Tag: ogoni Clean-Up
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Clean-up: FG promises potable water in Ogoniland
The Federal Government said on Saturday that it was working to provide potable water for the Ogoni people in Rivers as recommended by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on Ogoniland Clean-up. Dr Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment, stated this while inspecting remediation sites in Eleme and Tai Local Government Areas (LGA) of the…
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We are ready to commence Ogoni clean up – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria says final processes for award of contracts for the clean up of Ogoniland will be completed this week. Recall that the Ogoni area in Rivers State has over the years been destroyed by oil leaks leading to the destruction of surrounding waters and farm lands. A UNEP report after scientific…
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Ogoni Clean Up: FEC approves $200M; Ministry releases $177M – Minister
* Environmental issues are taking dangerous dimensions- Chidoka The Minister of State for Environment Mr Ibrahim Usman Jibril has said that the Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $200 million while only $177 million has been released for the clean up of the environmental pollution in Ogoni land in Rivers State. This is…