On the other hand, Champion Breweries Nigeria Plc led the losers’ chart with a drop of 10 per cent each to close at 81 kobo per share.
Red Star Express Plc followed with a loss of 9.20 per cent to close at N2.96 per share while Japaul Oil Plc dropped by 4.76 per cent to close at 20 kobo per share.
The United Kingdom has appointed Damilola Ogunbiyi of Nigeria as a co-chair of the UN Climate Change Conference’s (COP26) Energy Transition Council as the country kicked off Climate Week 2020 on Monday.
The COP26 President, Alok Sharma, will chair the council alongside Ogunbiyi, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All, according to a statement on Monday.
Sharma made the announcement on Monday while speaking at a special event, alongside political and industry leaders about the next decade of clean energy co-operation.
Prior to her appointment by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, in October 2019, Ogunbiyi held various leadership positions in organisations focused on expanding energy access in sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the statement, Sharma also announced that Ford and Facebook had joined the campaign to reach net-zero carbon emissions.
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