Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
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News 360 - Briefs
energy Nigerians want to own their oil Thousands of workers in Nigeria protested in mid-May the proposed deregulation of the oil sector. The government in February said it would deregulate the downstream oil sector, which deals with refining of crude oil for domestic consumption. It is managed by the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The government had also
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India to help Nigeria build energy projects
NEW DELHI: As part of the recently shaped
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Oil companies and host community: A probable scenario for reciprocal empowerment
The paper is an incisive theoretical overview of the continuing conflict between oil companies and host communities in the Niger-Delta of Nigeria. It examine the contending issues around the substantive functions of oil companies and the latent consequences of environmental degradation which has remained a constant source of friction between oil companies and host communities.
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Sugar coated pill for shell
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), a subsidiary of petroleum giant Royal Dutch/Shell, will have to clean up more than 250 oil spills linked to its operations in Nigeria's
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Poor management of Nigeria's environment is costing the country around us $5 billion a year in ruined land and lost forests, an ecology expert claims. Muhtari Aminu-Kano, executive director
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Shelling out bucks
A Nigerian court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay us $1.5 billion as damages for causing pollution in the state of Bayelsa located in the Niger Delta. The court upheld a resolution by the
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Total recall for Chinese toys, toothpastes
Of late, Chinese products have come under severe criticism worldwide. The us toy company Mattel Inc recently recalled 19 million Chinese-made toys, because the toys contained lead paint. The
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E waste from the West
A recent study conducted by Basel Action Network (ban), a us -based lobby group, found that around 500 containers packed with old computers, televisions and mobile phones were arriving every month
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Lax Regulation Fuels Niger Delta Unrest: Amnesty
Nigeria has failed to regulate its oil industry adequately, fuelling anger in the Niger Delta by leaving communities exposed to the effects of oil spills, gas flaring and waste dumping, Amnesty International said.
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Toxic chemical found in vitamin syrup too Probe body formed; paediatricians ask people not to panic
Traces of a toxic industrial chemical were detected also in a vitamin syrup brand as in case of a Paracetamol syrup, paediatricians said after investigating a sudden surge of child deaths because of kidney failure.