President Bola Tinubu has been urged to declare a state of emergency on gas flaring in Nigeria due to severe health problems in the Niger Delta region and wage a stern war against corruption in the oil sector. The Executive Producer of Insider the Niger Delta, Mamode Akugha, persuaded President Tinubu-led administration to urgently stop emissions and flaring of gas …

The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako has said that the ministry, in collaboration with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, would begin regular reviews of both international and indigenous oil companies’ plans to ensure alignment with the goal of ending routine gas flaring by 2030. Salako said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the national …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on Tuesday, said that plans are underway to end gas flaring in 2030. NUPRC Chief Executive Officer, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this while delivering his speech at the eighth Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference holding in Lagos. According to Komolafe, the NUPRC “is effectively spearheading the national drive to achieve the zero-flare …

Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have called for stronger penalties for oil companies promoting gas flaring in the area. This was contained in a communiqué on Friday at the end of a one-day stakeholders’ meeting organised by ActionAid Nigeria in Asaba, Delta State. The communiqué endorsed by the County Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, presented a visual compilation …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) at the weekend inaugurated a 12-member Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme Team with the responsibility to ultimately end gas flaring by 2025. The team has the mandate to drive the process and coordinate the Federal Government’s Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme. Gas flaring in the oil and gas industry has continued to be a menace which …