NEMA urges safety precautions over suspected gas seepage, contamination in Delta

Uzere Oil Spill: NEMA, Stakeholders Demand Pipeline Audit, Residents’ Relocation

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), environmental regulators and community representatives have called for urgent safety inspections of ageing oil and gas infrastructure following reports of persistent gas seepage and environmental contamination in Uzere, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. The stakeholders also urged the Federal and Delta State governments to consider relocating […] The post Uzere Oil Spill: NEMA, Sta…

NEMA urges safety precautions as gas seepage raises contamination, explosion fears in Delta community - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Uzere community in Delta to observe safety precautions amid investigations into suspected soil and groundwater contamination linked to gas seepage. The Director-General (D-G) of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, made the call on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in Asaba at a technical stakeholders’ meeting on the […]

NEMA urges safety precautions over suspected gas seepage, contamination in Delta

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Uzere community in Delta to observe safety precautions amid investigations into suspected soil and groundwater contamination linked to gas seepage. The Director-General (D-G) of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made the call on Tuesday in Asaba at a technical stakeholders’ meeting on the reported gas seepage