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Nnimmo Bassey: Junk foods and the politics of hunger

Food occupies a central place in our culture. It plays a key role in religious/social activities and is a major marker of the passage...

Niger Delta: Activists decry persistent oil spills, slow pace of cleanup

Environmental activists in Rivers State have decried the environmental degradation prompted by persistent oil spills and the slow pace of cleanup efforts, causing health...

Why Nigerians do not trust biosafety agency’s regulation of GMOs

The deployment of products of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continues to raise concerns and resistance, not only in Nigeria but across the world among...

Nnimmo Bassey: Colonialism’s Nunc Dimittis in Africa

The African Union (AU) has “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” as its theme of the year 2025. This theme...

Nnimmo Bassey: The force and the fire at COP30

The opening and closing of COP30 were marked by significant events. Not about climate ambition or high sounding speeches but by unplanned events. First...

International Tribunal urges govts, masses to acknowledge nature’s rights

Governments and everyday people have been charged to acknowledge that nature has rights just as humans do, and that ecosystems deserve to exist, thrive,...

HOMEF director, Nnimmo Bassey, joins Right Livelihood’s Board

The Right Livelihood Foundation has just welcomed Nnimmo Bassey, a champion of environmental justice and recipient of the 2010 Right Livelihood Award, to its...

Ogonize and Yasunize: A hidden battle of words

We have always been concerned about words. Words are powerful. They help us communicate events that unfold around us. They are building blocks for...

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Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...
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Group felicitates Nkiruka Maduekwe on appointment as Abia NEWWAP coordinator

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), a civil society organisation committed to environmental justice, climate resilience...

Foundation empowers women to encourage economic growth

The MSBON Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has given a variety of entrepreneurial skills to 100 women and young people...

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Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed...

Group felicitates Nkiruka Maduekwe on appointment as Abia NEWWAP coordinator

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD),...