Oil Spill
10 Dec
The Pro-Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has passed a resolution mandating its Committee on Public
4 Nov
The Senate Committee on Oil and Gas Host Community has raised an alarm on the devastating impact of oil spills in the Niger Delta region, calling for immediate action to address the environmental disaster. The committee observed that the Niger Delta, which accounts for approximately 90 per cent of Nigeria’s exports and 75 per cent…
9 Oct
The House of Representatives Joint Committee investigating the environmental consequences of crude oil transportation and oil spills, allegedly caused by Aiteo E&P and Oando Oil Limited (formerly Nigerian Agip Oil Company), has given their management seven days to appear before it.
8 Oct
The House of Representatives Joint Committees investigating the environmental consequences of crude oil transportation and oil spills allegedly caused by Aiteo E & P and Oando Oil Ltd (formerly Nigerian Agip Oil Company), has given the management of the two firms seven days to appear before it. The lawmakers who decried the impacts of the…
28 Aug
Residents of Rumuoduwere Community, in Elelenwo Clan, Obio-Akpor Local Council of Rivers State are fleeing their homes due to a fresh oil spill allegedly caused by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
14 May
Concerning the subject matter above, we will start by stating the facts and avoid any speculations. On June 15, 2023, an oil spill took place in Uzere Isoko, Delta State. After the spill, the oil company which took over after Shell...
25 Apr
Sir: In 2023, there was an oil spill in Uzere in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, and which spread into farmlands and fishing ponds of Uzere.
1 Feb
Adopting a motion under matters of national importance sponsored by Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei at the plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abass, the Lakers called on relevant authorities in the country to wade into the matter.
21 Jan
A fresh oil spill has occurred on a pipeline said to belong to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Ltd in Rivers State.
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