Black Snow: Nigeria’s Oil Catastrophe

Oil theft known as “bunkering” and the refining that comes with it are sickening and killing Nigerians living amid the pollution. It’s also creating one of the world's most severe ecological disasters.
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[@forgotten1s]

Governor says hes tryingnto help as he literally sits onna gold throne

[@Hansulf]

Yeah, and the peacemaker/rebel while on nice clothes, sunglasses and glass walking stick... 0 credibility.

[@annunakian8054]

Rich kids of Instagram: Nigeria. All part of political families.

[@skaetur1]

🔥💯💕

[@DgurlSunshine]

MANHATTAN KANSAS IS A BIO-LAB TOO VETERINARY COLLEGE NOW BIG FARMA IS EUTHANIZING THE FOOD CHAIN IN THE NAME OF "ANIMAL SCIENCE"

[@chidexxx24]

It's unfortunate as a Nigerian I know we have the most selfish and incompetent leaders in the world but I pray my generation learn from there predecessors incompetence and actually build a better Nigeria and Africa at large

[@Biobele]

Your generation? If you are on KZbin I'm pretty sure your nation isn't the generation ruling Nigeria or any African country for that matter

[@Kantz1]

Hahahaha! When will you generation start building? Nothing is built on social media. You have to roll your sleeves and get to the threshing floor. Starts with being strongly educated enough to take on the “oligarchies” properly.

[@beberodriguez4160]

@@Kantz1 what inept comment what does education mean for people 🙄 who already possess have the strongest medical and engineering education (FYI Nigeria hasmore doctors living in 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 then their own country 😳They're main problem lack of tribal solidarity(500years and counting) and much infighting.

[@FOH45]

@@beberodriguez4160 yup... busy doing that whole tribal nonesense...

[@sydneywest7082]

you lead if you can do better

[@stevenirby5576]

So heartbreaking. I couldn't believe it when they said the woman died just days after the interview.

[@pomme_paille]

Yes, really heartbreaking 💔

[@scene247]

One can see in her eyes that she was leaving. Not exactly by her choosing, but weary.

[@songohan2233]

made me tear up, you could see she was in so much pain

[@tahiragulzar412]

@@songohan2233 ) guy fyfyyuhihjdwn🙉🐒

[@ivoryas1696]

Steven Irby That's disgusting. Honestly, it's terrible. Don't wanna sound too ambitious here, but I _really_ think Africa _can _*_and_** will* change for the better in the near future, and I wanna help it do so. This... isn't something we should allow to stand...

[@husseinhussein466]

Corrupt officials is the problem we have in Africa

[@radiation8174]

Everyone is involved in this madness, I just had a deal with rochas okorocha , and I had to settle every body in his compound in owerii , at the end of the day I couldn't finish the contract, so Amfricans and their leaders are all the same.

[@DgurlSunshine]

STOP ALLOWING LOBBYISTS TO RUN BAD POLICY!

[@NoahBodze]

Africans are Africa’s downfall.

[@jn5171]

Corrupt Africans are the problem you have in Africa

[@uhpenyen4291]

The first 2 minutes. I am stunned. I am oblivious to this situation. I never knew this was happening. Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to all.

[@Kantz1]

The story of Nigeria in its entirety is very unfortunate. Govt after govt has been the same, looting and lining their private pockets to feed their hungry families but no care in the world for, or even about the people. So unfortunate.

[@josegarcia2762]

thats just black people in general.

[@ibibo3146]

@@josegarcia2762 Check the pandora reports 1st.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Nigeria's rotten leadership is a reflection of their larger society.You've got greedy preachers,area boys ,corrupt police and domestic terrorists.

[@ibibo3146]

@@pietrojenkins6901 I wish you were right except that these issues did not exist till "democracy" returned, and Nigerians no longer choose their leaders. Under the military at the lower levels and parliamentary levels they were able to choose their leaders as actual elections took place. Conflict in Nigeria is more international than localised just like ISIS was an international actor so ISWAP and the Fulani bandits are not localised issues. Get to know the issues before making uninformed comments. Nigeria is synonymous with cyber crime yet she is not on the top statistically. Nigeria's issues are not a reflection of the majority of her people but the arrogance of certain external actors and the cretins they favour.

[@judith7568]

Quite disagree. What you see happening in the country is a reflection of poor leadership.

[@andrewtyme8420]

The governor Wike who they interviewed in this video that condemned this atrocity is a major part of the problem. He gets paid by this illegal bunkerers

[@nataschavisser573]

Yes, I recognize his type. He is corrupt to his core and resort to authoritarian measures as a default strategy to hide this corruption.

