Resource Control and Benefit Sharing in Nigeria

Omorogbe, Yinka

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198767954.003.0015

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“…It is an umbrella term symbolizing what is seen as a struggle for equity and justice in the Niger Delta… It is linked to desires, aspirations and activities directed towards greater control and increased wealth over petroleum resources derived from the production area. For some, "resource control" is about ensuring that primary responsibility for decision-making rests in the areas where petroleum is produced, or ensuring that the area of production gets the bulk of the revenues-for which the term "fiscal federalism" is used [13].…”

Section: Inequity In Benefit Sharingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Oil Injustice” in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region: A Call for Responsive Governance

Okonkwo¹,

Etemire²

2017

JEP

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The injustice and chaos in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria resulting from the manner in which the oil industry is being run and regulated have since captured the attention of the world. Importantly, the 2011 UNEP Report on the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland (a Niger Delta community) which revealed shocking levels of ecological degradation has helped to keep the issue on the front burners of international discussion. In this light, this article explores the nature of injustice in the oil producing areas of Nigeria; it assesses the regulatory mechanisms that have been set up to prevent and reverse the injustice in the region; and based on the inadequacies of the present system, it makes recommendations as to how the mechanisms might be better strengthened, and governance executed, all in a manner that is more responsive to the plight of the affected people.

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Section: Inequity In Benefit Sharingmentioning

confidence: 99%