Category: Environment
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…
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…