The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, disclosed this in Abuja at the third edition of the National Extractive Dialogue 2024, organised by Spaces-4 -Change, a non-governmental organisation.

He said, “Following my directive to NOSDRA (National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency) in March this year, while a few international oil companies and other operators are heeding the call of the government for gas flare transparency and accountability, most international oil companies are not responding.

“They expect to be called by NOSDRA, which reflects a disregard for Nigeria’s environmental sustainability agenda.”

He said this would not be tolerated, as Nigeria is committed to ending the gas flare, adding that the country has a view date and is working hard to achieve this target.

This, according to the minister, is why the government is imposing penalties on IOCs and other local operators in the oil sector to discourage gas flaring.

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