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Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Urges Oil Companies to Reduce Spills in Niger Delta Region
The Nigerian minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison- Madueke, has urged oil companies operating in Nigeria to employ international best practices in their exploration and production activities to ensure that cases of spills are reduced to the...
Nigeria Terminating Westgate Unique Alliance Ltd Niger Delta Ex-militant Training Contract
Nigeria has decided to terminate a contract it had with a South African firm that would have seen 87 former Niger-Delta militants trained in various life-enhancing skills necessary for their rehabilitation. How People Arrived Here: Westgate niger delta,...
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...
Former Nigerian Militants Sent to Israel Or the Philippines for Training
As part of its post amnesty program for former militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, the Nigerian government has sent 32 former militants to be trained in modern agriculture in Israel and fifty others to the Philippines for training in pipeline...
Over 26,000 Ex-Niger Delta Militants to Receive Housing Allowance
The Nigerian Presidency has finally given approval for the payment of housing allowance to the 26,358 registered ex-militants who have passed through the Non-violence Training Programme of the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme.
Shell Defends Sale of Nigeria Oil Blocs As Legal
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has defended its decision to divest itself of some of its equity in oil concessions in Nigeria’s contentious Niger Delta region.
258 Nigerian Militants Sent to Undergo Vocational Training in Four Countries
No fewer than 258 ex-militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta have been picked to undergo vocational training in four countries as part of the government’s amnesty program for the restive youths in the region.
