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Nembe oil spillage: FG plans strict regulatory framework for oil coys

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Following incessant oil spillages and their attendant negative effects on the environment in the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta, the Federal Government is considering an amendment to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Act for stringent regulation of the activities of the oil producing companies.

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who said the government has commenced the clean-up of the oil spill site in Nembe, Bayelsa State, made this disclosure yesterday at the weekly briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa.

Ikeazor also disclosed that the government has perfected plans to provide alternative jobs for the youth of the oil producing communities so that they could move away from illegal bunkering and refining. While commenting on the ongoing AITEO Nembe oil spill, the minister said her ministry, that of Petroleum Resources and the oil company involved were collaborating to address the challenge.

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