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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
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
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
Some residents of Port Harcourt have expressed mixed reactions to the Rivers State Government’s decision to cancel the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, describing the move as both timely and controversial. Those who spoke to reporters said the restriction of movement usually imposed during the sanitation exercise had, over the years, disrupted economic and social activities,
The Imo State Government has announced an immediate and total ban on all forms of mining and dredging activities within the Owerri Capital Territory, citing widespread environmental degradation and the urgent need to protect the ecosystem. The announcement was made in a statement released on Sunday by the state Commissioner for Environment, who said the
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that more than 10 people have died in the boat mishap that occurred on the River Niger in Kogi State. In a statement posted on Thursday, the agency said 24 passengers have so far been rescued while 42 others remain missing. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
The Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) has announced the suspension of the state’s mandatory monthly sanitation exercise, which usually holds on the last Saturday of every month. Chairman of the RIWAMA Board, Samuel Nwanosike, confirmed the development after a meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
A former President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara, has criticized the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), saying it is no longer serving the purpose for which it was created. Speaking at a media parley, Pyagbara accused the Federal Government of hijacking the structures of HYPREP and turning
Boat operators in Rivers State have welcomed the directive by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) mandating them to register with the body. The unit chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria in the state, Waribo Isreal, told journalists that the move would help curb criminality on the waterways. He also commended the efforts
The Six Division of the Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested 17 suspected oil thieves and dismantled nine illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region. The Army added that over 45,000 litres of stolen petroleum products were recovered during a 12-day clampdown on criminal hotspots in the area. This was contained in a
