Nigerian President Approves Speeding Up of Ogoniland Clean-up

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of implementing the United Nations Environmental Programme's report on the environmental restoration of Ogoniland. According to the report, continued contamination of the water and soil in Ogoniland poses a serious threat to human health.

Shell oil spill at Goi, Ogoni Land, Niger Delta (file photo).

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