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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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WaterAid begins $300,000 WASH intervention in Abuja council

WaterAid Nigeria has commenced the third phase of its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) intervention in Bwari Area Council of...
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Deforestation and forest governance: Rethinking policy, participation, sustainability

Nigeria is facing a silent environmental emergency. With an estimated annual deforestation rate of approximately 5% (among the highest...

NCDMB, Radisson, Edison sign management deal for Yenagoa hotel

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday, March 2, 2026, signed an international management agreement (IMA)...

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WaterAid begins $300,000 WASH intervention in Abuja council

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Deforestation and forest governance: Rethinking policy, participation, sustainability

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