[@indicabadu5020]

Crude oil discovery is the worst thing to ever happen to Nigeria

[@longdragon3]

Discovery of natural resources can be used to catapult nation up economic ladder but only true in a nation run by smart people. Nigeria is run by dimwits hence why crude oil is the bane. Nigerians need to learn how to show proper loyalty to their nation and their motherland.

[@Tropical_Frank]

No it wasnt. The formation of Nigeria into a country with so many different tribes was the worst thing to happen. Because if the Niger delta was one country of people who owned their own resources then they would know how to manage it better. Meanwhile the decisions concerning their future and their wealth is made in Abuja @tropical_frank

[@robertcline3300]

Irresponsible on Nigeria part. Should have been given these resources!

[@chidiebereudechi397]

Iraq and Nigeria are the highest supplier of crude oil to west in particular Us and U.K. Since they want to ostracize Russia's oil, Nigeria will be pumping beyond its capacity. It is not going to stop any time soon.

[@emekaofeko]

It is very sad but this is true.

[@ibibo3146]

She lacks the ability to do so.

[@samchs222]

​@@ibibo3146correct. At least now they have Dangote refineries

[@YadiAnyankah]

Finally, it is been investigated, loads of people have had to leave Port-Harcourt for other cities to avoid health issues.

[@mazimadu]

Finally? This has been known, for decades

[@bakerkawesa]

Corruption is everywhere, but African corruption is especially frustrating and infuriating. They're ruining their environment and squandering their nation's wealth. Nigeria could be in a far better place thanks to nature's gift of oil.

[@popeart4544]

Say in, not African

[@Taboomix]

Nigeria would’ve been if it wasn’t colonized

[@torstimyle1355]

At least you acknowledged corruption is everywhere cuz most Africans think there's no corruption in the west which is a lie... Moral, spiritual and financial corruption exist more in the west than in Africa

[@RagbagMcShag]

oil is not a gift it is a curse

[@udyfrost6380]

@@Taboomix Funny enough, Nigeria only exist because of colonisation

[@The_Bastard_Of_Anjou]

As someone living in Port Harcourt, I can say that black soot is really a problem. It's impossible these days to sleep and wakeup without having black stuff in your nose and when you have catarrh, it's usually blackish.

[@odiadavid6957]

You better relocate to another state

[@angelicaterry3367]

if you can afford to but can't afford to move from port harcourt then wear the covid mask every minute of every day maybe including to sleep. Take care

[@odiadavid6957]

@@angelicaterry3367 Covid mask won’t save you when you sleep at night. Move far away o. That atmosphere is polluted.

[@angelicaterry3367]

@@odiadavid6957 are you a scientist? What does one do if moving isn't an option?

[@odiadavid6957]

@@angelicaterry3367 Yes I am a scientist. You can do yourself a favor and read up on the effects of particulate matter on the body and environment . If you think moving is expensive, join the government to stop illegal refineries.

[@Iexapro]

It’s even worse when you realize that oil spills cannot be cleaned. This kind of pollution impacts generations.

[@aam7670]

I cannot believe how much is this video told me in a the first short 1 minute and 54 seconds. I live in South Africa so I know what's going on but it was very informative and efficient thank you! As well as the rest of the video...

[@kmakumane258]

What's crazy is that they trying to start pumping oil in SA as well

[@celestindimitriu3675]

"if I identify the site, I'll destroy it" he's lying and obviously got himself on their payroll too. If you really want to find those illigal sites you can, there are many ways to identify where they are. And the easiest one is to pay bounty hunters to find them or investigators but it's clearly obvious he doesn't want to identify and stop the operations. Because I'm sure that if someone stole his car it won't take him longer than 48 hours to find it and get the thief arrested

[@samsonsoturian6013]

It's the classic problem of a dirty admin. He wants to solve the pollution issue, but he doesn't want to make enemies, start a war, or cut off his own revenue.

[@georgeuba5421]

You get the point.

[@bamjoshy]

Surveillance drone (high flying military grade) can easily solve the location of the refineries. Easy solution but they don’t want the problem solved.

[@celestindimitriu3675]

@@bamjoshy exactly

[@Reyex7]

The problem isn't the illegal refineries that popped up 5 years ago, but the international companies like SHELL... The pollution has been going on for over 30 years .. If u didn't get that from the video then idk what u were watching

[@annunakian8054]

If the govt there wasn't so corrupt these ppl wouldn't need to do these things.

[@davianoinglesias5030]

In as much as we Africans blame western nations, we also have huge corruption,greed and selfishness problems and that is why western countries manage to apply divide and rule tactics

[@shanyangqu]

If they are Chinese based oil companies the situation would be a lot better.

