Category: Environment
Edo Court Cancels Restrictions of Movement on Environmental Day
A High Court sitting in Benin City has declared unlawful the restriction of human and vehicular movement during the state’s environmental sanitation exercise. In a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Isoken Urhomwen Erameh ruled that the enforcement of a stay-at-home order between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on sanitation days violates citizens’ constitutional rights….
Kpean Community Demands Prompt Cleanup, Decommissioning of Oil Facilities After Spill
Residents of Kpean community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State have demanded the immediate cleanup of their environment and the decommissioning of oil facilities following renewed concerns over oil spill incidents in the area. The call came during an environmental monitoring and evidence gathering training organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation…
Solar Training Empowers Ogoni Youths for Green Jobs
By Katherine Abayomi Youths in Ogoni have been equipped with practical skills in solar installation and entrepreneurship following a two-week vocational training organised by the Lekeh Development Foundation in partnership with Our Kids Climate Microgrant (OKS). The training, which focused on solar installation, maintenance and repair, is part of efforts to improve livelihoods in oil-impacted…
Book Day: HOMEF Hosts Interactive Session on Politics and Environmental Degradation
By Tracy Ohovwore The Health Of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Thursday, February 26, 2026, hosted an interactive book reading session examining the relationship between Nigeria’s political history and environmental degradation. The event, held on February 26, 2026, at the organisation’s office in Benin city, featured former lawmaker, Journalist and activist Hon. Abdul Oroh who…
Group Demands Implementation of Ogoni Bill of Rights Before Oil Resumption
By Katherine Abayomi Civil society groups in Rivers State have called on the Federal Government to fully implement the provisions of the Ogoni Bill of Rights before any move to resume oil production in Ogoniland. The demand was made during a one-day workshop and solidarity peace walk tagged “Project Ogonize,” held in Port Harcourt on…
ICARRD+20: Coalition calls for end to public financing of factory farming
As global leaders converge on Cartagena, Colombia, for the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) scheduled for February 24 to 26, the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) Campaign has called for an immediate end to public financing of industrial livestock production. The coalition is urging governments and multilateral development banks to redirect…
Ecumenical Water Network Nigeria hosts Stakeholders Awareness campaign on water justice
….prepares policies for accessible, affordable and sustainable water for all communities …..pushes for the public public partnership By Tracy Ohovwore Concerns over the recognition of water as a commodity rather than as a fundamental human right have prompted the Ecumenical Water Network to organize a Stakeholders’ Awareness Camp, scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 2026, at…
CAPPA Commends FG on Commissioning of Nigeria’s First PCBs Treatment Facility
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government for commissioning Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) treatment facility, describing it as a major milestone in the country’s chemicals and hazardous waste management efforts. The facility, located in Abuja, was established under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Environment, in…
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…