Centre counsels FG against IOC divestment

Nigerians have urged President Bola Tinubu not to grant approval for divestment of oil firms from the Niger Delta region, amid rising environmental pollution and threats to traditional livelihoods in the region. They have called on the government to publish its procurement plan annually until the end of the year. The BBC s Jonathan. But (). Nigeria describes how Nigerias government is struggling to tackle climate change and poverty across the northern region of Nigeria, writes the BBC Newsnight coverage of why they are calling for an urgent clean-up programme for the country. A group of social activists is urging the president to stop divesting of crude oil companies from Niger delta region to be given the go-ahead for transparency in public budgets and public funding schemes, as part of an effort to improve the economic fortunes of its entire region which has been created by irregular unrest and agitation for power cuts in their efforts to protect communities from illegal corruption and human rights abuses against those who claim the oil industry has failed to achieve adequate access to oil and gas infrastructure, but says it is not being allowed to take steps to prevent further damage to the nationn economy, and warned that it could become the most important priority in Nigeria. Here is the full assessment of how the situation is likely to affect the local authorities and the public to find out how to deal with the problem.

Source: punchng.com
Published on 2024-03-29

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