EDO OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY CALLS FOR AN END TO OIL AND GAS EXTRACTIONS

The people of the indigenous Gele Gele Community in Edo State have called for an end to oil and gas exploration in their community, and payment for the loss and damage to their environment that they have endured for seven decades of extractive activities. The representatives of the community spoke in a meeting organized by […]

IOCs Divestment Campaigns in Africa

As part of the actions in line with the African People’s Counter COP 2023 (APCC), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) organized a Webinar on IOCs Divestment Campaigns in Africa to uncover some of the issues surrounding the sale of assets by the International Oil Companies. The discussions which were held on Tuesday […]

MIXED MESSAGES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL FRONT BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has taken a copious view of the policies and programmes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since it assumed office on 29 May 2023. Speaking on existing and emerging issues in the environment sector under the present administration, Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Chima Williams stated that several […]

BURNING OF CRUDE OIL VESSELS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, ERA/FoEN CAUTIONS MILITARY 

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has criticized the burning and destruction of vessels laden with stolen crude oil, describing it as a worrisome and environmentally unfriendly way of curbing oil theft. Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Barr. Chima Williams stated this while commenting on the conduct of Nigeria’s security operatives trying […]

ERA/FoEN CALLS FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN CLIMATE ACTIONS

Issues of climate change and environmental protection is a global subjects that should be incorporated into the Nigerian educational system, to create awareness and involvement among young people. This was established at the Wiki Climate Campus Tour which was held at the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, organized by Wiki Media Foundation, in […]

ERA/FoEN, Groups Pledge to Sustain Pressure on HYPREP to Deliver on Mandate

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has restated the resolve of civil society groups advancing the full implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment Report on Ogoniland to work with the new leadership of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to achieve the objective. ERA/FoEN Executive Director, Chima Williams stated […]

ERA/FoEN, GAIA NIGERIA MEMBERS  CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) joined other members of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) on an advocacy visit to the Delta State Ministry of Environment in Asaba, Delta State on its campaign against Plastic Pollution, Open Waste Dumping and the promotion of Zero Waste. Representing ERA/FoEN at the meeting […]

ERA/FoEN, GAIA Member Organizations flay FG suspension of Green Taxation on Single Use Plastics

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria and member organizations of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) have expressed concern over the recent suspension of Green Taxation on Single-Use Plastics by the federal government, cautioning that it will make Nigeria a dumping ground for plastic waste products. Their reaction follows the recent […]

ERA/FoEN pays a working visit to Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative

On 20 June 2023, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) team and volunteers working on the Energy Transition Fund visited the top echelon of the leadership of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in the organization’s new office in Abuja. The team, led by the ERA/FoEN Executive Director, Chima Williams discussed […]

COMMUNIQUÈ REACHED AT THE END OF DIALOGUE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS HELD BY ZERO WASTE AMBASSADORS (ZeWA) ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 AT FRESH SPRINGS HOTEL, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE.

Zero Waste Ambassadors (ZeWA) as part of its activities in strengthening local capacities for improved waste management in the Niger Delta met with Environmental Health Officers in Akwa Ibom State for dialogue on how to foster a zero-waste society in Akwa Ibom State. The dialogue handled by Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) […]