Youths in Ogoniland, Rivers State, have threatened to block the planned resumption of oil exploration in the area unless the Federal Government creates Bori State, according to Punch. The youths also demanded the immediate dissolution of the Ogoni Dialogue Committee, which is currently negotiating with the Federal Government over the return of oil activities. They warned that oil resumption would not proceed without their demands being met, raising the prospect of protests in the region.

About 37 people have reportedly died after inhaling a toxic petroleum product while allegedly loading illegally tapped fuel at Okari Jetty in the Okrika Mainland area of Rivers State, Nigeria. According to The Tide, several others were said to be missing following the incident, which reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday, September 3, 2026. The product was reportedly tapped from Indorama. Further details of the incident were still emerging at the time of the report.

The President-General of the Udo Peoples Assembly, Collins Onyewuchi, has appealed to government authorities for intervention over alleged brutality by security operatives against residents of Udo Autonomous Community in Ezinihitte Local Government Area of Imo State. According to ThisDay Live, the community leader made the appeal in Port Harcourt, seeking protection for residents who have reportedly suffered at the hands of security personnel in the area.

Concerns that compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders could explode are hindering the adoption of the fuel in Nigeria, according to the chief executive of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG/EV). The official highlighted these safety fears as a key barrier to wider uptake of CNG, which the government has promoted as an alternative to petrol.

Gas flaring in Rivers State communities has been associated with increased rates of childhood deaths and respiratory diseases, highlighting the human cost of this environmental pollution, according to Punch.

The Nigerian Navy said it disrupted two illegal refining sites in Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State and recovered about 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil. The operation was conducted on September 6, 2026 by Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER, according to a statement. The blurb did not mention arrests, casualties, or the sites’ operators.