Various experts at the event advocated involvement of key stakeholders especially host communities, women and youth in the implementation of Nigeria’s energy transition plan.
Oil spillThe thorny issue of oil spillage and the debates around it are as old as when Nigeria began crude oil exploration in the Niger Delta region. But it was the 1970 oil spill in Ogoniland, which led to a £26m fine against Shell in Nigeria that eventually put the country in the eye of the storm globally. Many judgments have since been delivered against oil companies, the Nigerian government and/or their representatives and supervising agencies for the degradation of oil-bearing communities and losses of lives and property.
However, the phenomenon has failed to abate, as the Federal Government, between 1970 and 2000, reported about 7000 spills. Given the country’s weak regulatory oversight, as well as poor data gathering capacity, statistics of data spill is, according to many experts, inaccurate and mainly underreported. Amnesty International had reported that since 2014, Eni alone had about 820 spills in the Niger Delta accounting for about 4.1 million litres. Also, since 20
guest we ve been talking about, most of the beaches are still open but it is very much enter at your own risk. you re having to dodge in most cases, tar balls and oil sliks. health advisories will r in effect. strong winds over the weekend solid the beaches even more and that is keeping summer visitors away in droves. as john reports tonight, it is an economic disaster for resort towns all along the gulf coast. take a look. reporter: fireworks lit up the sky over gulf shores, alabama. unlike some oil communities that decided tonight light up the sky, gulf shores used it as a drawing card. we are doing anything we can to encourage people to come and enjoy the coast. reporter: some came but most didn t. on a typical fourth of july, you would see more bodies and blankets than the sand itself. not this year. unlike the fireworks, the beach crowd, well, a dud.