Title: The Coverage Of Oil Theft In The Niger Delta
Authors: AMADI Fred, NSEREKA Barigbon and NWEBI Progress
Volume: 9
Issue: 9
Pages: 196-205
Publication Date: 2025/09/28
Abstract:
This study is on the coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta. The objectives of the study are to investigate discursive role of the media, find out the depth of coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta region by select national newspapers, ascertain the frequency of coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta, determine the meaning of placements, the coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta region, ascertain the semantic role of the media in the coverage of the oil theft in the Niger Delta region, investigate the effects of coverage on the oil, theft in the Niger Delta, know how to curtail the rate of oil theft in the Niger Delta among others. The study was guided by some theories which are media dependency, knowledge gap and technological determinism, queer theories. The study used a mixture of qualitative-newspaper analysis and quantitative research. Data gathered with questionnaires were presented in frequencies and tables. Findings of the study showed that there a is a low extent on the depth of coverage and frequency of the coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, all forms of knowledge, there is the presence of oil theft and refining in Niger Delta region of Nigeria, whether practical, applied, theoretical etc knowledge are involved in oil theft and refining regarding health and safety measures in Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the income level is much higher than any other local job available to the people of Niger Delta State, the peoples view is that the illegal activity should be put to a stop majorly because of its harmfulness to the environment and to the individuals concerned, the activity of the oil theft and refining has made the operators not to be sure if they will switch to government job when available, the rate of the coverage of oil theft is to a low extent among others. And the study therefore, recommends that there should be more efforts on the discursive a role of the media in the coverage of oil theft in the Niger Delta region, government should look into the oil refiners who have vast knowledge and stop them to use such for this illegal activity; rather engage on something legal and meaningful, there should be a thorough implementation of the existing laws and penalties for anybody caught in oil theft among others.