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Nigerian Scholar Wins U.S Oil Spill Grant
Nigerian scholar, Dr. Morufat Balogun, the leader of the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), has received a special grant to tackle oil spillage in the Niger Delta area of the country.
Hazardous Levels of Pollution in Ogoniland But Little Action So Far
An August 2011 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study has found hazardous levels of pollution in Ogoniland in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta, lending credence to claims by locals of environmental damage, health problems and lost livelihoods as a result...
Oil Detected Ashore At Juhu Beach As More Than 7 Tons Of Oil Per Day Leaks Into Sea From Mumbai Coast Oil Spill
A review meeting by the Directorate General of shipping as a part of the follow up action on the pollution response and abatement measures for oil pollution from the sunken ship M.V. Rak Carrier was carried out today i.e. on August 12th 2011 at 1600 hrs....
Latest Update on Mumbai Oil Spill Estimates 150 Tons of Leaked Oil
A review meeting by the Directorate General of shipping as a part of the follow up action on the pollution response and abatement measures for oil pollution from the sunken ship M.V. Rak Carrier was carried out today i.e. on 11th August 2011 at 1600 hrs. How...
Dispersant Being Used to Tackle Oil-Spill At Mumbai Coast
Dispersant has been used to neutralize the oil spill at Mumbai coast thought to be caused after merchant vessel MV Rak sank. Since Indian Coast Guard has been using dispersant to neutralize most of the oil patches to minimize the impact, only the left...
Nigerian Government Sends 20 Ex-militants to South Africa for Training
The Nigerian government has enrolled 20 Niger Delta ex-militants for commercial pilot training in the African Union Aviation Academy in South Africa, the Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, said on Saturday...
Shell Petroleum Development Company Starts New Gas, Oil Production in Niger Delta Region
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria has announced the commencement of oil and gas production at its Gbaran-Ubie project in the Niger Delta region of the country. The project is located in Rivers and Bayelsa states in south-eastern...
Gunmen Free Kidnapped Foreign Workers in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria
The Nigerian police have confirmed that four foreign workers abducted last week in Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria have been released by their abductors. According to a spokesperson of the Nigeria police in Port Harcourt in Rivers State on Monday,...
