Nembe
Sign in to saveNembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at . The people of Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Councils of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies operating in their areas.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Nembe
- Settlement.other_name
- NELGA
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.seat_type
- Headquarters
- Settlement.seat
- Nembe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bayelsa State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Samuel Akalaguo (PDP)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 760
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024 est
- Settlement.population_total
- 327,500
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 130966
- Area
- 760
- Image
- Burning Gas Flare Nembe Creek, Nigeria.tif
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Masquerade Culture in Nembe
- List of towns and villages in Nembe LGA
- Notable people
- Climate
- References
Nembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at . The people of Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Councils of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies operating in their areas.
They also lamented years of oil spillages that have destroyed their environment, aquatic life, as well as air and water pollution and called on the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) and international communities to come to their rescue.
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