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Oil Spills You Would Get Justice, Reps Assure Communities

Oil Spills: You Would Get Justice, Reps Assure Communities

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.Β 

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities, Dumnamene Dekor,Β  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

Second major protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill

Second Major Protest In Mauritius Over Giant Oil Spill

Thousands of Mauritians marched Saturday for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the government’s handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast.

A sea of colourful demonstrators waving flags and chanting slogans descended on Mahebourg on the southeast coast, where a cargo ship ran aground in July and leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel into the pristine sea.

The spill has inflicted untold damage to the Indian Ocean archipelago of 1.3 million people that depends crucially on its fabled coastline for fishing and ecotourism.

Prime Minister …