Effect of Oil Spillage on Cassava Production in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Ahmadu, J.; J, Egbodion,

doi:10.9734/ajea/2013/4374

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“…Oil spills are a common event in Niger Delta. Half of all spills occur because of pipeline and tanker accidents (50 per cent); other causes include sabotage (28 per cent) and oil production operation (21 per cent), with 1 per cent of the spills being accounted for by inadequate or non‐functional production equipment (Ahmadu & Egbodion, ; Dung et al, ). Oil exploration in the Niger Delta region has left no one in doubt that its effect has posed a lot of environmental challenges on the lives of the people, plants and animals in the region (Ayuba, ; Ogri, ).…”

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Multinational Oil Firms' CSR Initiatives in Nigeria: The Need of Rural Farmers in Host Communities

Uduji

Okolo‐Obasi

2016

J. Int. Dev.

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We examine the impact of multinational oil firms' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on agricultural production using binary logit model equation. The result indicates a significant relationship between CSR and agricultural production in oil host communities in Nigeria. This implies that CSR of a multinational oil firm is a critical factor for increasing participation of rural dwellers in agricultural production. The findings suggest for improved CSR investment of multinational oil firms on subsidized fertilizer, certified seed, crop protection products, farm power and rural transportation infrastructures. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Multinational Oil Firms' CSR Initiatives in Nigeria: The Need of Rural Farmers in Host Communities

Uduji

Okolo‐Obasi

2016

J. Int. Dev.

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“…c) Oil spill; the petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry [37]. It generates over 90 percent of the nation's foreign exchange earnings and over 80 percent of government annual revenue [38]. Despite these, adverse effects of oil production in Nigeria are obvious in environmental, agricultural and health sectors.…”

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Environmental Laws in Nigeria and Occurrence of Some Geohazards: A Review

Osumgborogwu¹,

Chi-bo²

2017

AJEE

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Nigeria as a country is blessed with an abundance of both human and natural resources. Exploitation of natural resources in Nigeria over the years with little or no regard for the environment has increased susceptibility of parts of the country to identified geohazards. A suite of environmental laws exist in Nigeria, all these aimed at protecting both the environment and its inhabitants. The aim of this paper is to review existing environmental laws in Nigeria, and occurrence of identified geohazards as a result of absence or non-implementation of these laws. Data for this study were obtained primarily from secondary sources. They are published government reports, journal articles, books, as well as other resources on the environment of Nigeria. Results show that Nigeria as a country has suitable existing and well-meaning environmental laws. The country also has many agencies charged with the responsibilities of implementing these environmental laws and policies. However, the non-implementation and nonexistence of identified environmental laws and policies has increased both exposure and vulnerability of parts of the country to geohazards. The effects of these include; loss of means of livelihood, environmental degradation leading to Badlands in parts of the country, as well as death in extreme cases.

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“…It is trite to state that the petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry [5]. It generates over 90 percent of the nation's foreign exchange earnings and over 80 percent of government annual revenue [6]. Despite these, adverse effects of oil production in Nigeria are obvious in environmental, agricultural and health sectors.…”

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Social Effects of Crude Oil Production Activities in Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria

Osumgborogwu¹,

Okoro²,

Oduaro³

2017

ARJASS

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Literature abounds on the economic and environmental effects of crude oil production activities in the oil producing communities of Nigeria. Some of these effects include reduction in economic and agricultural activities due to oil spillage and gas flaring as well as health challenges. While efforts are being made to curtail some of these problems, sufficient attention has not been paid in published literature to the social dimension of crude oil production in Nigeria. This study thus sets out to assess social effects of crude oil exploration and extraction activities in some selected communities in Egbema of Imo State. To achieve this, 150 copies of well-structured questionnaire were distributed to residents of the study area. Of this number, 141 copies were correctly filled and returned, thus, representing 94 percent of respondents. Ten oral interviews were also conducted with identified heads of households. The results as presented in Tables 1 and 2 show that social activities in the community have not been affected by crude oil production. However, some hostile behaviours such as youth restiveness as a result of demand for compensation/payment from oil companies operating in the study area were observed. It is therefore recommended that further research be carried out to assess security effects of crude oil production. This paper thus Short Research Article

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Effect of Oil Spillage on Cassava Production in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Cited by 18 publications

References 4 publications

Multinational Oil Firms' CSR Initiatives in Nigeria: The Need of Rural Farmers in Host Communities

Multinational Oil Firms' CSR Initiatives in Nigeria: The Need of Rural Farmers in Host Communities

Environmental Laws in Nigeria and Occurrence of Some Geohazards: A Review

Social Effects of Crude Oil Production Activities in Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria

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