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Marine

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...
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Marine

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...
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Marine

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...
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Pollution

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...
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Cover

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...
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Cover

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...
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Marine

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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UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife populations...
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Renewable Energy

Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity to 300 megawatts (MW) from 120 megawatts two years ago Dr Abba Aliyu,...
Renewable Energy

World Earth Day: HOMEF calls for accelerated action to clean energy

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for accelerated action toward clean energy, environmental restoration, and stronger...

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Conservation

UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its...
Renewable Energy

Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity...