The committee's action followed a petition submitted by an environmental activist, who raised concerns over the persistent refusal of some oil companies to fulfil their statutory obligations to the Niger Delta region.

* Orders company to appear within two weeks

The committee's action followed a petition submitted by an environmental activist, who raised concerns over the persistent refusal of some oil companies to fulfil their statutory…

•Seeks list of all defaulting IOCs, weighs tougher sanctions

Senate Committee on Finance on Monday threatened to invoke legislative sanctions against several MDAs that failed to honour its invitation...