FG Opens Multi-million Naira Laboratory To Detect And Analyse Samples Of Oil Spillage

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated a multi-million naira laboratory in Port Harcourt to detect and analyse samples of oil spillage in the country.

According to Pm news,The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, disclosed this while also inaugurating the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) office building in Port Harcourt.

NOSDRA is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Environment.

She said the Federal Government was worried by the activities of oil thieves that had contributed largely to crude oil spillages in the Niger Delta.

The minister said that the National Economic Council had recently noted with concern that the country lost about 22 million barrels of crude between January and June 2019.

According to her, the illegal and inhuman practices must be stopped if the country wished to develop and progress as a nation.