ERA Accuses IOCs Of Distorting Concept Of “Divestment” To Confuse Communities And Make Them Poorer
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria(ERA/FoEN) has accused the international oil companies(IOCs) of distorting the concept of divestment to confused host communities so that they will not be held accountable for years of polluting the environment Executive Director of ERA, Barr Chima Williams, said at a one-day “Community-CSOs Engagement” organised by ERA/Friends of […]
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) […]
The Buhari Years: What We Ordered vs What We Got
The outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s environmental protection footprints in the past eight years can be evaluated under two subheadings thus: Policies and Legislations Within the past eight years of the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari administration, I can say some milestones were achieved in the area of legislation and policies for the protection of […]
ANEEJ Hosts Second People’s AGM – Newsdiaryonline
… Case Against She’ll, the Executive Director of Environmental Rights Agenda, ERA, Barrister Chima Williams led the AGM to take a position.
ERA Joins other groups to Launch Pesticide Atlas
Pesticide Atlas was launched by the Alliance for Action on Pesticide In Nigeria (AANP) on the 3rd of April 2023. ANNP is a coalition of NGOs, academia, and experts who seek to increase awareness and demand improved regulation of the pesticides market in Nigeria. ERA/ FoEN is one of the founding members of ANNP. This […]
Deputy Executive Director, ERA/FoE, Mariann Bassey-Orovwuje, makes the list of 100 Leading Women in Nigeria
The Deputy Executive Director, of Nigeria’s foremost advocacy non-governmental organization, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, Mariann Bassey-Orovwuje, is among this year’s proud listees of “Nigeria Women Annual 100 Leading Women.” This year’s sterling list of Nigeria’s foremost women leaders is a mixed grill of tech experts, pastors, politicians, teachers, activists, development practitioners, and […]
ERA at GAIA Nigeria Plastic Policy Processes Review Workshop
From February 13th through the 16th 2023, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria represented by Melody Itiswell at The GAIA Nigeria Workshop with the theme: CSOs Engagement with National and International Plastic Policy Processes. The well-attended workshop had about 12 Member groups from across Nigeria, GAIA Africa representatives from Ghana, Media Houses, and some virtual participants. We had an […]
Shell accepts to pay 15m Euro compensation for oil spills in 3 Niger Delta Communities; install Leak Detection System.
Benin City, Nigeria, 23 December 2022 – Four Nigerian farmers and their fellow villagers are to receive 15 million euros from the Nigerian subsidy of Shell as compensation for oil pollution in their villages. A leak detection system should prevent future oil spills. According to Friends of the Earth Nigeria, this historic victory at the […]
Shell accepts to pay 15m Euro compensation for oil spills in 3 Niger Delta Communities; install Leak Detection System.
Benin City, Nigeria, 23 December 2022 – Four Nigerian farmers and their fellow villagers are to receive 15 million euros from the Nigerian subsidy of Shell as compensation for oil pollution in their villages. A leak detection system should prevent future oil spills. According to Friends of the Earth Nigeria, this historic victory at the […]
Friends of the Earth finds the new global biodiversity framework “not fit for purpose”
Montreal – The new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) announced today fails to lay the groundwork for the transformational change needed to address the biodiversity crisis. The Chinese presidency adopted the text despite clear opposition from the Democratic Republic of Congo, ignoring a process the COP15 president himself had laid out. Friends of the Earth International […]