[@deidradahl2802]

Amen, your voice is one of the lonely ones in the wilderness, who actually speaks the truth

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@shanyangqu CCP IS NOT "BETTER" CORRUPTION & AND JUST AS VIOLENT WHEN THEY DO NOT GET WHAT THEY WANT

[@longdragon3]

You are rare breed. African love to constantly mourne about how white man did then bad. White man also colonised places like Singapore and Hong Kong and look at them now. As soon as Singapore got its independence they elected very competent leaders and used the law left by the British as a scaffold to make their nations prosper. It is unfortunate that leaders that African nations elect seem to ruin their respective nations. Maybe one day..

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@longdragon3 SEMITES ARE NOT "WHITE"

[@VC-pq3ui]

Shocked at finding 480 illegal sites and oil spewing for 40 days. I’ve heard about how terrible the Nigerian government and businessmen are but this really left me speechless. Looks like everyone has a price and it’s small in comparison to what it’s doing to their own people. Something tells me, all the Nigerian men in charge of these bad practices live in Houston, TX and London. Places with clean air, clean money, and a high standard of living.

[@seniorarubia]

Crazy

[@tafadzwashepherd4580]

lol, one of the presidents literally did live in London while incumbent

[@markpromise375]

Nigeria is a mess under this bad government. It’s just sad what the country is right now.

[@storminnordman9596]

@@markpromise375 it’s not just a corrupt government, it’s multinational corporations who come in, support and exploit the corruption so they can siphon away more resources from the country.

[@jondoh9414]

What else can you expect from US backed puppet governments.

[@nataliaregina3094]

thank you for this video, I hadn't heard about this issue at all before its' really important to speak up on behalf of people and be their voice when they're abandoned with problems like this and people from outside don't know it's happening important raise awareness and discussion

[@samsonsoturian6013]

It's because the culprit isn't a western corporation, so no one cares.

[@Dedicated_.1]

@@samsonsoturian6013 what a dumb thing to say

[@moedictatornoriega8475]

@@Dedicated_.1 its true though as most people blame the west like so much

[@Arrica101]

I can guarantee you forget about this video less than 5 minutes after it's finished.

[@Dedicated_.1]

@@moedictatornoriega8475 Do you know which are the biggest oil corporations in Nigeria ? I think if you found out, you’d probably delete your comment.

[@NewAge8]

Still an issue of corruption here, whoever is buying/ordering 150k barrels of oil per day should be held responsible here, all Gas/fuel stations in the state should be audited, they should all provide evidence of their Crude/fuel purchase from the NNPC or whoever is the official supplier. The Rivers state government definitely knows who is behind all of this, this has been going on for more than 10 years and they're only taking action now because environment is unbearable.

[@MegaTemaki]

Dude it's Nigeria the corruption is everywhere

[@noirto2]

funny how trickle down economic never work

[@bgiv2010]

Now who could possibly afford 150K barrels of oil? I didn't know Shell and BP were Nigerian companies!

[@RedRocketthefirst]

@@bgiv2010 shell is Dutch

[@bgiv2010]

@@RedRocketthefirst I know. I was pointing out the absurdity. It's not like Nigeria can control the extraction or pollution so the corruption is neither native nor unique to Nigeria.

[@bouncingcastlerentals5233]

Ken Saro Wiwa spoke and fought against this evil atrocity against Ogoni land, he was murdered by the Nigerian State look at the region now😭 his blood is on their hands💔

[@nwabuezeozuzu6370]

Hmm, tell me about it.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Lagos is projected to be the largest city on Earth by 2050. They are not ready for that... at all. I wish Nigeria the best because they are headed towards a very difficult next 50 years.

[@ricecripsies4099]

this isn't lagos

[@jyde50]

i believe the exploding homeless population in your country is more of a problem .

[@ChairmanMeow1]

@@ricecripsies4099 What country do you think Lagos is in?

[@ricecripsies4099]

@@ChairmanMeow1 you comment was not relevant to the issues discussed in the video. Lagos does not have a soot problem. You also don't know what you're talking about.

[@ricecripsies4099]

@@jyde50 I think you should stop pretending to know what you're talking about.

[@Tame.Nation]

Thanks for this. I’m Nigerian and I wasn’t even aware of this. Sad to see what is happen in Niger delta

[@tyy5557]

The Nigerian press is corrupt.

[@Princeofvenlo]

As a Nigerian, I’m disappointed at your level of ignorance towards the true state of our nation. The audacity to claim and cling to your ignorance about the current state of affairs in our country is dubious. Saying “thanks for this” like your fokin’ blind and deaf to whatever’s been happening to us. Such a joker… I salute you Mr. Korede Bello

[@mck5549]

The problem is a symptom of a deep problem: the government has failed in its duty to ensure that small busineess has fair access to crude oil as well as regulation and structures that help SMEs to thrive. You cant have a situaton where large foreign firms make super profits whilst citizens suffer. Tthe government needs to do better for SMEs.

