Sabotage, operational factors cause of 51 leaks in N/Delta this year – SPDC report
June 15, 2021 Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far recorded 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta in 2021. According…
Oil industry losing investments to non-passage of PIB – Okowa
Delta Governor, Senator  Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday said Nigeria’s oil industry had lost substantial investments due to delay in the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Okowa stated this when…
Oil Spills and pollution in Niger Delta: Reasons and Remedies – Survey
By Razak Owolabi Data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) indicate that oil spills and pollution in the oil-bearing Niger Delta occur due to sabotage by…
NDDC’s 1.3trn spending in 4 years reveals many extra- budgetary expenses – Senate Report
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating financial recklessness in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday said the agency had spent N1.3 trillion within four years, with some of…
Reps C’ttee begins probe into factors inhibiting oil spill cleanup in Niger Delta
The House of Representatives (Reps) has commenced investigations to uncover factors preventing clean-up of oil spills in the Niger Delta region in the last five years. The investigation which started…
NDDC probe: Akpabio denies hijacking the forensic audit of NDDC as hearing resumes
The Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio has said refuted claims of him hijacking the forensic hearing of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Akpabio who is currently before the…
Christmas Homage: Buhari thanks Nigerians, declares 2019 very successful year for the nation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared 2019 as a very successful year for the nation, thanking Nigerians for believing in him and supporting his administration to take Nigeria to the…
No plan to relocate NGC out of Niger Delta region – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to relocate its subsidiary, Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) outside the Niger Delta region. The spokesman of the corporation, Mr…
UK Supreme Court to hear claims by Niger Delta peasants against Shell in England
There is hope for redemption for two Niger Delta communities as the Supreme Court in London will hear an appeal by peasants from the communities to pursue claims in England…
Gunmen abduct 5 oil workers in 7 days, fear returns in the creeks
Gunmen kidnapped three oil workers from Canada, Scotland and Nigeria at a rig in Nigeria’s Delta region on Saturday, officials said – the second abduction in the area in less…