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Makoko demolitions: Groups condemn Lagos over deaths, forced evictions, youth leader’s arrest

The Centre for Children's Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa...

Groups decry forced eviction of over 3,000 residents from Lagos community

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, residents of Precious Seed (a.k.a. Ferry) community awoke to find the Lagos State Task Force officials and an excavator...

Residents, civil society decry forced eviction of over 10,000 at Lagos communities

Organised residents of informal settlements and members of civil society have condemned the mass forced eviction of the people of Ilaje Otumara and Baba...

Communities, activists condemn threat of forced eviction over Port Harcourt waterfront settlements

A Rivers State Government Task Force on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, visited several waterfront communities in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, arbitrarily marked...

Residents, group condemn Otodo Gbame community’s demolition

The Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation (Federation) and the Justice & Empowerment Initiatives Nigeria (JEI) have condemned the demolition and forced eviction of...

WUF6: Amnesty International flays forced eviction, UN launches ‘Open UN-Habitat’ website

As representatives of governments and city authorities of over 100 countries discuss the future of the world's urban centres in the Italian city of...

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The Earth Prize 2026: Two young Nigerian teams among world’s top 35

Three young Nigerians have been named among the top 35 global teams in The Earth Prize 2026, the world’s...
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Financial experts urge govt to invest crude oil gains as palliatives

Financial experts have advised the Federal Government to invest the gains from the excess crude oil sales to better...

South-South experts bemoan worsening environmental degradation, urge adequate utilisation of ecological funds

Some environmental experts have decried worsening environmental degradation in the South-South region and urged adequate utilisation of ecological funds...

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The Earth Prize 2026: Two young Nigerian teams among world’s top 35

Three young Nigerians have been named among the top...

Financial experts urge govt to invest crude oil gains as palliatives

Financial experts have advised the Federal Government to invest...