Category: Environment
HYPREP Sets to Commission More Projects
HYPREP Sets to Commission More Projects Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP)has disclosed plans to commission two more water projects in Ogoni, Rivers State, in February 2025. According to HYPREP, the development is part of its ongoing efforts to provide potable water to oil-impacted communities in the area. HYPREP Project Coordinator,…
Environmental Experts Sound Alarm on Fossil Fuel Dependency and Climate Change
Environmental Experts Sound Alarm on Fossil Fuel Dependency and Climate Change Stella Peters The discussion around energy, its costs, and stranded communities has alarming statistics, including decades of oil pollution contaminating the soil, water, and air of the Niger Delta. Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities due to patterns of production of dirty energy and…
Lekeh Development Foundation Demands A Just Equitable and Culture- Based Transition
Lekeh Development Foundation Demads A Just Equitable and Culture- Based Transition Katherine Abayomi – Port Harcourt In 1993, Ogoni communities shut down oil wells in response to economic exploitation, environmental degradation and repression of Ogoni people caused by Shell and the Nigerian military government. This non-violent struggle tragically resulted in massacres and bloodshed. The Ogoni…
Put the World on A Safe Pathway in 2025, Says Guterres
Put the World on A Safe Pathway in 2025, Says Guterres The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on countries to make the world safer by dramatically slashing emissions and supporting the transition to a renewable future. In his New Year message, Guterres said: “Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find. Wars are…
Over 179 million Nigerians Live in Unclean Environment
Over 179 million Nigerians Live in Unclean Environment According to the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE) study, over 179 million people in Nigeria live in an unclean environment. The Seventh Edition of the public presentation of the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE) study showed that this was an improvement over last year’s record…
President Tinubu Quick Sale of Shell, CSOs Fault Plans
President Tinubu Quick Sale of Shell, CSOs Fault Plans Stella Peters A group of Civil Society Organizations, community leaders, environmental actors, and concerned citizens from across Nigeria have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to maintain the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s (NUPRC) rejection of Shell’s request to sell its remaining shares in the Shell…
Nigerians Kick GMOs in Nation-wide Rally
Tracy Ohovwore Many Nigerians took to the streets in ten major states on Friday, demanding a nationwide ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and a shift towards agroecological farming practices to cite support for smallholder farmers. The rally, organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, had farmers, civil…
Environmental Stakeholders Strategise on Enhancing Nigeria’s Carbon Market Transition
Environmental Stakeholders Strategise on Enhancing Nigeria’s Carbon Market Transition Stella Peters Stakeholders in the nation’s environment sector have met in Abuja to devise strategies for enhancing Nigeria’s transition into a thriving carbon market. The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) is organizing a workshop titled 3-Day Stakeholders Engagement on Nigeria’s Carbon Market Policy and…
Violators of Environmental Law Sets To Face the Book – Green Growth Africa Says
Violators of Environmental Law Sets To Face the Book – Green Growth Africa Says Stella Peters Green Growth Africa has established EcoJustice Africa to prosecute violators of environmental laws and standards to end the prolonged environmental crimes in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. The rise of ecological crimes across Africa and its catastrophic consequences…
Environmental Justice To Propagate Women’s Inclusion in Energy Transition
Environmental Justice To Propagate Women’s Inclusion in Energy Transition Katherine Abayomi. As a result of interventions on the UNEP report and clean-up in Ogoniland, Niger Delta women resolved to commemorate the “NIGER DELTA Women’s DAY OF ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. “ This year’s convergence was no exception. The two-day event, held from December 4th to…