The Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment has urged the federal government to provide more funding for agencies responsible for monitoring the environmental impact of oil exploration to enable them function effectively.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Bukola Saraki, said agencies responsible for monitoring the activities of multinational companies in the oil rich Niger Delta were grossly underfunded for them to meet the challenges of the region.
Speaking to journalists at the Lagos airport, Bukola who spoke against the back drop of recent oil spillage in Bonga in the Niger Delta region, said the Senate Committee would ensure that global best practices in the oil region would be adhered to by oil companies operating in the area irrespective of the company involved.