Category: Environment
FG, GEF Launch Project to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Nigeria has taken another step toward addressing plastic pollution with the inauguration of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Child Project 11193, titled “Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in Abuja, Nigeria.” The project was formally unveiled in Abuja, and is being implemented by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in collaboration with the…
Makoko: When Urban Renewal Becomes a Humanitarian Disaster
By Kome Odhomor By any standard of governance, the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko, Lagos, is deeply troubling. What is unfolding in this historic waterfront community is not merely an urban planning exercise; it is a humanitarian crisis created by policy choices that appear to ignore human dignity, due process, and the lived realities…
TEAAF Hosts Power Shift Community Dialogue in Gelegele, Calls for Grassroots Action and Inclusion
By Tracy Ohovwore The Ecological Action Advocacy Foundation, TEAAF, has organised a one-day Power Shift Community Dialogue in Gelegele community, Edo State, aimed at strengthening collective action, restoring hope and building a more resilient and united community. The dialogue, held on December 22, 2025, brought together community members, women leaders, youths and other stakeholders to…
Groups Condemn Demolition of Makoko, Urge Lagos Government to Halt Evictions
A coalition of national and international human rights, environmental and social justice organisations has condemned the ongoing demolition of Makoko and other waterfront communities in Lagos State, describing the exercise as violent, unlawful and a violation of residents’ fundamental rights. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the groups alleged that since January 5, 2026,…
Groups Decry Renewed Attack by Lagos State Government on Makoko Community
Two non-governmental organisations have decried the ongoing attack on Makoko community, an impoverished and predominantly fishing community in Lagos, describing it as a symbolically inhuman and vicious New Year gift on the urban poor while calling on the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt the exercise. Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Centre…
Advocates Raise Alarm Over GMOs, Climate Change Threat to Nigeria’s Food System
Environmental and food rights advocates have warned that climate change, growing corporate influence and weak regulation are putting Nigeria’s food culture, public health and farmers’ livelihoods at serious risk. Speaking at a national convergence and food festival organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), climate and extractive governance expert, Olamide Martins of Corporate…
NEMA Distributes Relief Materials to Flood Victims in Akwa Ibom
By Uko Etim The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of the May 2025 flood disaster in four local government areas of Akwa Ibom State. The exercise, carried out on Thursday under the Federal Government’s Special Intervention for the 2025 flood, covered Uyo, Ibesikpo Asutan, Uruan and Nsit Atai local…
Agroecology Training Empowers Ogoni Farmers for Climate-Smart Agriculture
By Katherine Abayomi Farmers in Ogoniland are turning to indigenous micro-organic fertilizers to revive degraded soils and reduce the heavy dependence on chemical inputs, following a hands-on agroecology training aimed at restoring the region’s environment and supporting climate-smart agriculture. The practical session, organised by the Lekeh Development Foundation with funding support from the Agroecology Fund,…
Experts Raise Alarm Over non-decommissioned Oil Wells in Niger Delta
By Uko Etim Environmental experts have raised serious concerns over the dangers posed by abandoned, non-decommissioned oil wells scattered across the Niger Delta, describing them as “ticking time bombs” capable of triggering large-scale environmental and public health crises. The warning came during a two-day School of Ecology workshop organised by the Health of Mother Earth…
Civil Society Leaders Push for Ecofeminism, Call for Greater Inclusion of Women and Persons With Disabilities
…Call for Greater Inclusion of Women and Persons With Disabilities By Katherine Abayomi A coalition of civil society groups, government officials, traditional rulers and development partners has renewed the call for stronger ecofeminist policies and deeper inclusion of women in natural resource governance across the Niger Delta. The call was made at a symposium held…