Tag: oil-producing communities
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Poverty envelopes Oil-producing communities despite 13% derivation principle – Report
Despite the receipt of over N10t from the 13 per cent derivation principle between 2000 and 2018, by Niger Delta states, the deplorable living conditions in oil-producing communities remain nauseating, raising questions about the application of such large sum by state governments. Section 162, Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), explicitly states that…