Tag:Fishermen

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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...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2023

Pollution

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...

Michael Simire - January 24, 2022

Pollution

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...

Michael Simire - November 26, 2021

Pollution

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...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2021

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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...

Michael Simire - January 1, 2021

Marine

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...

admin - July 24, 2017

Marine

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...

admin - July 9, 2017

Human Settlement

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),...

Michael Simire - October 22, 2012