GROUPS COMMEND SENATE AS IT PLEDGES TO ENFORCE STRICT GMOs REGULATION IN NIGERIA: SLAMS GM CROPS AS UNSUSTAINABLE AND UNSAFE
Reacting to Food Farm News made available to the public on Tuesday the 5th, of April 2022 that the ‘Senate insists on GMOs thorough regulation’[1] groups including GMO-Free Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and others have applauded the Senate for considering […]
ERA Hosts a Community Dialogue in Akwa Ibom
The project team, Waste Management and Pollution Monitoring Program of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) visited the Akpayak community today being the 8th day of February 2022. The visit was for a Community Dialogue session as a follow-up to the project ERA, currently implemented in Akwa Ibom and Edo State with a […]
Latest Report: ZERO WASTE GUIDELINE
Zero Waste as an approach has been seen so far, as the best way to tackle the root causes of waste and broaden the obligation for real solutions. The idea for this guideline is to support governments’ decision-making in the attainment of effective waste management practices by introducing the concept of zero waste in the […]
NIGERIANS REJECT GMOS: Don’t Experiment With Us
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) in collaboration with the Health of Mother Foundation (HOMEF); together with representatives of farmers, consumers, civil society organizations, scientists, youth and women groups, organized a Nation-wide rally, to publicly denounce the unchecked admission into Nigeria of genetically modified (GM) crops and products. According to Mariann Bassey – […]
Another Equipment Failure Oil Spill From Agip’s Idu Well 11
Spill Official [JIV] Ref No: 2021/ LAR/028/058 Location: Egbebiri community environment, Biseni Kingdom. GPS Coordinates: Elev: 14m, N05°16.323’, E006°32.986’ [from previous visit] Occupation: Fishing and farming main occupation. Date of Spill: 7th /8th May, 2021 Date of ERA/FoEN site visit: 9th May, 2021 [Sunday] Report by: Alagoa Morris INTRODUCTION: The African Charter on Human […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE HOST COMMUNITIES’ NETWORK NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
The Host Communities Network (HoCoN) with support from the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), organized its National General Assembly on April 14, 2021 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The broad objective of HoCoN is to mobilize members of host communities to any kind of resource […]
High Chief Eric Barizah Dooh- Goi community, Gokana LGA Rivers State
Several bills has been heard by the Nigerian parliament, but one thing that we have come to know is that to make laws is easy but to implement them is the biggest problem we have in Nigeria. If they are passing any bill in respect to the petroleum exploration in this Nigeria, it should be […]
Chief St Emma PII- Bodo City, Gokana LGA, Rivers State.
My take on this present Petroleum industry Governance bill is that we in the communities are the ones feeling the impact of the oil exploration as it happens. It’s important that we benefit from this and this can happen by putting in place proper structures that can manage the resources that will come to local […]
Mrs. Warder Ayibakuro, Women Leader, Ikarama Community
Actually I have been privileged to participate in two events organised by ERA/FoEN on the current PIB. As a mother and as a leader, I am not happy. To my on understanding, they have removed the 10% host communities were hoping to get as stakeholders. It seems they are tying us; trying to bind the […]
Chief Roman Orukali, Paramount Ruler, Kalaba Community, Bayelsa State
To my understanding, the current form of the PIB is not in anyway, in favour of the owners of the Crude oil. By removing the 10% in the initial PIB, it means they are denying us of our rights. There have been several oil spills that occurred at the wellheads and along the pipelines. And […]