RDI Demands Total Gas Flaring Ban, Warns Fines Fail to Curb Pollution

The Renevlyn Development Initiative has urged the federal government to outlaw gas flaring, arguing that current penalties are too low to stop oil firms from burning off gas. Data from the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor shows that companies paid about $646 million in flaring fines in 2025. Volumes dipped between 2020 and 2022 but rose again in recent years. RDI says the $2 per 1,000 SCF penalty simply encourages firms to pay rather than invest in emission controls. It warns of health and environmental harms to host communities and calls for a focus on emission reduction at source to meet Nigeria’s net-zero goals.

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