… Condemns HYPREP’s 9 years of ‘Opaqueness, Unacceptable Operations’ By Joel Anekwe The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the Federal Government to set aside $100 billion for the cleanup of all oil polluted sites in the Niger Delta and pay compensation to affected communities. This …
Read More »Environmentalists Maul Legal Suit against FG over Soot in Rivers
By Joel Anekwe Environmentalists, under the umbrella of Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and Young Friends of the Earth Nigeria, say they are considering instituting a legal action against the Federal Government for its inaction on the incidence of soot in the Rivers environment. They said the move was one of …
Read More »ERA, GLA Host Training for PH Journalists on Environment
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and GLA have organized a one-day workshop to build the capacity of journalists practicing in Rivers State on effective reportage of the environment. The training, co-ordinated by The African Citizens’ Initiative for Rights and Development (ACIRD), and held on last week in …
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