…Say Bayelsa Is Ready to Host 2028 National Sports Festival By Amos Odhe Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri says he is confident that the newly-constituted interim board of Bayelsa United will deliver on its assignment.Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, last week Thursday during the weekly Prosperity Walk, …
Read More »Flood Scare: Monarch Tasks Residents On Drainage Cleaning
By Emma Sunday The Paramount Ruler of Akpor Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, His Majesty, Levi Ozonwhonwu Oriebe, has urged residents of the kingdom to take ownership of environmental sanitation by clearing blocked drainage channels and desisting from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in gutters to mitigate …
Read More »Anchor the Blue Economy on Nigerian Coast Guard – PC-NCG Urges Tinubu
The Provisionary Committee for the Proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG) has reiterated its call on President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to recognize and establish the Nigerian Coast Guard as a strategic pillar within the National Blue Economy Policy Framework, consistent with the objectives of the Renewed Hope Agenda. In an …
Read More »ABER Urges Littoral State Governors to Harness Marine Resources
In line with the African Union’s Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa – PFRS, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, Convener of the Africa Blue Economy Roundtable – ABER, has called on all littoral state governors in Nigeria to strategically invest in and sustainably manage the country’s marine …
Read More »Foundation Declares War on Female Trafficking, Launches Girl-Child Protection Campaign
The Women Development Council of the Mbaise Global Foundation has declared war on female trafficking in Mbaise, launching a major awareness campaign to protect girls and secure the future of the community. The Council raised alarm over the rising tactics of traffickers who lure victims with fake job offers, …
Read More »Environmental Rights Groups Write Tinubu, Make Demands On Bille, Niger Delta
As attention heightens on the plight of gas overwhelmed Community people in Bille, Rivers State with civil society activists, expressing concern in varied ways, two non-governmental organizations seriously advocating for environmental rights – Pilex Center and Lekeh Development Foundation, have come up a position paper demanding actions to be taken …
Read More »Experts Stress Responsible AI Use in journalism
By Paul Williams Experts in the technology and media sectors have urged journalists, media professionals and public relations practitioners to adopt the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), stressing that ethical standards, accuracy and critical thinking must remain central to journalism. They maintained that while AI would not replace journalists, …
Read More »YEAC‑Nigeria Demands EIA, Safeguards before Planned Destruction of Explosives in Rivers
By Paul Williams The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC‑Nigeria) has urged authorities to suspend a planned destruction of expired explosive materials in Kporghor Community, Tai Local Government Area, pending an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and safety guarantees. YEAC-Nigeria’s Executive Director, Dr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, warned that the demolition exercise, …
Read More »FG, Rivers Government Step Into Bille Gas Leak Challenge
…Promise to End Pollution, Provide Water, Power, Fire Trucks In response to mounting pressures by a coalition of civil society activists and community women and youths, to urgently address the incidents of gas bubbles in Bille , a community in Degema Local Government of Rivers State, Governor …
Read More »Pilex Center, RDI to Conduct Study on Communities’ Access to Environmental Justice
The Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative (Peoples Advocates) and the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) have announced plans to undertake a participatory assessment of the implementation of environmental rights and the extent to which Nigerian communities can access environmental information and justice when their rights are violated. A release …
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