The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to build modular refineries in oil-producing areas of the Niger Delta. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, made the commitment as part of efforts to woo businessmen at the offshore technology conference holding in Houston, United States. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had on March […]
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The shocking news that all previous claims by Shell that they did nothing wrong with the highly contentious OPL 245 oil bloc deals were false hit Nigerians yesterday. Global Witness noted that in a statement to the New York Times, Shell’s Vice President for Global Media Relations, agreed that, “Over time, it became clear to […]
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On the 30th of March 2017, hundreds of climate activists as well as concerned and affected Nigerians joined ongoing actions around the world aimed at pressing home the need to address our dependence on fossil fuels which poisons our planet and threatens to eliminate all of us. This problem is even more pungent in Nigeria […]
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The news report over the weekend indicates that the Federal Government has “directed” oil companies operating in Nigeria to relocate their headquarters to the Niger Delta where their main exploration and production activities take place. This directive was ascribed to Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, while speaking at a town hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom […]
Continue ReadingActing President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has directed the International Oil Companies operating in the Niger-Delta region to relocate their headquarters to their States of operation to mitigate tension in host communities. Osinbajo, gave the directive at a Town Hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Thursday during continuation visit to the region to […]
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Again, more studies are linking crude oil products to cancer. A study suggests that with the rising cases of oil spills, pipeline destruction and gas production in the Niger Delta and over dependence on petroleum products, Nigerians are in for a massive health catastrophe. A new study published in a journal, PLOS ONE, found that […]
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Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development, has said the introduction of modular refineries is the only way to ensure that the Niger Delta region is peaceful. A modular refinery is an easy-to-maintain/erect processing plant that is constructed entirely on skid mounted structures. It processes 2,000 to 15000 BPD of crude and can […]
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Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the target of the federal government is to end militancy in the Niger Delta region by middle of 2017. Going by the fact that the first month of the is ending on Tuesday, the government has just five months to achieve its target. He said Nigeria […]
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A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell heard in the UK could rob them of justice and allow UK multinationals to commit abuses overseas with impunity, Amnesty International said today. The High Court ruled today that Royal Dutch Shell cannot be […]
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A British court has ruled against two Niger Delta communities in an oil spill suit filed against Shell by Bille and Ogale communities in Delta state. The ruling dealt a setback to attempts to hold multinationals liable at home for subsidiaries’ activities. If the High Court had ruled in favour of the two groups, other […]
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