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Foundation trains community members on pollution monitoring in Bayelsa

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environmental rights group, on Saturday, July 15, 2023, trained 80 residents of Ogboibiri, an oil-bearing community...

Group expresses concern over spate of Shell oil spills in Nigeria

Oilwatch Africa, a not-for-profit group seeking to stop the expansion of fossil fuel extraction activities, has expressed reservation over the recent spate of oil...

Group urges NOSDRA, Shell to intervene in fresh crude oil spill

The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has appealed to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and...

Nigeria to develop blueprint to mitigate oil spills incidence on wildlife

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will develop a comprehensive National Oiled Wildlife Contingency Plan, to protect and preserve the country’s wildlife...

Oil spill: Ijaw coalitions urge govt to clean up oily wasteland

The Coalition of Ijaw Interest Groups has urged the Federal  Government and Bayelsa State Government to take action on environmental remediation and commercial exploration...

NOSDRA, stakeholders move to tackle oil spill menace

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has called on stakeholders in the petroleum industry to take measures that would prevent oil...

Oil spill: Ogoni youths laud govt over ongoing clean-up efforts

Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) Worldwide, an umbrella body of Ogoni youths in Rivers State, has thanked the Federal Government for the ongoing clean-up of...

Kuwait Oil Company declares state of emergency over oil leak

A state of emergency was declared by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp, following an oil spill that occurred...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...