Contending Issues in the Niger Delta Crisis of Nigeria - Journal of ...

Chapter IX: The Politics and Policies of Oil Deregulation in Nigeria:
Implications and Policy Suggestions
Iningte’s description and position was supported by Adeka Inemo,
a local environmental activist who runs the Niger Delta Resource
Center when he claimed that when he claimed that: Olobiri is the
total representation of what the Niger delta are facing and that
"Once you've seen Oloibiri, you've seen us." (Ibid).
Evolution of the Concept of Oil Deregulation in Nigerian’s Oil
Industry and Its Many Dimensions.
Deregulation is the lifting of certain government controls (such
as price control) on several aspects of a specific industry, in this case
the oil industry. Under the Oil Deregulation policy, government does
not interfere with the pricing, export and importation of oil products,
or the establishment of retail outlets (petrol stations); storage depots;
ocean-receiving facilities; and refineries. People can put up these
installations practically wherever and whenever they want. In the case
of retail outlets, they can even be set up beside or across the street
opposite each other. Provided of course the owners/operators of these
installations and facilities notify and give prior notice to the relevant
government agency and the location of these installations and
facilities conform to the zoning laws of the local government unit
concerned.
Large business establishments and government corporations can
also import their fuel requirements without securing any permit from
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