[@dannya1854]

A whole civil war was fought over British corporate rights to the oil in Nigeria. Since then the country has been being bled dry.

[@issamoshi]

I had Nigerian friends. Very kind and educated people. You'd expect that may be they don't know what's happening on a high level in their government but they sure let me know about these stuff and it was heart breaking. They resort to immigration and I wish them all the best

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Check your balance and your wallet

[@Xaiff]

@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 is this a "Nigerian Prince" joke?😅

[@jyde50]

@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 nigeria prince is a white american,

[@jaybee4577]

Shell, chevron and corrupt Nigerian government officials need to be put to trial by the international criminal court. All these incidents are very preventable if the local and international community are against them.

[@seanchristophersapp]

That’s what you got from this? Company comes in to drill oil, you kick them out, they have to leave sites due to violence, then you (not an oil operator) illegally collect and sell the commodities, on top of polluting your fellow citizens, then blame the illegal burns on the company that was forced to abandoned the site, by you. And it’s solely their fault? You interpret information incorrectly.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

This isn't big corporation issue, this is an unlicensed/unskilled local pirate issue. Seriously, when a gas truck crashes in Nigeria, locals will ignore the driver and rush to steal the gasoline. Accidents are frequent.

[@NewAge8]

@@seanchristophersapp No you're not getting the point here, even before those pipelines were vandalized, Shell Chevron and other oil companies have been polluting the environment from their refineries and oil spills which have affected the river line areas of the Niger Delta, mind you the Niger Delta people are primary fishermen and farmers and so this oil companies have failed to provide alternate job opportunities for the people which has led some of them to indulge in Pipeline vandalism and oil bunkering.

[@jayfraxtea]

@@NewAge8, so the point is to put Shell and Chevron to trial because they complied with very low environmental standards, set by a government elected by the people? And your second point is that large companies have to create jobs for fishermen and farmers? What's next? Blaming them because they didn't build houses and paid school tuition fees for the fishermen's families?!

[@IpSyCo]

@@NewAge8 It’s the the oil companies jobs to provide alternate jobs. It’s the governments to make meaningful investments into different sectors.

[@davidadebanjo1277]

This world is a really sad place. Humans are irredeemable from evil....

[@fh.7287]

Summarised.

[@pauljamessquibbs.3945]

The Norwegians used their gift from Jehovah wisely and are now enjoying the fruits, the Nigerians went for immediate personal greed and are now suffering the consequences. Hopefully, their future generations will learn from this lesson.

[@searchingforsuspect6786]

White snow in europe Black snow in africa 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cjclark2002]

Bruh 😂

[@nataliaregina3094]

yeah I'm honestly mind blown that I haven't heard about this sooner

[@bgiv2010]

This happens wherever natural resources outweigh median wealth. The wealthy like to loot and plunder. Captain Planet tried to warn us.

[@kman8446]

Been going on for year’s.

[@ayookanlawon7364]

Nigeria is a mess that needs a reset,it starts with leadership.

[@jyde50]

nigeria is ok, what have you contributed to the development of nigeria other than complaining?

[@AlinaMinkova]

Thank you for raising awareness about it

[@jdiluigi]

Don't some middle eastern countries have the same percentage of the economy based on oil exports without this? Goes to show how much the level of corruption or crime in a country can really change the outcome for its people. (I understand there are other factors. And I feel for anyone struggling to put food on the table)

[@ndorobei4391]

Yeah, they need Arab help to manage their oil.

[@georgechen4900]

the oil is EXTREMELY dirty, we should act to protect our earth village. think about it

[@skaetur1]

Yeah, but don’t tell me what to do.

[@Akshay_p_kumar]

I'm glad my country doesn't have oil reserves

[@elvenkind6072]

It's such a shame. Here in Norway we used to be just as poor as Nigeria was, but the foundation that the healthy economy at, with very low corruption, is the welfare state. Nigeria have to start focusing on their people, on solidarity, or else the wealth from oil will just continue to be a curse.

[@BentleyBohemian_96]

Yeah problem is nigeria is far from having low corruption so this will not get better. Same in south africa 2 of the biggest economies in Africa but all leaders love greed and power

[@FOLIPE]

When was Norway just as poor as Nigeria? The 15th century?

[@dezzjays9568]

Norway was never this poor stop the lies

[@SuperKillerdog]

Actually up until the early 20th century Norway was just as poor.

[@dezzjays9568]

@@SuperKillerdog lies

[@EugenevanWyk]

Get rid of CORRUPTION first... Corruption is the biggest issue facing Africa

[@boxerpop82]

Crazy how Nigeria and the congo are so resource rich yet poorest countries in the world. Simply amazing

[@sam-kx3ty]

Corruption!!.

[@longdragon3]

The result of Africans running Africa.

