Category: Environment
PIA Advocacy for Implementation of 3% and Women Inclusion to Leadership
PIA Advocacy for Implementation of 3% and Women Inclusion to Leadership By Katherine Abayomi The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), from its inception as a Bill in the National Assembly to its current implementation stage, has faced numerous contentions as well as the 3% allocation to Host communities. The Kebetkache Foundation, in collaboration with Oxfam, Organized…
Massive Degradation of Mangrove in Niger Delta
Massive Degradation of Mangrove in Niger Delta Katherine Abayomi An Environmentalist Ime Ikpoke Nkanta ,has called on stakeholders to guard the Mangrove ecosystem from extinction. He said this to raise awareness of the mangrove ecosystem’s importance as a special and vulnerable ecosystem and to promote solutions for its renewable management and conservation. He disclosed this…
NNPCL-Dangote Refineries rift: HOMEF demands transparency, investigation of claims on import of toxic fuels
NNPCL-Dangote Refineries rift: HOMEF demands transparency, investigation of claims on import of toxic fuels By Stella Peters NNPCL-Dangote Refineries rift: HOMEF demands transparency, investigationof claims on import of toxic fuels Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has demanded transparency and an investigation into allegations of importing and foisting ‘dirty’ fuels on Nigerians. HOMEF advocated this…
HYPREP: Zabbey returns to work, promises better deals for Ogoni youths
HYPREP: Zabbey returns to work, promises better deals for Ogoni youths By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt Professor Nenibarini Zabbey has returned to work following his reinstatement as the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, by President Bola Tinubu, promising to continue in the trajectory of job creation through the project for Ogoni…
BODO SPILL: ONE TOO MANY – TRANSPARENCY IN JIV PROCESS
BODO SPILL: ONE TOO MANY – TRANSPARENCY IN JIV PROCESS By Katherine Abayomi Yet another oil spill in Bodo community located in Gokana local Government Area (Ogoni) of Rivers State. The spill happened on Thursday July 4,2014 at about 12:45am in the Sugi area of Bodo Community, this is another environmental setback to the people…
Policy Alert, four other NGOs Launch TB Funding Campaign
Policy Alert, four other NGOs Launch TB Funding Campaign By Ekemini Simon Akwa Ibom, NIGERIA/ Policy Alert together with four other organisations have commenced the implementation of a project geared towards enhanced and sustainable service delivery through increased domestic investment for Tuberculosis (TB) interventions in five states – Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, and…
HYPREP GETS NEW PC- DR OLUFEMI ADEKANMBI HYPREP GETS NEW PC
HYPREP GETS NEW PC- DR OLUFEMI ADEKANMBI HYPREP GETS NEW PC Katherine Abayomi The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bolu Tinubu, has approved the appointment of Dr Olufemi Adekanmbi as the new project coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). Dr Adekanmbi is a doctorate degree holder in Environmental Management, a former…
Experts warn of climate change devastation in Nigeria, call for methane reduction
Experts Warn Against Climate Change Devastation in Nigeria, call for methane reduction By Uko Okon , Uyo Environmental experts have issued a dire warning about the catastrophic consequences of climate change in Nigeria, urging immediate action to reduce methane emissions. Human activities, they noted, contribute 60% of methane emissions, and collective efforts are crucial to…
Urgent Call to Halt Unregulated Mining
Urgent Call to Halt Unregulated Mining By Stella Peters The decision of the Cross Rivers State government to halt mining activities has been hailed by various civil society groups, following the unwholesome practices of artisanal and industrial miners in the state. The Executive Director of Health Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr Nnimmo Bassey commended Cross…
Toxic waste: HOMEF tasks Niger Delta communities on environmental monitoring, reporting
Toxic waste: HOMEF tasks Niger Delta communities on environmental monitoring, reporting Following the rising impact of toxic waste in the Niger Delta communities in Nigeria, an Ecological Think Tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has urged oil producing communities in the region to monitor their environment and report incidents of pollution or other environmental…