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Two years after UNEP report, Shell urged to clean up Ogoniland mess

On the occasion of the second year anniversary of the release of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment of Ogoniland, the Environmental Rights...

ERA to oil firms: Publish what you pump

The impact of oil extraction is severe on the environment and threatens sources of livelihoods, sustainable development activists have said. At a gathering held last...

Bassey: 20 years of ERA’s struggle

Erstwhile Executive Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Nnimmo Bassey, has said that the secret of the organisation’s success...

Worry over level of sensitisation in Niger Delta

An environmental expert and rights activist in the Niger Delta, Alagoa Morris, has expressed dissatisfaction over the level of sensitisation on climate change education in the Niger...

Govt considers inland petroleum exploration

Scientists have said that, in order to sustain Nigeria's global position as a major oil and gas exporter, there is need for the authorities...

Oil spill, gas flaring concerns dominate petroleum bill critique

Civil society organisations (CSOs) and environmental experts last week in Abuja attempted a review of the controversial draft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), in the...

The HYPREP hype in Ogoniland UNEP report

Environment and social activist, Nnimmo Bassey, describes the formation by government of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP) towards the implementation of United Nations...

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Civil society vows enforcement as Santa Marta plants seeds of a fossil-free future

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Thursday, April 30, 2026,...
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May Day: CAPPA urges people-friendly reforms as workers face deepening cost-of-living crisis

As Nigeria marks International Workers' Day 2026 on Friday, May 1, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on...

Dangote Refinery recalls redeployed engineers

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has approved the recall of engineers previously redeployed across its business units, following what management described...

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Civil society vows enforcement as Santa Marta plants seeds of a fossil-free future

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels...

May Day: CAPPA urges people-friendly reforms as workers face deepening cost-of-living crisis

As Nigeria marks International Workers' Day 2026 on Friday,...