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OBJ and Clark: Smell the coffee! (1)

I have followed with keen interest the debate between Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clark as regards who owns the oil. Is it Nigeria...

Niger Delta reforms: Achievements and prospects

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria comprises nine states - Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. No fewer than 31...

Is oil discovery a curse to Nigerian host communities?

With a maximum crude oil production capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day, Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and the 13th largest oil-producing...

Spill: Group clamours replacement of outdated pipelines, closure of abandoned wells

Oil firms operating in Nigeria’s oil rich but restive Niger Delta region have been called upon to change all the oil pipeline infrastructure that...

Richard Steiner: Why Nembe must catalyse new paradigm of oil responsibility in Nigeria

The recent catastrophic oil and gas blowout at Nembe, Bayelsa State, again tragically highlights the continuing failures of oil management in Nigeria. The Nembe blowout...

Women clamour feminist economy to restore Niger Delta ecosystem

“Without women, without collective effort we cannot really restore the Niger Delta environment.” This assertion was made by Chief Emem Okon, the Executive Director of...

National Park service to establish parks in Niger Delta

The National Park Service (NPS) has pledged its commitment to establish more parks in the Niger Delta region and preserve the available forests across...

Nembe oil spill substantially contained – Aiteo

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO) has said that the oil spill at its Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 Wellhead at Nembe in Bayelsa...

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Tpl. Catherine Kehinde George: A trailblazer in town planning education

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you die and rotten, either write things worth reading or...
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Kaduna earmarks 22,435 hectares of degraded land for restoration

The Kaduna State Government says efforts are being made to restore a total of 22,435 hectares of degraded land in...

Lokpobiri to Wabote: I stand by my words

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has reiterated that he stands by his statement...

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Tpl. Catherine Kehinde George: A trailblazer in town planning education

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as...

Kaduna earmarks 22,435 hectares of degraded land for restoration

The Kaduna State Government says efforts are being made to...
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