COMPANY NAME: Greenbarge Media and Communications Limited (GMCL)
MAIN PRODUCT: Publishes Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper and hardcopy magazine.
WEBSITE: www.greenbreporters.com
REGISTERED OFFICE: 12B Dep Street, off Danube Crescent, Maitama District, Abuja, Nigeria
OPERATING OFFICE: Plot 343, Zone A9, Chibiri Extension, Kuje-Gwagwalada Road, Kuje Area Council, Abuja, FCT.
OFFICE OF LEGAL TEAM:
Suite C1, Lake City Plaza, beside African School of Economics, plot 1095, Oladipo Diya street, Gudu District, Abuja, FCT.
DATE BUSINESS STARTED:
May 23, 2013
DATE INCORPORATED: July 28, 2013
OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS: publishing, media and public relations consultancy, advertising, book/biography writing and publishing, research works, social and community development, general consultancy on environment, aviation, agriculture, education, etc.
CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION REGISTRATION NUMBER:
RC1130674
Federal Inland Revenue Service TIN: 18061279-0001
Bureau of Public Procurement ID Number: 38872427
NARRATION
Greenbarge Reporters is conceptualized on developmental journalism with emphasis on reforming the best way for human being across the globe to interact, based on understanding, friendliness and tolerance. It emerged as a force towards contributing to the struggles, by well-meaning peoples, against all form of societal social ills, including the most endemic ones, such as corruption, vulnerability to all kinds of insecurity, poverty amidst plenty and other negative socio-economic factors that have been responsible for the societal backwardness in all other sectors, such as availability of basic food, functional education, essential health facilities, constant power supply, job creation and so on.
The editorial board was for many years after we began the business, inundated with suggestions and requests from our numerous readers across the world for us to begin to focus on environmental and climate change issues. And so, members of the Board and management evaluated such avalanche of requests and suggestions, and concluded to begin to refocus on environment in particular and climate change in general, especially in line with our nomenclature: “Greenbarge.”
This is coming as strategic move to address the emerging discourse across Nigeria, Africa and the wider world, on climate change which is no longer a distant environmental issue. It is confirmed that climate change affects agriculture, security, health, migration, energy, transportation and the economy.
We therefore, wish to use the Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper platform to consistently report these realities and hoping to eventually become an important voice in public education and policy advocacy.
We are aware that climate change reporting has become more demanding in Nigeria because many communities are already experiencing its effects directly. There is a growing desertification in the Northern part of the country; flooding in states along the Niger and Benue rivers, erosion in southern communities. There is rising food prices caused by, among other environmental issues, irregular rainfall and heat-related health challenges. It is a clear point showing how environmental issues connect with everyday life.
By focusing on these matters, Greenbarge Reporters hopes to help readers understand that climate change is not merely a scientific debate but a social and economic reality.
The newspaper will contribute in several important ways as follows:
*Public Awareness and Education:
Many citizens still have limited understanding of climate change. Through investigative reports, interviews, documentaries and opinion articles, the newspaper hopes to simplify scientific concepts for ordinary readers. And it is aimed at helping communities to understand causes, consequences and possible solutions.
*Holding Authorities Accountable:
We are embarking on climate journalism as way of monitoring government promises on flooding control, environmental protection, renewable energy and ecological funding. Our commitment to investigative reporting is likely to expose poor implementation of environmental policies, illegal mining, deforestation and pollution.
Beyond reporting disasters, Greenbarge Reporters will highlight positive efforts by farmers, researchers, students, innovators and local communities on how they are adapting to climate challenges. Stories will be featured on tree planting, solar energy, waste recycling and sustainable farming to inspire action.
*Amplifying Voices of Vulnerable Communities:
Rural dwellers; fishermen, women and young people are often the most affected by environmental problems but receive the least media attention. The newspaper will give such groups a platform to share their experiences and demands.
*Encouraging Youth Participation:
Young Africans are increasingly active in climate advocacy. By featuring youth-led, and women-led initiatives, debates and environmental campaigns, the newspaper will help to build a generation more conscious about sustainability and environmental responsibility.
*Creating Specialized Journalism:
Climate journalism is becoming a respected and influential media niche globally. Consistent and credible reporting will go a long way to position Greenbarge Reporters as a leading authority on environmental and climate issues in Nigeria and Africa.
We acknowledge the fact that to succeed, Greenbarge Reporters newspaper would have to ensure accurate and fact-based reporting, engage in collaboration with scientists and environmental experts and bring about balanced coverage, free from sensationalism.
We therefore solicit partnerships with environmental organizations, academic institutions and international climate initiatives interested in supporting public awareness projects.
As a matter of fact, the Greenbarge Reporters’ shift toward climate change reporting reflects a forward-looking understanding of one of the defining issues of the 21st century. And we are determined to pursued it with professionalism and consistency for the purpose of educating the public, influencing policy discussions and contributing meaningfully to environmental protection and sustainable development in Nigeria and beyond.
COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
1. Yusuf Ozi-Usman, nipr, is the Editor-In-Chief. He had been, up to when he started the online medium, a newspaper journalist since 1981, having worked with, among others, Standard Group of Newspapers, Jos; New Nigerian Newspapers, Kaduna; Post Express and Thisday Newspapers, Lagos; Daily Trust Newspapers, and People’s Daily newspaper as well as National Accord, Abuja, etc. He rose from being a reporter, special, political and business and environment editor, news editor to being Deputy Editor. He is an Associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (nipr) and a pioneer member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).
2. Abdulrahman Salawu, Director, IT/Site Management. He holds BSc in Political Science from Prince Abubabar Audu University, Anyamba in Kogi State, and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from International Institute of Journalism (IIJ), Abuja; he did Communications & Media Studies.
3. Audu Charles Ojonugwa (Esq), Director, Legal Matters. He was called to Nigeria Bar in 2007 after obtaining Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
4. H N. Shuaibu (Mrs.), Director of Operations. She has B.Sc in Nursing from Lincoln University College, Malaysia (Nigeria campus). She did Nursing and Midwifery course at Katsina School of Nursing.
COMPANY MANAGEMENT:
1. Yusuf Ozi-Usman – Chief Executive Officer
2. Abdulrahman Salawu – ICT Director
3. H. N. Shuaibu (Mrs.) – Operations Manager
4. Barr. Charles Audu Ojonugwa, Director (Legal Services).
5. Abdulmaleek Adeiza – General Manager
6. Mr. Victor – Chief Accountant/Auditor
BUSINESSES, ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT/EXECUTED SO FAR:
1. Huawei/MTN – Partnership on readership subscription
2. United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) – media interactive on child malnutrition at Enugu, Calabar and Sokoto
3. UNDP – media interactive on election in Abuja, FCT
4. Debt Management Office (DMO) – interactive with online publishers in Ikeja, Lagos
5. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) – Advert placement
6. Presidency – State House – Advert placement
7. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) – Advert placement
8. Delta State Government – Advert placement
9. NAFDAC – Advert placement
10. Atiku Organization – Advert placement
11. All Progressives Congress (APC) – Advert placement
12. United Bank for Africa (UBA) – Advert Placement
13. Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) – Advert placement
14. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) – Advert placement
15. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) – Advert PlacementNewspapers
16. Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, partnership
17. National Emergency Management Agency, partnership, etc.
