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September 18, 2026

Ntafre’s Oil Spill: Fishing, Safe Water & Accountability Hang In The Balance

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By ARIT OTONG UBOK A Community Confronts Another Environmental Threat FOR residents of Ntafre, a remote coastal community in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the latest suspected oil spill has become more than an environmental incident. It has disrupted fishing, raised concerns about drinking water and renewed questions about the risks communities […]

March 29, 2026

Court Throws Out ₦54 Billion Oil Spill Suit, Cites Statute of Limitation

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Court Dismisses Long-Running Oil Spill Claim THE Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a ₦54 billion lawsuit filed by representatives of three host communities against Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, now operating as Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited. The suit, which originated from an alleged oil spill in 2014 affecting Barracks, Nditia and Okposo […]