Oil Giant Shell's Fresh Bid for Ogoni Oilfield Stirs Tension
In 2008 and 2009, two incidents of massive oil spills from the Trans-Niger pipeline devastated the Bodo coastline destroying every living thing in the river. Bodo and other neighbouring communities mangroves and farmlands were heavily polluted with crude oil spill. Now an atmosphere of unrest is looming over Ogoni land, following the renewal request by Shell Petroleum Development Company for Oil Mining Leases.
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Nigeria:
Mosop, SA to Buhari - Ogoni Clean-Up Not Moving Satisfactorily
Vanguard, 5 June 2018
Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, and Social Action, SA, have informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the clean-up of the devastated Ogoniland was not progressing… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Ogoni Cleanup May Not Begin in August - Environmentalists
Guardian, 5 June 2018
An environmental rights group, Social Action, has expressed reservations over Federal Government's preparedness to commence the cleanup of Ogoni environment in August. Read more »
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Nigeria:
UNEP Report - Hyprep Trains 35 Ogoni Youth for Clean Up
Premium Times, 30 May 2018
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has trained 35 youth as technical assistants to monitor clean-up of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland, an official said. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shell Clears Air On Bodo Oil Spill Pollution Clean-Up
Guardian, 23 April 2018
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) said it has commenced the clean-up of Bodo oil spill since September 2017 with the removal of free-phase surface… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shell's Fresh Bid for Ogoni Oilfield Stirs Tension
Guardian, 22 April 2018
An atmosphere of unrest is looming over Ogoni land, following the renewal request by Shell Petroleum Development Company for Oil Mining Leases (OML11). Read more »
Boats in Bodo Creek in 2011.
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Govt Begins Ogoni Clean-Up in August
Premium Times, 20 April 2018
The federal government is to begin the remediation phase of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland in August, Marvin Dekil, the Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fishing in Oily Waters - Bodo's Long, Painful Wait for Pollution Clean-Up
Guardian, 19 April 2018
Michael Mpari, 45, came out of the polluted waters in the creeks of Bodo, a community in Gokana Local Government area in Ogoni, Rivers State, drenched in crude oil from head to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ogoniland - Govt Pledges to Restore Environment to Acceptable Standard
Daily Trust, 18 April 2018
The Federal Government has flagged off the second phase of its free medical outreach in communities in Khana Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogoniland as part of activities put in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Commences Second Phase of Free Medical Outreach in Ogoni Communities
This Day, 19 April 2018
The federal government has commenced the second phase of its free medical outreach in Ogoni communities as part of activities put in place for the implementation of the United… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Begins Medical Outreach Towards Implementing UNEP Report On Ogoniland
Guardian, 17 April 2018
The Federal Government has commenced the second phase of its free medical outreach in Ogoniland.This is part of the activities to implement the United Nations Environment… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ogoni Clean-Up - Govt Begins Free Medical Outreach for Citizens
Vanguard, 17 April 2018
In furtherance of its commitment towards the clean-up of Ogoniland oil spill, the Federal Government has commenced phase two of its free medical outreach programme. Read more »