[@NiiAryee]

How did it come to this? Bad leadership, corruption and greed is the culprit. The leadership in Nigeria just as in many other Nations in Africa is incompetent and insanely corrupt! It's pathetic. Nonetheless, there are competent Nigerians who mean well. Unfortunately they don't stand a chance. As a result hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have no other choice than to migrate out.

[@dean55]

That's why they leave to other places. Don't know how to fight the corruption at home.

[@brownsparrow5485]

The northerners who don’t inhale the soothe are the ones who gain from the oil exploitation. They’re always the leaders

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Its just a sad reflection of your larger society. You got scammer,area boys,corrupt police etc.

[@Reyex7]

You're saying this nonsense from textbooks. The system wasn't built to help the people. Nigeria as a system right now is fraudulent. The leaders are a result of the system

[@amehka5416]

Why migrate, stay there and fight for what's your instead of running away to other countries.

[@tyy5557]

Excellent and informative documentary. Well done!

[@cartier2312]

If I was the Nigerian president I will put a stop to this and clean up lakes and rivers

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Not so easy when everyone in the country is dirty.

[@lunarvlogs7319]

@@samsonsoturian6013 that's litraly racist explain

[@stevendude565]

Very grateful for all the people who risk their lives and wellbeing to spread the truth.

[@lateefkareem]

I moved to PH in January 2016. I immediately started having respiratory issues. many times, I flew to lagos to spend time with my ENT doctors. Its a really bad situation. It still really bad

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

Where's ph

[@Humbulla93]

@@___Anakin.Skywalker port-harcourt nigeria

[@filipfenix]

There is so many corruption rabbit holes there, you end up in an infinite loop.

[@0x0michael]

All Nigeria's security problems were easily preventable. Militants, Boko Haram, Killer Herdsmen, Bandits, ESN etc.

[@chidiebereudechi397]

Esn is not a security problem

[@dgtwarehouse]

@@chidiebereudechi397 thanks for reminding him

[@camalex7782]

By that logic so was the rise of Isis , the taliban and 9/11

[@donhayes9254]

@@camalex7782 These above Countries that you mentioned are western contructs, has nothing to do with 911.

[@Kantz1]

@Kinemania, so was Putin’s war, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Iraq. And what did you do to prevent those larger security problems?

[@MrRoyck10]

Nigeria formally owned by the Royal Niger Company and sold to the British who further exploited the resources, today the Royal Niger Company is still trading as Unilever. Post colonial era the Northern oligarchs have continued from where the British stop, this exploitation will continue until oil becomes totally redundant in 2030. This is the tip of the iceberg, the billion of dollars that it will cost to clean up the Delta can never be afforded by Nigeria especially with the demise of oil. The health implications are immense, I nearly died breathing polluted air in Port Harcourt in 2014 during a business trip. I don’t blame the oil companies, it is the role of the Nigerian government to regulate activities of oil nationals.

[@Princeofvenlo]

As if most of u knew about this part of our history if it wasn’t for the music y’all listened to that disclosed all these knowledge to some of y’all. Tell me you didn’t copy and paste your first paragraph? Out here sounding like we were thought our history from day one 😂 Glad some of y’all can come out in public now to spew some undiluted historical knowledge about our Nigeria. 😆

[@poweredbynato6313]

The problem is the Nigerian people in charge of the wealth.... It seems to not reach the civilians. No infrastructure being built, no business, etc.

[@easingsounds4685]

I agree and nothing is being done anytime soon, I expect these people to do more illegal things..I'm Nigerian and happy this news us reaching the outside world, I hope the people in charge feel pressurized sooner than later

[@easingsounds4685]

@G I wasn't talking about outsiders in charge but our own government, you can care less or whatever I never expected a Jesus to come save us

[@poweredbynato6313]

@@easingsounds4685 the citizens need to step up and fight for themselves.

[@DgurlSunshine]

@G I CARE! STOP THE ECOCIDE

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@easingsounds4685 FOLLOW THE MONEY! THEY ARE GLOBAL PRICE FIXERS & INSIDER TRADERS AND THE UN / WEF NEED RAN OUT ON A RAIL!

[@godsonjohnson6257]

This is sad. The political traditional and religious leaders all failed their people. They’ve refused to speak 🗣 out against all the corruption going on in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and I also blame the ordinary citizens who has refused to take to the streets for a revolution. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is a hopeless cause. This brings great pains to my heart seeing how our people live back home and they’ve come to be accustomed to such a lifestyle.

[@charlievardar1330]

So, it's something like a "blood diamond" story or the cocoa story of Cote D'Ivoire. May I ask how is Chad in the middle of Sand-price hikes, the glass, and chips manufacturing? I suppose that no one could have expected this to happen! And why would we? When did that happen before, except every single time, when we had similar conditions.

