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Our ocean, communities not for sale – Fishers

Our ocean, communities and our sociocultural wellbeing are not for sale. This statement formed part of the declarations made by FishNet Alliance, a network of...

World Fisheries Day: Consult, engage artisanal fishers for policies – Alliance

Nigeria has a coastline of about 853km with Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River as littoral states. Twenty-eight out of...

Clean up rivers, compensate us for losses, fishers urge oil firms, govt

Fishers have demanded that oil companies and the government should clean up their rivers and estuaries and pay adequate compensation for losses due to...

Nnimmo Bassey: No to a Niger Delta without fish

In his welcome words at the Oilfield/FishNet Dialogue at Gbarain, Bayelsa State on Friday, June 4, 2021, Nnimmo Bassey, director of Health of Mother...

The Fishers’ Pain, by Kome Odhomor

We all rushed out to the shout from people at the riverbank. I saw my mother with her hands on her head, my father...

FishNet Alliance calls for support for Ibeno fishers in Akwa Ibom

The FishNet Alliance has called for support for fishers in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State and in other coastal communities across Nigeria whose livelihoods have...

FishNet Alliance calls for support for fishers in Makoko

The FishNet Alliance has called for support for fishers in Makoko, Lagos State and in other coastal communities across Nigeria. This call was made...

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Farmers laud 57 new crop varieties, stakeholders project 20,000 jobs from climate-smart agric plan

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of 57 crop...
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NCDMB to feature ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, in Book Reading Session

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded plans to host the fourth edition of its Quarterly Book Reading Programme, featuring renownedleadership expert and former Director General of Nigerian...

LASEPA seeks data-driven reporting, sustainability in environmental practice

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has called for a transition from bulky environmental documentation to data-driven, performance-based...

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Farmers laud 57 new crop varieties, stakeholders project 20,000 jobs from climate-smart agric plan

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State...

NCDMB to feature ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, in Book Reading Session

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded...