The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has launched a tree-planting campaign aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and community development in the Niger Delta region. The campaign kicked off with a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt to create awareness and spur behavioural changes as part of the activities marking this year’s World Environment Day. Speaking at the…
Nigerians have been called upon to join hands in taking meaningful action to address urgent environmental issues that threaten worldwide’s well-being and our ecosystems’ health. The advise was given by President and Chairman Governing Council institute of Environmental Practitioners of Nigeria Prof Lawrence Ezemonye. Prof Ezemonye made this known on the occasion of this year’s…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to tackle the challenges of pollution and reverse the environmental degradation in the region. The NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa, made the call on Wednesday during the second meeting of the Niger Delta Environment Consultative Forum hosted by the Commission in Port Harcourt. Akwa…
Traditional rulers and communiy stakeholders in Asaba frowned at the unexcused absence of Oil and Gas Operators (IOCs) at the flag off of the Community-Based Disaster Risk Resolution Plan (DRR plan) by National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Thursday in Delta.The stakeholders forum comprising of royal fathers, communiy representatives, youth bodies, Communiy Based…
In celebrating this year’s World Environment Day recently, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has tasked the government at all levels and oil multinationals, for a renewed commitment towards ending all sources of air pollution in the Niger Delta region. President of MOSOP, Mr. Legborsi Pyagbara, particularly identified illegal refineries, gas flaring by…
Some weeks later after blocking and disrupting operations at thelogistic base of indigenous oil company, Aiteo, the OML 29 communitiesin Bayelsa and Rivers States are still threatening the oil company. The communities said they are grieved over continuous environmentaland health danger, they are exposed to by the operator’s activities. Aiteo engages in gross abuse of…
Netherlands’ ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Marion Kappeyne, has pledgedto support the Nigerian Government and the Hydrocarbon PollutionRemediation Project, HYPREP, in the clean-up of oil-impacted sites inOgoniland. The ambassador said this while inspecting one of the less complexsites which is undergoing remediation, in Ebubu, Eleme, during whichshe warned against the repollution of the Ogoni environment. Kappeyne…
The traditional ruler of Eleme, His Royal Majesty, Emere, Dr PhilipObele JP (Ag King of Eleme) has expressed happiness that at last, thefruits of the Ogoni struggles have started to be harvested. The royalfather thus poured prayers on the Ogoni fallen heroes who started thestraggle and noted that their straggle has come to bear fruits….
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will strengthen itscollaboration with the European Union, EU, through the Niger Delta SupportProgramme, NDSP, to resuscitate abandoned water infrastructure across thenine Niger Delta states. The NDDC Acting Managing Director, Prof. Nelson Brambaifa, stated this whena delegation from the EU-funded NDSP3 pilot project paid him a courtesyvisit at…
