Tag:Bayelsa State

Pollution

Regulators, Bayelsa disagree on cause of Nembe oil spill

The regulatory agencies investigating the Nov. 5 oil spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 at Nembe in Bayelsa State on Thursday, December 23,...

Michael Simire - December 23, 2021

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Nembe spill: Investigation stalled as Aiteo allegedly bars Bayelsa Committee from JIV

Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) into the cause and volume of spill from the leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 suffered a setback following...

Michael Simire - December 19, 2021

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Nembe oil leak: Govt urged to declare spillage humanitarian disaster

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to commission an independent investigation to unravel the causes and consequences of the OML29 oil...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2021

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Bayelsa constitutes 11-man technical committee on Nembe oil spill

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, constituted a technical committee on the recent oil spill at the OML 29 which polluted...

Michael Simire - December 15, 2021

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Nembe oil spill: Gov. Diri frowns at Reps’ silence

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Monday, December 13, 2021, expressed surprise over the silence of the House of Representatives on the recent...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2021

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Aiteo intensifying clean up of Nembe oil spill

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is intensifying clean up from the Nembe oil spill after the leak was plugged. A statement by...

Michael Simire - December 10, 2021

Health

Five dead as Bayelsa confirms cholera outbreak

The Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Dr Pabara Igwele,...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2021

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