[@poweredbynato6313]

Joke.... those people don't care about the environment.... They just want a piece of the oil business.

[@longdragon3]

Greed helping nature slowly attain equilibrium through deaths. Absolutely delightful to know that nature will get humans one way or another. :)

[@myeshiamarshall2630]

This is devastating. Praying for Nigeria

[@radiation8174]

That's exactly what happens when humans are taught the wrong doctrine about life , the leadership and the electorate have mental problem.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Absolute tragedy.

[@muratfakl2865]

Even in this documentary nobody has said anything about concrete plans or even their utopias. It is your country, protect it, save it. Please. Even in this video the color of the trees were gorgeous, I cannot even fathom the beauty lies beneath all that soot.

[@nwabuezeozuzu6370]

Nigerian leadership is the sole cause of this catastrophe. They know the solution to this problem but it would be of little benefit to them so they do not care.

[@chileshenguni6676]

See the difference Saudis are rich Nigerians opposite 😞

[@naibafYT]

Not sure if humanity is able to slow down climate change anytime soon, seeing destruction of our livelihood like this - at least the rest of the planet can recover once humanity has extinguished itself 😅

[@scene247]

We can(IMO) but we ain't gonna. Same ol', same ol' I'm afraid. Hey, as long as we ignore it, it'll go away....maybe destroy our children, but you'll be fine.

[@redwhite_040]

we cannot even have world peace. so i have no trust at all we will save our environment. It's all about greed.

[@bgiv2010]

Funnily enough, much of what we consider "natural" was managed by humans for thousands of years before privatization grew.

[@RagbagMcShag]

humanity has had too much technological progress, more than it can handle, that is why we will destroy ourselves.

[@scene247]

@@RagbagMcShag Whoa....Have you ever wondered about crop rotation? May be a fool's errand, but why don't we rotate production industries. I mean could work if....we....can control ourselves. F*ck! Nevermind.

[@salieujallow9112]

Nigerian politicians are very corrupts

[@graememudie7921]

Just the usual greed. Nothing new here.

[@onebridge7231]

Oil is not the problem. Greed and corruption is the problem.

[@NiiAryee]

The leadership can, if they really mean to solve this problem. With satellite and drone surveillance technology. The UAE also has oil. But that oil has only been a blessing to its people. I can only imagine the pain, constant unhappiness and displeasure in the Niger Delta region. 😭😭😭😭

[@Arrica101]

UAE oil has been a blessing to very few of the people that actually live there. The vast majority are extremely poor but you don't see that because the cameras only show the rich and wealthy. The wealth inequality is massive

[@DgurlSunshine]

A SAND TRAP VS AN RAIN FOREST? KILLING THE ECOLOGY FOR A DIME? WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE PURE STRUCTURED WATER NOW? FOOLISH HUMANS

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@Arrica101 WE SEE POOR IS POOR IN ALL COUNTRIES AND THE "EXPERTS" LIE FOR A PAYCHECK FROM VILE OLIGARCHS

[@Princeofvenlo]

I live in Abu Dhabi and this so not true.

[@dankiptala7295]

As a Kenyan brother, I think Nigerians deserve better, Shame on the Corrupt Nigerian government and the cheat Multinationals.

[@jyde50]

they are only making this propaganda video because oil prices is going up, so now suddenly they care about nigeria.

[@wolfy1987]

Here's an idea. Maybe try to develop a mini oil refinery, something people can get relatively inexpensively, that can refine oil in a cheaper cleaner way.

[@Arrica101]

And who do you think will pay for this, and train the staff, and prevent it from also going corrupt. Sure in some sort of utopia it would work, but we don't live in a fairytale land

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@Arrica101 COMMON SENSE IS DEAD HERE.

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@Arrica101 VOLUNTEERISM, TRY IT

[@ibibo3146]

The government has refused to issue licences to communities and families frim where the Oil is being extracted and as such your suggestion has been stalled.

[@kyrokyro2343]

500 years later, ...leave these people Alone , richest country in the world.. And it's people suffer , century after century... wow...

[@mariapereira5500]

Heartbreaking, corruption, greedy and poverty are the crimes against humanity and to pachamama..

[@seanchristophersapp]

$1 Billion dollars? More like $100 Billion.

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[@Mashburn007]

This made me really angry. Just cannot accept this irresponsible, careless behaviour of these corporations. They could have made profit why not do it properly why endager the whole ecosystem along with 🤬🤬🤬

[@agent9490]

Just know this is outrageously frustrating.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

These aren't corporations. These are locals who don't know what they're doing.

[@allie1313]

@@samsonsoturian6013 which started this mess as a result of oil companies not delivering on their promises of local jobs and environmental responsibility. Please don't blame people in need. Thank you!

