Latest from the Commission
Black gold: the Niger Delta
Today an investigation into an under-reported environmental crisis opens in Nigeria. The Niger Delta, Africa’s biggest oil-producing region, has fuelled Nigerian elites’ astonishing wealth. The masses rarely enjoy such riches—but many suffer the consequences of vast oil spills. Roughly 40m litres of oil wind up in the delta annually, eight…
Major new inquiry into oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger Delta launched
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)A major new inquiry into oil companies operating in the Niger Delta has been launched by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. The probe will investigate "environmental and human damage" in Nigeria's vast oil fields. "This Commission will investigate the human and environmental impact of multinational oil company…
Why is the Archbishop of York in the Niger Delta?
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has been invited to join the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission which is launching an investigation into the activity of multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta. Dr Sentamu told Newsday what their work entails. Listen (Picture: Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of…
Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Bayelsa State Opens Inquiry on Spills
Nigeria’s oil-rich Bayelsa state started an inquiry into the human and environmental impact of spills caused by multinational businesses operating in the region, opening a potential new conflict with companies that pump the bulk of the nation’s crude. The Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission is in charge of the…
Double standards on oil spills in Nigeria must end
Oil companies must respect human lives and clean up the damage their industry does wherever they operate, say Dr John Sentamu , Baroness Amos , Prof Michael Watts , Njeri Kabeberi and James Thornton. The devastating impact of oil spills is widely recognised. The past decade has witnessed the destruction…
