NNPC to tackle environmental degradation

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has tasked its staff to imbibe self-consciousness and the spirit of preservation and friendliness toward the environment across the country as part of measures to prevent environmental poverty.

The corporation, under leadership of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke and the Group Managing Director, Andrew Yakubu, in commemoration of the World Environment Day, sensitised its staff on the importance of preserving the environment.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Manager, NNPC Lagos Zone office, James Adebola, said the corporation, on yearly basis, observes the World Environment Day in order to educate its members on the need to protect and save the environment.