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Illegal crude refiners ruining our health, national economy – Wike

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says operators of illegal crude oil refineries are causing great health hazards to residents in the state and...

Communities, activists condemn threat of forced eviction over Port Harcourt waterfront settlements

A Rivers State Government Task Force on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, visited several waterfront communities in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, arbitrarily marked...

Illegal refineries: Council boss impounds over 100 drums of fuel in Rivers

Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area in Rivers State, Mr Erastus Awortu, has confiscated over 100 drums of illegally refined crude oil in Andoni while...

Police deny preventing demolition of illegal oil bunkering site in Rivers

The police command in Rivers State has denied the report that its personnel prevented the destruction of an illegal oil bunkering site in the...

ERA/FoEN lauds Rivers’ actions against oil theft, soot pollution

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the current action by the Rivers State Government to address the vexed issues...

NESREA seals off three facilities in Ondo, eight in Osun, seven in Rivers and Enugu

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, sealed off three factories in Ondo State, for illegal operations...

Rivers LG declares wild elephants, hippos endangered species

Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Mr Erastus Awortu, has declared wild elephants, hippopotamus and other forest reserves in the area...

Protesters frustrate waste evacuation in Rivers, RIWAMA alleges

Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) has expressed concern over possible build-up of waste following truncated operations of contractors by protesters on Eleme/Onne axis...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have signed a $175 million Programme...
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Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that global warming could affect wealth much more than we thought. The...

‘U.S. disaster warnings, climate response jeopardised’ – House leaders debate Trump-Musk attacks on NOAA

Expectations are high as House Natural Resources Committee leaders on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, host an issues forum to...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations...

Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that...