FIELD REPORT:  Shell preparing to “shell” Gbarantoru environment again with noxious fumes

Highlight: The leadership of Gbarantoru has expressed serious concerns about the planned gas flare installation in the community. Location: Gbarantoru community, Ekpetiama Kingdom, Yenagoa Local Government, Bayelsa State Date of Visit: Saturday 20 January 2024 INTRODUCTION: Gbarantoru community is host to Shell Petroleum Development Company [SPDC] oil wells and oil/gas bearing pipelines. The community has […]

ERA/FoEN URGES FG TO HOLD SHELL ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES BEFORE DIVESTING

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Nigerian government to put the brakes on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) divestment plans and ensure it pays for its environmental crimes in the Niger Delta. This demand was informed by SPDC’s plans to sell its onshore facilities to a conglomerate […]

Brief Report on Pesticides Hazards and Human Rights

Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, Deputy Director of Environmental Rights Action/ Friends Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and the Coordinator of the Food Sovereignty Program, Friends of the Earth Africa (FoEA)  made a presentation on  “Pesticide, Food Safety and Human Rights (Instances of Litigations, Workers Rights & Roles of Advocates/Right Defenders.),”  on a  training event which was hosted by the […]

ERA/FoEN URGES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW IOC DIVESTMENT PROCESS

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the National Assembly to organize a public hearing to address the environmental and human rights concerns raised by host communities regarding the divestment plans of the international oil companies in Nigeria. The Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Chima Williams stated this during an advocacy visit […]

Stories from Tanzania – The GAIA and LEAT Experience

Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria was a part of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Africa Regional Meeting which was held from the 9th to the 12th of September, 2023, at White Sand DarEs Salaam, Tanzania, with the primary objective of fostering collaboration and addressing key regional issues. The meeting brought […]

CLAMP YOUR LEAKING PIPELINE IN EKURABA CREEK, BAYELSA, ERA/FoEN URGES SHELL

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on Shell to immediately clamp its leaking condensate pipeline located at Ekuraba Creek in Otuasega community in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State. The call came after a field visit by a team led by the Program Manager and Head of the […]

NARRATIVE FIELD REPORT: Condensate from Shell’s Pipeline Spreads Downstream of Ekuraba Creek

Location: Otuasega Community Environment, Ogbia Local Government; Bayelsa State. Date of Incident: 21st September, 2023 Date of field visit by ERA/FoEN: 28th September, 2023 [Thursday] INTRODUCTION: The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria first got the hint about the condensate spill from the Shell under-water pipeline from a video clip posted on Facebook by […]

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 […]