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Fishermen, residents lament use of chemicals to tackle oil spill

Fishermen and residents in Koluama 2 community in Bayelsa State have bemoaned the use of toxic dispersants to contain ongoing oil leak at Conoil’s...

Persuade Shell to pay Bonga spill fine – Fishermen urge govt

The Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has decried the delay in getting justice on impact of oil spill from Shell Nigeria Exploration and...

Environmental group trains Bayelsa fishermen on pollution monitoring

A Niger Delta Environmental Advocacy group on Friday, November 26, 2021 commenced training of hundreds of fishermen on Coastal Environmental Monitoring and Advocacy, in...

Nembe fishermen lament impact of spill from Aiteo’s OML 29

Fishermen operating along the Santa Barbra River and Nembe creeks in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 lamented the adverse impact of the...

Niger Delta fishermen urge govt to prevail on Shell to pay Bonga spill fine

Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) on Friday, January 1, 2021 urged the Federal Government to leverage on its successes in containing the COVID-19...

Oil spill and threat to fisher folks’ survival

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the FishNet Community Dialogue at Makoko in Lagos on Monday, July 24, 2017, says it...

FishNet: Why fish is more valuable than oil

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the “FishNet Dialogue” held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, July 7 2017, lamented that...

Evicted Nigerian fishermen evacuated from Gabon

The Federal Government on Sunday evacuated 215 stranded Nigerian fishermen from the Republic of Gabon back home. Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),...

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The N129m question hanging over Lagos’ Obalende Underbridge Beautification Project

The Lagos State Government budget records show that ₦129 million was disbursed in 2025 for the landscaping and beautification...
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Senate confirms Rabiu Umar as NMDPRA chief executive

The Senate on Thursday, May 7, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Rabiu Umar as Authority Chief Executive of the...

France, Nile varsity inaugurate plastic recycling micro-plant in Abuja

The French Embassy in Nigeria and Nile University, Abuja, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, inaugurated a plastic recycling micro-plant...

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The N129m question hanging over Lagos’ Obalende Underbridge Beautification Project

The Lagos State Government budget records show that ₦129...

Senate confirms Rabiu Umar as NMDPRA chief executive

The Senate on Thursday, May 7, 2026, confirmed the...