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Why we side with victims of Shell’s Bayelsa oil spill, by group

Comrade Alagoa Morris, Head, Bayelsa Office of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) at a media session themed: “Resisting Regulatory Capture” on...

Devastating floods force Bayelsa to close schools

Following the devastation caused by flood, Governor Douye Diri has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across Bayelsa State. In a...

Bayelsa pledges to tackle flooding, other environmental challenges

The Bayelsa State Government has expressed readiness to tackle perennial flooding, oil pollution and other environmental problems in the state. Commissioner for Environment, Mr Iselema...

Coastal erosion, flood threaten Fed. Poly, Ekowe, says Rector

The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe in Bayelsa State, says the institution is under serious threat by coastal erosion and perennial flooding. Rector of...

45 barrels not 45,000 barrels leaked from Bayelsa oil field – NOSDRA

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Monday, September 7, 2020 confirmed that 45 barrels and not 45,000 barrels  of crude...

45,000 barrels of crude spilled at Shell operated Angiama fields in Bayelsa, says NOSDRA

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Friday, September 4, 2020 confirmed the discharge of 45,000 barrels of crude oil at...

Govt, Shell urged to ignore Bayelsa 21-day ultimatum

Oil-producing communities in Bayelsa State have asked the Federal Government, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and its Joint Ventures (JV), to disregard the purported...

Shell’s healthcare drive in Bayelsa reaches 5,000 beneficiaries

About 5,000 persons in Oloibiri area of Bayelsa State have benefitted from a health outreach organised by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for coordinated and transformative action to advance...
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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute 10 million tree seedlings for planting across the state, as...

Mixed reactions trail Lagos solar approval policy

Some Lagos residents on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressed divergent views on a directive by the state government requiring...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver...

Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute...