The House of Representatives Committee on the South South Development Commission has criticised what it described as the inadequate response by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to the prolonged gas seepage affecting Billy Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. During an investigative hearing held in Abuja on Thursday, lawmakers described the nearly eight-month-old incident as a serious environmental and public health emergency, raising concerns over regulatory failures and the pace of intervention. The committee said the...