisting that the state’s name was not open for debate.
Speaking to Fox News, Lujan Grisham said the name had belonged to the state since before the United States existed.
She also accused Trump of seeking to distract Americans from pressing issues, including soaring gas prices.
The latest proposal is part of a broader pattern of name-change suggestions by Trump since returning to the White House.
Trump previously moved to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America shortly after beginning his second presidential term in 2025, a move rejected by Mexico.
Last week, he also suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz, although he later appeared to indicate that he was not being serious about the proposal.
Trump has additionally proposed changing the name of Lake Ontario, a move that has been rejected by Canada.
Some US media reports have suggested that the latest New Mexico name-change idea may have originated as an internet hoax before being amplified by the president.
Despite Trump’s suggestion, Governor Lujan Grisham has made clear that there is no debate over changing the state’s name.
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has left for vacation in Europe even as he ordered a probe into the emerging dispute over the kingship of Koka town in Obokun Local Government.
According to a government house statement on Sunday in Osogbo, the governor will also embark on medicals as part of the vacation and is headed to the United Kingdom among other destinations to be announced later.
“I am taking a short break to refresh and get further prepared to serve the good people of Osun state”, the governor stated while taking off at the Lagos airport.
He however directed the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to probe the circumstances surrounding the reported appointment of another king for Koka Ilase, leading to alleged two kings in the same town.
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The ministry was instructed to review the situation and enforce due process of the law in respect of the chieftaincy law and tradition.
“I read of another King appointed outside the one on the stool. The ministry is hereby directed to look into the dispute and issue a report to set the records straight.
“I however urge all stakeholders to remain peaceful as the ministry does the needful. Kingship is governed by extant laws and regulations and the government will stand by the law and tradition of our people”, the governor posited.
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