Tag:Oil company divestments

Sustainable Devpt

Why oil corporations opted for divestment in Niger Delta, by ERA/FoEN report

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has published a policy brief on “International Oil Companies Divestment in the Niger Delta & Local...

Michael Simire - October 19, 2022

Pollution

Govt urged to halt IOC divestments until degraded Niger Delta environments are fully restored

The Nigerian government has been told to halt the divestments by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta until full consultations have...

Michael Simire - June 26, 2022

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CSOs want divesting oil firms to remediate polluted sites before leaving

Civil society organisations (CSOs) that converged on Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday, May 27, 2022, have warned that the current model...

Michael Simire - May 29, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

Groups want govt to checkmate Shell, divesting IOCs in Niger Delta

The Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and environmental and climate justice groups have urged the federal government to ensure that communities are included in the...

admin - April 17, 2022

Pollution

Group urges govt to stop ExxonMobil from divestment to ensure payment for liabilities

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Akwa Ibom State Government over its lawsuit against ExxonMobil Producing Unlimited to...

admin - March 28, 2022

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Activists fear PIA, oil company divestments will further impoverish Niger Delta

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and We the People invited Niger Delta communities and civil society activists to a daylong conversation on the...

Michael Simire - March 18, 2022