Category: Environment
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…
A COP of Truth: What Article 6 Reveals About Power, Politics, and the Future of Climate Justice
By Dr. Mfoniso Xael Introduction: When Climate Negotiations Become a Mirror Every climate COP tells a story, not just about emissions and mitigation, but about power, politics, and whose voices count when the world is negotiating its survival. COP30 in Belém, described by Brazil’s leadership as the “COP of Truth,” forced the world to confront…
The Force and the Fire at COP30
By Nnimmo Bassey The opening and closing of COP30 were marked by significant events. Not about climate ambition or high sounding speeches but by unplanned events. First was the determined entry into the COP venue by indigenous protesters who felt excluded from the conference and needed to be heard. They charged through the security and…
Rivers Flood Committee Embarks On Desilting Of Canals
Rivers State Deputy Governor and Chairman, Flood Prevention and Management Committee, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu (Right), addressing the Press during the Inspection of the Desilting of Drainages/Canals by the Flood Committee at the Rumuokwurushi Axis, Port Harcourt on the 4th Nov. 2025. The Rivers State Flood Management and Prevention Committee has embarked on a massive…
Frontline Community Women Face Heightened Climate Injustice – Women Climate Assembly
By Katherine Abayomi Women living in frontline communities across Africa are bearing the brunt of climate change and environmental degradation, as they struggle daily to sustain their families amid dwindling natural resources. This concern was at the heart of discussions at the 4th African Women Climate Assembly, themed “Promoting Women’s Critical Role in Climate Change…
HOMEF Warns COP30 May Become Another Jamboree Without Genuine Climate Action
…Launches Yasunize and Ogonize Social Media Campaign By Tracy Ohovwere The Environmental Rights Group, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has cautioned that the forthcoming Conference of Parties (COP30) in Brazil may turn out to be another global jamboree without genuine commitments from governments and international oil companies to end fossil fuel emissions and ensure…
Niger Explosion: ‘We Saw It Coming,’ NOA DG Blames Residents’ Negligence
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, says negligence and eroded values led to the Niger tanker explosion. In an interview newsmen on Thursday, the DG described the incident as “frustrating” and avoidable. “It’s very frustrating, but we saw it coming. After the Dikko explosion (earlier this year) in Niger State, the…