HOMEF Demands Environmental Audit, Remediation, Stronger Community Role in Nembe

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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an urgent and comprehensive environmental audit of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, alongside accelerated remediation and greater community participation in decisions concerning the environment. The call followed a community capacity-sharing dialogue organised by HOMEF under its Justice Through Communities-Centred Policy Advocacy project, which…

Heritage Energy Yet to Contain Uzere Oil Well Blowout Five Weeks After Incident — HOMEF

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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has expressed concern over the continued discharge of crude oil and associated pollutants from a damaged oil well in Uzere Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, more than five weeks after the incident occurred. The environmental organisation, in a field assessment report released on Monday,…

Ayetoro Monarch, Residents Seek Urgent Action as HOMEF Pushes Just Energy Transition

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Residents of Ayetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have renewed calls for urgent government intervention to save the coastal settlement from environmental devastation, warning that the community is gradually disappearing due to the impact of oil exploration and rising ocean surges. The appeal was made during a Community Dialogue and Training…

HOMEF, CAPPA Seek Review of GMO Approvals, Advocate Agroecology as Nigeria’s Food Security Path

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Civil society organisations have intensified calls for a review of genetically modified organism (GMO) approvals in Nigeria, urging the federal government to adopt agroecology as a cornerstone of the country’s food security strategy amid growing concerns over food sovereignty, public health and environmental sustainability. The call was made during a media training on Biodiversity and…

HOMEF Marks World Oceans Day, Urges Sustainable Fishing in Ekenhuan Community

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By Ebuwa Choice The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) joined fishermen, fisherwomen and residents of Ekenhuan Community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State to commemorate the 2026 World Oceans Day (WOD) with a call for the protection and sustainable management of oceans and aquatic resources. World Oceans Day, celebrated annually on…

NDAC Raises Alarm Over Environmental Crisis in Niger Delta, Demands Immediate Decommissioning of Abandoned Oil Wells

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Stakeholders at the 5th Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) have called for urgent environmental remediation, transparent decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure, and stronger accountability mechanisms to halt what they described as the disastrous exploitation of the Niger Delta region. The convergence, convened by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation in collaboration with civil society groups,…

HOMEF, ERA Deploys Eco-Comedy to Tackle Environmental Challenges, Promote Well-being

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By Ebuwa Choice The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), in conjunction with Environmental Rights Action, Friends Of The Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has organised a one-day eco-comedy programme aimed at promoting socio-economic well-being and raising awareness about environmental challenges in Nigeria. Tagged Eco-Comedy, the programme focuses on using humour as a tool to tell stories…

Junk Food Culture, GMOs and Power Politics Blamed for Rising Hunger Concerns in Nigeria

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By Israel Adebiyi Concerns over Nigeria’s deepening food crisis took centre stage on Thursday as leading environmental and policy voices warned that hunger in the country is less about food shortages and more about power, culture, and systemic inequality. At a high-level session of the Sustain-Ability Academy on Food, Power and the Politics of Hunger,…

Words as Tools of Resistance: HOMEF Advocates Global ‘Ogonize and Yasunize’ Movement at Wisdom Gathering in Benin

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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for a global awakening to the power of language in environmental and social justice struggles, urging activists worldwide to “Ogonize and Yasunize” – a phrase coined to symbolise resistance against ecological destruction and fossil fuel exploitation. At the 2025 Wisdom Gathering held at the Oronto Douglas…

World Seed Day 2025 – HOMEF Urges Nigerian Government to Reject UPOV

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On World Seed Day 2025, HOMEF and allies urge the Nigerian government to reject UPOV 1991 and halt the PVP Law, citing threats to farmers rights, biodiversity, and food sovereignty. They advocate for a sui generis system rooted in Nigerias agricultural reality and developed with full public participation. Read more…

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