Tag: Oil pollution

Oil and Gas

Bayelsa community laments oil pollution, demands probe

An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa State, with residents of these communities demanding probe. The OML 29 asset is operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited, formerly Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited. The […]

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Oil pollution: FEC okays N1.4bn for remediation project

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved spending N1.4 billion to purchase cars for the Ogoniland, Rivers State, oil pollution remediation project. This information was disclosed by Environment Minister Mohammed Abdullahi to reporters in the House of Representatives following the FEC meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, which was presided over by […]