Environment General

Tai Youth Allege Selective Employment in HYPREP Recruitment

Some youths from Tai Local Government Area have raised concerns over alleged selective employment practices by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. The youths accused HYPREP of favouring individuals with political connections and influential godfathers in its recruitment, employment, and skills acquisition programmes. Those from Koroma, Bunu, and Norwa communities who spoke to our reporter

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Environment General

Coalition Commends Fubara, RIWAMA on Improved Waste Management in Rivers

A coalition of civil society groups and community-based organizations has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) for ongoing efforts to improve waste management across Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The coalition said the commendation followed an assessment exercise conducted across 72 designated waste collection zones operated

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Environment General Oil and Gas

Fear in Bille Community as Suspected Gas Leakages Persist for One Month

Residents of Bille Community in Degema Local Government Area are gripped by fear following continuous leakage of a substance suspected to be natural gas, bubbling from several points within the community and along the river. According to residents, the leakages—now ongoing for about one month—remain unexplained, with neither government agencies nor oil and gas operators

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Environment General Oil and Gas

NOSDRA Launches Investigation Into Illegal Disposal of Oily Waste in Rivers Communities

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it has received disturbing reports of the careless disposal of base oil and drilling mud in the Iriebe and Igbo Etche communities of Rivers State by unidentified individuals. In a statement issued by its Director General, Emeka Woke, the agency warned that such activities pose

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Environment Politics

MOSOP Faction Reiterates Call for Environmental Justice in Ogoniland

The faction of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) led by Lazarus Tamana has renewed calls for environmental justice in Ogoniland. Speaking at an event themed “No to Oil Resumption in Ogoniland” to mark the 30th anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni Nine, Tamana said the late activists did not

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Environment General

Port Harcourt Residents React as November Rain Persists

Residents of Port Harcourt have expressed mixed feelings over the persistent rainfall in the city this November. While some say they had expected the onset of the dry harmattan season, others noted that rainfall during this period is not unusual for the state. A climate expert, Professor Patricks Chinemerem, said there could be even more

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Environment General

NEMA, Rivers Government Pledge Collaboration to Tackle Flooding

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has assured of continued collaboration with the Rivers State Government and other relevant agencies to mitigate the effects of flooding across the state. The South-South Zonal Director of NEMA, Dr. Chidi Ogbundu, gave the assurance during a visit by the State Flood Management Committee to the desilting site of

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Environment General

Tinubu Sets Up Committee to Boost Funding for Ogoni Cleanup Project

President Bola Tinubu has established a committee to enhance funding for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), aimed at accelerating the environmental restoration of Ogoniland. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, announced this while addressing residents during the commissioning of completed water supply facilities in Bane and Gwara communities in Khana Local Government Area of

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General Environment

Traders Cry Out Over Foul Stench From Dumpsite Along Igbo-Etche Road

Traders operating along Igbo-Etche Road in Rivers State are appealing for urgent government intervention over what they describe as an unbearable stench emanating from a nearby dumpsite. According to the traders, the offensive odor—largely from decomposing vegetables including onions, tomatoes, and cabbage—has made business activities in the area extremely difficult. They report that the persistent

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Environment General

Traders Decry Deplorable Roads, Poor Sanitation at Creek Road Market

Traders at the popular Creek Road Market in Port Harcourt are calling on the Rivers State Government to urgently address what they describe as the deplorable condition of access roads and poor sanitation within the market. A cross-section of traders who spoke to our reporter, Ufuoma Kokogho, lamented that the broken and waterlogged roads have

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