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@@allie1313 that's preposterous. Are you also going to blame Britain for the American civil war?

[@Sanyu-Tumusiime]

it's not the corporations. they produce it in a clean manner. the dumb locals just do it dirty.

[@geekay5163]

Hypocrites everywhere. Even a Governor who knows the truth is complaining. What a shame.

[@jamesmeppler6375]

Why would the oil money be shared equally? I lived in Texas 10 years ago. The gas was over $5 a gallon, like it is now. But the roads are in disrepair, many are extremely poor, to the point the train tracks is what separates rich from poor. They pay their workers federal minimum wage at $7.25 and believe in paying workers in tips. Tips were invented so white people didn't have to pay former slaves an hourly wage. which is still living strong today. And that's the united states. Not some poor nation so again why would you think the rest of the country gets a spread of the wealth when us rich countries don't

[@balafama2120]

thats just not true,countries had tips not just for slavery . not everything is about slavery.

[@jamesmeppler6375]

@@balafama2120 you're right and wrong, it potentially started in Europe but the reason we adopted it was because slavery...history class is in session At least two accounts state that there was no tipping in the United States prior to 1840, Kerry Segrave writes in "Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities." Wealthy Americans are thought to have brought tipping back to the United States from lavish trips to Europe in the years leading up to the Civil War. The new custom was thought of by many as un-American because it was classist, Saru Jayaraman has explained to several reporters over the years. But in the United States, fresh out of the Civil War, formerly enslaved people were able to find most work in food service or as railroad porters, jobs that relied on tips. Many employers who wanted to hire the formerly enslaved also wanted to keep them at a low wage. "When the practice came to the United States, the newly freed slaves, the black workers, were the equivalent of the proletariat in the feudal system Several states tried making it illegal "When these states banned tipping, it was because they were trying to discourage whites from tipping instead of actually paying former slaves," Jayaraman told the Post. Of six states that made tipping illegal, five were in the South, where the idea was that only Black workers were making tips because "you only tip inferiors," Jayaraman explained. Also in the early 1900s, Pullman rail company was investigated by the Railroad Commission of California. Even though the company, which employed mostly Black workers, was a proponent of tipping

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@jamesmeppler6375 NOW LOOK UP CHINA'S "FISHING " INDUSTRY & TELL ME SLAVES DO NOT EXIST TODAY!

[@asnierkishcowboy]

Gosh, meanwhile we germans discuss how the insulation of new buildings can be improved to safe another 0,00000002% of energy, because we are convinced that this surely will safe the planet. Needless to say that the latest laws concerning the energy saving standards incease the price of a single family home easily by another 40.000€ (~45.000 USD). Couldnt that money be spend better? Nah, is not like theres whole cities in nigeria, which choke on soot.

[@Hansulf]

Yeah, well, its like an endless well. You are going to dump money when you dont know in whose pockets Is It going to get? Invest in renovables and electric transportation, then eliminate oil demand.

[@RagbagMcShag]

@@Hansulf I just hope the world will focus more on renewable energy or hopefully someday we will figure out fusion reactors which would solve our energy problems

[@Hansulf]

@@RagbagMcShag No need, we have a incredible fusion reactor in the center of our solar system and an incredible fision reactor under our feets... Only with geothermal energy we could get a biig percentage of our energy and is as constant as nuclear plants

[@niewazneniewazne1890]

German gov is too logical/efficient in terms of domestic affairs for it to be as ridicilous as you make it, even if it is a clear hiperbole

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

​@@Hansulf It is impossible to eliminate oil, gas and coal demand. Apart from the need for energy, which can not be replaced by anything else on such a large scale, the compounds that are separated out of these 3 raw materials are the building blocks to the industrial world, they produce many things across many different industries; medicines, fertilizers, synthetic rubbers, dyes, pesticides, plastics. Petrochemicals are organic compounds that are the ingredients for the chemical industry. They are the building blocks to produce everything on mass scale. Apart from the energy needed for farming, the fertilizers and pesticides are required to produce the amount of food needed. The need for these raw materials goes far beyond energy.

[@nicolarollinson4381]

So, what are BP doing about it? This is disgraceful

[@cartier2312]

It’s up to the Nigerian president and people to put a stop to this and clean up the lakes and rivers

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

Unworthy custodians of mother Africa. Disgraceful !

[@danparish1344]

Such a shame when resource rich countries are so corrupt and dysfunctional.

[@tyy5557]

It will never change because 99.9% of Nigerian politicians are super corrupt.

[@whereswaldo5740]

Where’s AOC?! Where’s Greenpeace?! Where’s the protests the marches?! Where’s the UN?!

[@Chris-jw3gp]

Wow, this is wild

[@12345678910111213106]

The level of chaos is kind of overwhelming

[@benjammin9745]

Wow...

