FG deploys experts to Ogun over recurring gas emissions in schools

By James Ogunnaike
The Federal Government has deployed a specialised technical team to Ogun State to investigate recurring subsurface gas emissions that have triggered health concerns and disrupted academic activities in secondary schools across the Ijebu axis.
The intervention, coordinated by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), is aimed at establishing the geological source of the emissions and recommending lasting solutions to the recurring incidents affecting schools and surrounding communities.
The deployment followed reports of localised gas seepages suspected to have caused oxygen depletion and breathing difficulties among students and other residen...