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Bassey: Time to clean up Niger Delta mess

About this time last year this writer had the tough job of settling a dispute between two friends. One is a Nigerian from the...

Fresh revelations on Shell pollution in Nigeria

The lawyers of four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth Netherlands, who are pressing charges against Shell over the oil pollution in three...

Oilwatch to Ecuadorian president: Keep oil firms out of Yasuni-ITT

President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has been urged by Oilwatch International not to permit the extraction of crude oil from Yasuni-ITT...

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...

Ogoni and the agony of a delayed clean up

When the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the assessment of the Ogoni environment was released in August 2011, the world was astounded...

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...

UNEP thumbs-up Nigerian govt’s stand on Ogoniland clean-up

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to proceed with a major oil contamination clean-up of Ogoniland in the...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, urged relevant government agencies to take proactive measures...
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Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change, sparking concerns about their long-term survival,...

Gombe to experience 107 to 140 days of rainfall, says NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that, in 2025, the length of rainy season in Gombe State is...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April...

Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep...