Following opposition from stakeholders in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has rescinded its earlier plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme. This came as jubilation permeated the region. The Interim Administrator of PAP, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.), confirmed…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has committed one million dollars to provide relief materials to people impacted by the current flood disaster in the Niger Delta. A statement issued on Wednesday by SPDC’s Media Relations …
By Uthman Salami One of the leading international oil companies, Chevron Nigeria Limited has made a commitment of $112 million into the Partnership Initiative In the Niger Delta as part of its efforts in combating deep rooted socio-economic challenges within…
Troops of Operation Octopus Grip and those of Operation Delta Safe discovered and destroyed 40 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region in the last two weeks. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this in Abuja on Thursday…
The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/ FoEN) has unveiled a community manual on International Oil Companies (IOCs) Divestment in the Niger Delta to induce a better understanding of the processes that have left communities out. The…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has sought the support and intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in curbing oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. This request was made on Monday, May…
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have faulted the reasons advanced by International Oil Companies (IOCs) for divesting from onshore assets in preference to offshore fields. They said that the divestment move by IOCs was contrary to the transition advocacy to…
Agitations in Nigeria’s honey-pot region, the Niger-Delta, have been known to be belligerent over time, since oil exploration began to effect its impacts on the zone. The demands for amnesty in compensation for the degradation of the region’s habitat owing…
Oil and Gas expert, former Legal Adviser, Managing Counsel LegislativeDevelopment with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Barr. Madaki Ameh, has described as appalling the environmental practices of the company in its dealings with host communities in the Niger…
The Economic Sustenance Group (ESG), non- partisan advocacy, has urged stakeholders in the Niger-Delta and other oil producing communities to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the fight against crude oil thieves in the region. The group said available…
