By Innocent Edemhanria Ogoniland, located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, is home to the Ogoni people, who have long suffered the consequences of oil exploitation. Since the discovery of oil in …
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The unfortunate story of the Ogoni repression has too many instances of avoidable mistakes. The first was the failure of the Nigerian government to take advantage of Ken Saro-Wiwa. The …
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By Sandra Eguagie It appears that we have made an unsettling aesthetic choice with the quantity of plastic waste that litter our streets and public areas in Nigeria. Unfortunately, a …
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Concerning the subject matter above, we will start by stating the facts first of all and avoid any speculations. In June 15, 2023, an oil spill took place in Uzere …
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From September 28 to October 4, 2023, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) led a delegation of four environment activists from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria …
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In its Responsible Investment report issued this February, Norway’s Oil Fund presented its 10-year dialogue with Shell about Nigeria as a success story. It stated that: “Shell PLC and its …
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By Innocent Edemhanria About 112 heads of States and over 46,000 delegates including ministries, CSOs, scientists, policy makers, oil companies and the private sector as well as other stakeholders gathered …
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To highlight the call for a phasing out of fossil fuels, our organisation has designed a project called Advancing the Paris Climate Agreement and Energy Transition in Nigeria (APTRAN) project. …
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Recently, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, commissioned a review work on the NDDC Act Amendment Bill ahead of the public hearing on the Bill, currently before …
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Activities leading to a successful World Forestry Congress, WFC, billed to take place May 2-6, 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, are already in top gear. The Congress is being …
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By Prof Gideon Emelue Ecosystem refers to a dynamic relationship involving a community or group of living organisms interacting with one another in a specific environment. An ecosystem being …
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Mbize: Rage of Red Earth (Stories, Songs on Landslide, Erosion in Igboland) by Chuka Nnabuife; Heinrich Boll Stiftung; 2011 The erosion menace in Southeast Nigeria is a twice-told story. …
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Romantic poetry is love for, and of nature and lovers of nature often write nature poems. Poetry as such was known as Romantic Poetry. That was the Romantic Age in …
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That the natural world is degraded from what it once was is indisputable. Our planet’s climate has constantly been changing over geological time, with significant fluctuations of global average temperatures. …
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Since water covers a vast majority of the Earth, it could be hard to imagine how it could ever be in short supply. However, freshwater – the stuff we drink, …
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A clean, pure, healthy environment and atmospheric air or rather oxygen that we human beings take in on a daily basis plays an important role in the longevity and good …