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    All On Invests $1.5m in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling to Advance Battery Circularity in Nigeria

    All On Invests $1.5m in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling to Advance Battery Circularity in Nigeria

    Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Limited, a leading e-waste recycling company in Nigeria, has secured a strategic equity investment of US$1.5 million from All On, an impact investment company committed to accelerating access to clean energy in Nigeria.

    This milestone investment will enable Hinckley to establish state-of-the-art Lithium-ion Battery Recycling and Reuse as well as Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling facilities, the first of their kind in Nigeria. These facilities will address the growing global demand for solar batteries and the urgent need to manage electronic waste sustainably.

    The investment aligns with insights from the “Market Research on the Circular Economy of the Renewable Energy Sector in Nigeria”, a report sponsored by All On. The report highlighted the environmental and health risks posed by improper disposal of solar components such as lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries and emphasized the need for commercially driven recycling initiatives to support a circular economy.

    “As Nigeria’s clean energy sector expands, so does the volume of electronic waste,” said the CEO of All On, Caroline Eboumbou,. “Our investment in Hinckley is a direct response to the findings of our circular economy research and reflects our commitment to building a sustainable battery supply chain that supports local value creation, environmental stewardship, and inclusive growth.”

    The Investment Manager at All On, Oluseye Bassir, added: “Hinckley’s model addresses both the environmental hazards of e-waste and the economic opportunity in recycling. This investment will help ensure that mass adoption of renewable energy systems will not create serious pollution problems caused by poor disposal of batteries and other e-waste in Nigeria. This will help make the sector more sustainable.”

    Beyond environmental impact, the project is also expected to reduce the cost of solar products, generate employment, and foster ecosystem development in Nigeria’s clean energy and recycling sectors.

    The CEO at Hinckley Ewaste Recycling, Adrian Clews, added: “Through this investment, we aim to strengthen our commitment to both environmental care and livelihood enhancement—shifting informal e-waste collection into organised systems and building recycling facilities that comply with global standards. Our goal is to manage Nigeria’s growing and increasingly complex e-waste stream safely, responsibly, and sustainably.

    “At Hinckley, we recognise that enhancing e-waste recycling infrastructure could significantly reduce health and environmental risks and support the thousands of men and women who currently work in the waste collection sector.”

    All On Partnerships for Energy Access (All On), an independent impact investing company, was seeded by Shell to catalyze the growth of Nigeria’s off-grid energy market to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for low-income households and small businesses.

    All On provides debt and equity funding, as well as non-financial support, to Nigerian energy companies that align with its mission of closing Nigeria’s access-to-energy gap through renewable energy solutions.

    Hinckley E-waste Recycling Ltd. is a socially responsible recycler of e-waste in Nigeria. The company’s mission is to reduce environmental degradation caused by informal recycling of electronics and safeguard those affected by e-waste pollution.

    Hinckley was the first government approved e-waste recycler in Nigeria, permitted by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency of Nigeria (NESREA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and a member of the E-waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON) and the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR).

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    Nigeria Unveils World-class Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre

    Nigeria Unveils World-class Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre

    Michael Olugbode in Abuja

    The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that Nigeria’s first Centralised Passport Personalisation and Production Centre is now completed and ready to be deployed to end the challenges facing the nation’s passport issuance process.

    Speaking at the tour of facility at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, the minister described the acquisition of the facility as a landmark moment in the ongoing reform aimed at transforming the country’s passport issuance system and eliminating backlogs permanently.

    He said the project represents one of the boldest steps by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to modernise the NIS and align it with global best practices.

    According to him, unlike in the past when passports were personalised across 96 locations in Nigeria and the diaspora, the new centralised model consolidates production into a single hub for efficiency, quality assurance and uniformity.

    He noted that: “Nigeria is now in the league of countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, India and Bangladesh that run centralised passport personalisation centres,” stressing that: “This is a big win for the government and a major shift towards efficiency and reliability.”

    The new facility, built in partnership with IRISMAT Technologies Limited, deploys advanced machines capable of producing up to 1,000 passports per hour—a massive leap from the previous Iskra machines which only produced 250–300 passports per day.

    With this capacity, the NIS can now produce between 4,500 and 5,000 passports daily, enabling Nigerians to receive approved passports within 24 hours to one week.

    Tunji-Ojo said: “This centre puts an end to the era of backlogs and delays. When this administration came on board, we inherited over 204,000 pending applications. That chapter is now closed. Everything is automated and efficient, ensuring Nigerians get value for their money.”

    He highlighted other key reforms achieved under the current administration to include: Migration to a single passport series – eliminating the old dual “A and B” series system to strengthen document integrity; Diaspora coverage – ensuring all missions abroad now issue the enhanced B-series passport; Global authentication compliance, which means Nigeria has been fully integrated into the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)‘s Public Key Directory (PKD), boosting international acceptance of its travel documents.

    According to him, “These reforms ensure that no two Nigerians carry different passport types, enhance global trust in our documents, and position Nigeria as a serious player in global travel systems.”

    The minister credited the project’s success to strong collaboration between government, the NIS and IRISMAT Technologies Limited. 

    He emphasised that the facility was not funded directly from government coffers but through a strategic partnership designed to deliver value.

    He also expressed gratitude to President Tinubu, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, and all NIS officers who worked tirelessly to deliver what he called “a career and time-defining project”.

    Responding to concerns about how the project will impact citizens, the minister assured Nigerians that the centralisation will drastically reduce waiting time for new passports and changes of data.

    He said: “We promised two weeks, but we are working towards one week. With this centre, Nigerians no longer have to wait endlessly. What matters most is service efficiency and this project guarantees that.”

    He described the project as historic, noting that since the establishment of the Immigration Service in 1963, Nigeria had never built such a facility.

    “With this centre, Nigeria now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with advanced nations in the management of travel documents. It is a legacy project that will define the future of our passport system,” he said.

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