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

Does Nigeria have a history of being able to manage anything?

[@tonyeffik6781]

managed the ebola outbreak astoundingly well compared to other countries

[@Legs555]

heartbreaking :(

[@Rockcarbon]

Wow!!

[@ethericboy]

Its heartbreaking whats been going on there and other places

[@richardvargo2740]

It sounds to me lke what the people are asking for is employment. With no means to support yourself or your family, you have no alternative than to turn to crime and stop caring about anything than the immidiate future.

[@olusolaadebiyi65]

Forever cherished...Ken Saro Wiwa Bassey and Company was one of my favorites tv series back then.

[@juniormanbo8802]

This is so sad.

[@neodidi]

We will.. By our own hands.. Destroy ourselves.. In this Nigeria if we don't act

[@ryank3281]

This is where drones come in handy.... but corruption is the main issue here.

[@RagbagMcShag]

what? what is a drone supposed to do against a bullet from a rifle?

[@rebeccaaldrich3396]

Not only is it dangerous for their health, it's terrible for the health of the world!

[@TheDutchArsene]

The city I grew up in. It was not a problem then. The air was reasonably clean aside from the odd harsh Harmattan season. My mother owns a school there and is constantly talking to us about it. It is a travesty. More so since I am nominally in the Oil industry myself. It is practically the only source of gainful international standard employment one can hope to acquire in this mess of a country.

[@ninamartinez5596]

Same for the farmers of Brazil. Forced to cut their trees , in order to buy food. They make it so that the only way to live is to participate in the destruction of their own beautiful, ancient, abundant, natural, HOME. 😠heartbreaking 💔

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@ninamartinez5596 ECOCIDE IS GENOCIDE FOR ALL . SOW SEEDS CANNABIS CAN REPLACE TOXIC OIL

[@prolarka]

Corruption and overpopulation are the root causes, in my opinion.

[@Hansulf]

And lack of education, organization and too much egocentris...

[@redwhite_040]

you forgot human greed

[@RR-ri4vn]

Don’t forget the British and France looting Nigerian oil they are the root cause of Africa’s poverty till this day France gets colonial taxes from 14 west African countries without west Africa’s wealth France would be a third world country trust me

[@cmbbfan78]

Just another example that our world system, civilisation is it's last days. Just another example.

[@worldwide7657]

As a citizen of the Naija Delta ...NO COMMENT!!!!!

[@lachainone]

This is a tragedy

[@davidadebanjo1277]

Nigeria and negativity! So sad....

[@nyimalhamo7856]

Distressing and horrifying situation for the people. How about naming names of the giant companies who are polluting/damaging the area, AND killing people!

[@RagbagMcShag]

the problem is it is also caused by the people who steal oil and refine it illegaly, they probably add a lot to the pollution since they certainly don't filter their exhausts

[@godsonjohnson6257]

This is sad. The political traditional and religious leaders all failed their people. They’ve refused to speak 🗣 out against all the corruption going on in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and I also blame the ordinary citizens who has refused to take to the streets for a revolution. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is a hopeless cause. This brings great pains to my heart seeing how our people live back home and they’ve come to be accustomed to such a lifestyle.

[@user-cv1jb9xv2p]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@patrickrealestate5095]

Decades of poorly managed by the government and these are the ripple effect. When will our Government stop taking money for themselves and make Nigeria a great nation?

[@akarna69]

It's unbelievable how people are poisoning the ground they're living on and the water they're drinking, in the name of profit. Short sightedness, stupidity and greed.

[@Arrica101]

So the exact same thing everyone has been doing for the last 200 years...only difference between 1st world and 3rd world countries is we did this first to become rich, and then told everyone else you aren't allowed to

[@Blossom2Fitness]

The oil companies have already polluted the land for over 40 years now with no wealth at all given to the native people of the land before these illegal Refineries were made. These no jobs, no electricity, no development, no running water in these areas at all……In the 80s the people protested but were killed by the government. The native people of the land were formally fishermann and lived off the water which they have not been able to do for years now. These illegal refineries are in response to all of this and only started 5 years ago.……so is it really short sightedness and greed or would you say desperation and lost hope for life?

[@Kantz1]

Alleyway refiners spill oil in their own lands, the international refiners spill theirs on a grander scale. Same thing called different names. The tragedy though is that those who have the power to stop both of them won’t do that because they make money from the trade. Those local (aka illegal) refiners have godfathers within the authorities. They just won’t tell you that.

[@napierpaxman]

Yes but at least they are safe from windmill cancer! ;)

[@Daimlerxy_]

So sad it is the same thing happening in Mupumalanga South Africa but with coal

[@WallyTony]

I don't understand what they're crying about since that industry makes them billions.