Reps begin consideration of bill for jail terms on oil spills

The House of Representatives has started considering a bill to impose jail terms and tougher penalties for oil spill violations. This follows the Senate's passage of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency Act amendment to strengthen enforcement and deter offenders after existing fines proved inadequate.

Pidgin: House of Representatives don begin consider bill wey go impose jail terms and stronger penalties for oil spill offences. Na after Senate don pass di National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency Act amendment bill to make enforcement stronger and to deter offenders because di old fines no strong enough.

How this affects you: Residents of oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta who depend on fishing and farming