Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business
The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered ...
The Punch on MSN2d
Niger Delta: A region in desperate need of transformation
In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued by ...
The Street Journal5d
NNPCL discovers 77 new illegal refineries, pipelines in fresh crack down on oil theft
NNPCL has revealed the discovery of numerous illegal refineries and pipeline connections across the Niger Delta.
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Oil theft: NNPCL uncovers 77 illegal refineries, pipelines in one week
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it has uncovered a total of 77 illegal refineries and pipelines ...
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Through Our Effort, Oil Bunkery Has Reduced In N/Delta – NGO
ShareAs Search for Common Ground, an International Non-Governmental Organizations sets to wind up in the Niger Delta, it has ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper18d
Group Demands 40% Oil Bloc Licences For Niger-Deltans
A group, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have expressed strong objection to ...
Mongabay19d
Ogoni women restore mangroves and livelihoods in oil-rich Niger Delta
After decades of crude oil spills and the introduction of invasive plant species, thousands of hectares of mangroves in the Niger Delta are destroyed, impacting aquatic species and women’s ...
The Nation Newspaper19d
Niger Delta group demands 40% oil licences for indigenes
The Niger Delta Community Youth Association has demanded that 40 percent of oil licences be allocated to people from the oil-producing areas. The group made the demand through demonstrations ...
Zawya19d
Niger Delta youths demand 40% stake in new oil block licenses
Tension rises in the Niger Delta on Wednesday as youths from Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, and other oil-rich states demand a 40% allocation of oil bloc licenses to local investors. Organized under the ...
The Punch Newspapers19d
Oil spill fire devastates aquatic life in Rivers communities
A massive oil spill from a wellhead of Oil Mining Lease-15, a facility of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has ignited a fire affecting aquatic life in Buguma in the Asari-Toru ...
TheCable19d
PHOTOS: Niger Delta group stages protest, demands 40% oil licences for indigenes
A group known as the Niger Delta Community Youth Association says 40 percent of oil licences should be given to people from the oil producing areas. The group made their demand through ...
LAist19d
Sewage spill forces beach closures in Orange County
Coastal waters will be closed for swimming, diving and surfing from Laguna Beach’s Treasure Island beach to Aliso Viejo’s Table Rock because of a sewage spill, Orange County health officials ...