Phase-out of existing extraction of fossil fuels in a manner that is fair and equitable is part of the following declarations from the Oilwatch International Global Gathering, themed: “Demanding Real Zero, Not Net Zero.”
VP Osinbajo said the FGN, in its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, already making efforts to use large shares of clean energy sources, but “limiting the development of gas projects, poses dire challenges.”
BREAKING: Environmental Rights Action (Friends of the Earth Nigeria) ERA/FoEN Board confirms Barr. Chima Williams as Executive Director.
HOMEF Director Nnimmo Bassey delivered the following welcome address on September 16, 2021, at an event organized in Abuja by the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation in partnership with Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and with the support of Ford Foundation.
Civil Society Organizations committed to environmental justice in Nigeria have declared that the Petroleum Industry Act recently assented to by President Buhari neglects community concerns and strengthens oil companies operating in the heavily petroleum polluted Niger Delta region.
Citizens groups in the Niger Delta have exposed the real reason behind Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) divestment plan and called on them to clean up their mess in the region before divesting.
Civil Society Organizations working on issues around environmental justice in Nigeria Monday expressed opposition to the push by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland and gave reasons for their position.
Oilwatch Africa explains in 2021 Declaration why African leaders must end fossil fuel extraction and exploration immediately.
The Pyrates Confraternity, has urged the NEMA to immediately address the plight of ravaged communities along the Orashi area of Rivers State, Nigeria.
The Board of Trustees of the Environmental Rights Development Foundation (ERDF) has announced the appointment of an Acting Executive Director of ERA/FoEN following the disengagement of Godwin Uyi Ojo.