Our People Facing Death Sentence Over NPDC Pollution Delta Community
The pollution is believed to have occurred from the operations of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), which operates OML 40 on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest joint venture.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 16, 2021
Members of the Polobubo community also known as Tsekelewu in the Warri-North Local Government Area of Delta state have raised the alarm over crude oil spill polluting homes, farmlands, and rivers.
According to them, the pollution is a health hazard to inhabitants.
The pollution is believed to have occurred from the operations of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), which operates OML 40 on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest joint venture.
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Inside Nigeria’s multibillion-dollar abandoned oil, gas projects
Published 8 February 2021
Before COVID-19 triggered a collapse in crude oil prices and demand last year, several big-ticket oil and gas projects in Nigeria had been hanging in the balance. In this report, ’FEMI ASU examines the impact of project delays and/or cancellations in the nation’s oil industry as well as the economy
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NDDC: Odeli demands Akpabio’s sack
On Says Itsekiri oil producing coastal communities will take drastic action immediately
Foremost Itsekiri Community leader in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Prince David Odeli,,has called on President Muhammadu Buhari,,to immediately sack Godswill Obot Akpabio as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,,accusing the ex – Akwa – Ibom State Governor of orchestrating ethno – political corruption in NDDC under the guise of overseeing the purported forensic audit of the commission.
who addressed select – newsmen in Warri, Delta State yesterday noted that the Minister and his cohorts, surreptitiously ensured that the Niger Delta Development Commission,,NDDC was removed from the supervision of the Presidency and placed under the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, to enable him run the commission like a personal estate and ward off the prying eyes of agencies saddled with the responsibility of ensuring accounta
Itsekiri group warns against ceding Warri North LG chairmanship to Egbema Ijaw
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By Gab Ejuwa
The United Kingdom-based Itsekiri Congress UK, ICUK, has warned against any pact that would lead to the permanent ceding of chairmanship of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State to Egbema Ijaw.
In a statement by Dede Ukuti, President and Mr Sheyi Mackson Ejejigbe, Public Relations Officer, the group condemned the alleged proposal that the Itsekiri should, out of political exigency, cede the chairmanship of the council to Egbema Ijaw, which would in turn support their aspiration for the Senate seat.
According to the group, “Giving away the chairmanship of Warri North is short-sightedness in negotiation, which should not be carried forward.’’