Environmentalists task FG on duplication of oil spill agencies
Nigeria January 19, 2013
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to streamline its agencies tackling oil spills in order to conserve resources and avoid duplication of functions. Mr Nnimmo Bassey, the Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, a non-governmental organisation that deals with environmental conservation, made the call... Read more
Members of Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom, host to Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), an ExxonMobil subsidiary have turned down relief materials from the oil firm meant to cushion the effects of the recent oil spill that ravaged the area. The November 9 oil spill which reportedly discharged several thousands... Read more
Ibeno community reports fresh oil spill from Qua Iboe oil fields in Awka Ibom
Nigeria January 19, 2013
Members of Ibeno community, hosts to Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) said that a fresh oil spill had occurred at the Qua Iboe oil fields. Chief Ukott Esenem, the Village Head of Atia in Ibeno Local Government Area, said that the community noticed fresh oil deposits on the coastline. “We... Read more
Mobil stays action on clean up of Atlantic coastline contaminated by multiple spills from its operations.
Nigeria January 19, 2013
Cleanup of the Atlantic Shoreline in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, contaminated by an oil spill on Dec. 19, within Qua Iboe oil fields is yet to begin three weeks after the spill was reported. Residents of Ibeno coastal settlement which host the Qua Iboe fields said that the marine... Read more