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By Paul Chimodo Port Harcourt, once celebrated as the Garden City of the Niger Delta, stands today as a stark reminder of what happens when rapid urban growth, environmental neglect and administrative breakdown collide. With towering trash across major roads, unregulated dumping grounds, and persistent air pollution darkening the skyline, this oil rich metropolis confronts
The Rivers State Ministry of Environment has announced plans to tour the four local government areas of Ogoniland to sensitize residents against oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The exercise will be conducted in partnership with National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency and Renaissance Energy. At a stakeholder meeting in Ogale, Dr. Moses Oteberesor warned
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
