Gom Mirian
As Nigeria takes steps towards de-carbonisation of its transport sector, the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has announced a new partnership with US-based organisation, 3DATX Africa, on vehicular emission testing.
Dr Yakubu Baba, the Registrar, EHCON, who made the announcement, said the partnership with 3DATX Africa is aimed at improving air quality by carrying out accurate and efficient emission tests for vehicles across Nigeria.
Baba highlighted the importance of reducing air pollution in Nigeria and said it would also protect the health of the populace as well as mitigate the effect of climate change.
“This is a very important instrument and Nigeria is the first to start benefiting the whole of Africa. The beauty of the technology is after identifying the problem the company and council will also come up with a solution base to make all the Nigerian vehicles emission-free. This will enable the country to meet global standards for emission-free vehicles.
“We need to collaborate so that we can be able to face the issue of climate change squarely because we have seen the effect. We also want to make Nigeria benefit from the incentive that is within the UN framework,” he said.
Under the partnership, 3DATX Africa will provide EHCON with advanced sensor technology and software to measure and analyse vehicular emissions. This will enable the agency to identify vehicles that are not meeting emission standards and take appropriate action.
“Another segment of our agreement with the company is to develop the capacity of our practitioners which are over 40,000 across the country so that the state government will follow suit.
“The last segment of our relationship is where we can be able to create advocacy to Nigerians on the importance of ensuring that they make their vehicle available for assessment and inspection through this technology.”
Matthew Suleiman, General Manager, 3DATX Corporation, described the instrument as extremely advanced for monitoring exhaust emissions from vehicles. Adding that it can be used on the generator and has temperature adjustment that processes the gas.
