FUTA Lecturer Aims to Build First Commercial-Scale, Privately-Owned Biogas Company in Nigeria
FUTA Lecturer Who Wins Third Commonwealth Scholarship, Aims to Build Nigeria's First Commercial-Scale Biogas Company.
Chisom Ezeobi 
A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and Commonwealth Scholarship beneficiary, Dr. Milton Babajide Macaulay, has made plans to build the first Commercial-scale and Privately-owned Biogas company in Nigeria.
This was disclosed on the official Facebook page of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA.
Dr. Macaulay noted that the experience gotten in his academic journey and his latest achievement of winning the third Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a Master’s degree in Carbon Management online at the University of Edinburgh, UK, will equip him to establish the Biogas company in Nigeria. He said, "This new Master's will arm me with the technical skills to build the first Commercial-scale privately-owned Biogas company in Nigeria. The name is Rubbicon, extracted from two words "RUBBI-sh" "CON-version" and I already have an Angel investor to help finance it. A Biogas system helps to extract energy from organic waste and convert it to cooking gas, vehicular fuel or electricity. This is a renewable and sustainable form of energy and supports climate change adaptation.
However, I am only knowledgeable about the science of climate change but know nothing about the politics and economics of climate change. This is exactly what the Carbon Management course will give to me: Carbon credit, carbon finance and carbon business. This knowledge will help Rubbicon obtain Green Bonds from the World Bank in the future."
Dr Macaulay had earlier won the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship in 2012, which enabled him to obtain a Master's degree in Sustainable Environmental Management from the University of Greenwich, UK.
He was also awarded the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, in 2015, which also enabled him to pursue a PhD degree in Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology from the University of Manchester, UK.
Dr. Macaulay's vision to build a Biogas company aligns with Nigeria's energy needs and environmental goals. As he embarks on this new academic endeavour, he hopes to pave the way for a greener, more sustainable future in Nigeria by harnessing the power of biogas technology.
