…Oborevwori, has ordered immediate medical intervention for communities affected by the oil spill along the Trans-Forcados pipeline, as the number of affected communities rises from an initial 86 to 216. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, Oborevwori gave the directive during an inspectio…

…to be recovered, while several others remained missing. Fyneface called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to conduct a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) to the site to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. He also urged companies whose facilities were allegedly vandalised to…

…on the river but have not yet been recovered,” he said. Dumnamene called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency to immediately conduct a Joint Investigation Visit to the site. He also urged the company whose facilities were allegedly vandalised to strengthen security around its pipelines to prevent a r…

…Unlimited, SEPNU, to pay N72.624 billion as compensation to communities over alleged oil spill incidents, holding that the National Assembly exceeded its constitutional powers. The court held that the directive amounted to an unconstitutional usurpation of the judicial powers exclusively vested in courts of competent j…

…cleaner air. The economic consequences are enormous. Analysis of data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Gas Flare Tracker shows that Nigeria lost an estimated $5.5 billion (about ₦8.7 trillion) worth of natural gas through routine gas flaring between 2021 and 2025. The estimate represen…

…adverse health effects. According to data from the Gas Flare Tracker of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, gas flaring increased steadily from about 228 billion standard cubic feet (Bscf) in 2015 to a decade-high 274 Bscf in 2019. It then fell sharply over the next three years, reaching a decade low…