Managing Director of NNPC Foundation Limited, Emmanuella Arukwe, has disclosed that the foundation is driving social impacts and shaping narratives on energy and environment through its various projects.

Speaking at a two-day NNPC Foundation Symposium on Energy and Sustainable Environmental Communication at the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, she revealed that the foundation was incorporated in February 2023 as the social impact arm of NNPC and has since its inception been committed to interventions under its focus areas of access to energy, health, education, environment, and ensuring that the initiatives align with the United Nations global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and with the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles.

Represented by Eno Okon, she said: “Reinforcing our commitment to climate action, NNPC Foundation has provided 21 CNG powered buses for mass transportation to drive carbon emission reduction in addition to achieving cheaper transportation costs.”

She recalled that in the last two years, the foundation has undertaken various initiatives, including financial literacy training for over 800,000 corps members, out of which 531 passed the business start-up training and were officially presented with starter-packs on May 22, 2025.

In the area of education, she revealed that 40,000 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) textbooks have been distributed to public secondary schools in the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory of the country to boost STEM education.

On providing healthcare delivery to underserved communities, she added: “More than 3,400 beneficiaries have received free cancer screening; more than 6,000 people have had free eye diagnosis and treatment for cataract across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

“And we’re targeting 6,000 farmers to receive specialised training in modern farming techniques to boost food production in the country.” On the environment, Arukwe stated that in the northern parts of Nigeria where desertification and drought are prevalent, “we intend to plant one million trees, in phases, for a period of two-years, which will support the ecosystem’s survival.”