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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government on Monday announced the plan to institute an environmental task force on oil pollution.<\/p>\n

The government said it would, from now, hold International Oil Companies (IOCs) accountable for contaminating the environment.<\/p>\n

Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi spoke at the 12th Regulatory Dialogue organised by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).<\/p>\n

Abdullahi explained that the essence was to address the gaps and produce a sufficient regulatory framework that would deal with challenges.<\/p>\n

The minister said the government was aware of the state of environmental degradation in Nigeria and was making efforts to address the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal government will henceforth hold the international oil companies accountable for the massive pollution of our environment and its ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

The environmental task force will monitor, track, evaluate and sanction erring companies and their local collaborators.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi said that the government will apply \u201cthe principles of the polluters pays\u201d to help in remediation efforts of polluted communities.<\/p>\n

He confirmed that NESREA had developed 35 national environmental regulations across different sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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