host communities

Oil Spills: You Would Get Justice, Reps Assure Communities

April 29, 2021 12:37 am

The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities has assured host communities who are victims of Oil spillage that the legislature would not spare any effort to ensure environmental justice and restoration of livelihoods for their communities.

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities, Dumnamene Dekor, gave the assurance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State when he spoke with some of the affected communities.

The pledge is coming on the heels of recently reported oil spills in parts of the Niger Delta region, including Nembe in Bayelsa State, Gbaramatu in Delta State, among others.

Dekor said: ‘The committee is …

Ijaw Youth Groups Threaten Oil Firms For Neglecting Host Communities

Ijaw Groups Threaten Oil Firms For Neglecting Host Communities

September 24, 2020 12:36 pm

Some Ijaw youths have concluded moves for mass action against multinational and indigenous oil companies neglecting their host communities in the Niger Delta, especially Ijaw oil-producing areas.

The youths under the aegis of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, noted with dismay the untold hardship and endemic poverty in such communities despite living amidst crude oil installations, oil wells and pipelines.

The group in its new position paper titled, “Our rules of engagement with multinationals, indigenous oil and companies”, said it had decided to beam its searchlight on oil companies refusing to sign agreements with its host communities and those …