#Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN)

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Group convenes workshop on waste management for stakeholders in Edo

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Thursday in Benin convened a workshop for stakeholders towards addressing the poor waste management in Edo. Addressing the participants, the Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Mr Chima Williams, said the workshop, anchored on ‘zero waste’, was necessary due to the porosity of waste management in the state. Williams, who was…

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Nigerian activist, six others win Goldman environmental prize

Nigerian activist, six others win Goldman environmental prize

The Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Chima Williams, has been named among the seven winners of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Other winners of the prize include Niwat Roykaew (Thailand), Marjan Minnessma (the Netherlands); Juliet Vincent (Australia); Nalleli Cobo (United States); Alex Luciatante, and Alexandra Narvaez…

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ERA/FoEN advocates zero waste to address climate change

ERA/FoEN advocates zero waste to address climate change

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), yesterday, advocated zero waste management practice in the country, saying it would address key environmental challenges… The post ERA/FoEN advocates zero waste to address climate change appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

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NEWS UPDATE: Environmental activist bemoans blockage of Epie Creek in Yenagoa by water hyacinth

NEWS UPDATE: Environmental activist bemoans blockage of Epie Creek in Yenagoa by water hyacinth

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Friday bemoaned the menace of water hyacinth on the Epie Creek in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. DAILY POST gathered that the water channel, which used to serve as water transport route for several communities and fishing grounds, has been obstructed. Comrade Alagoa Morris, Head of Field Operations at…

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Environmental activist bemoans blockage of Epie Creek in Yenagoa by water hyacinth

Environmental activist bemoans blockage of Epie Creek in Yenagoa by water hyacinth

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Friday bemoaned the menace of water hyacinth on the Epie Creek in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. DAILY POST gathered that the water channel, which used to serve as water transport route for several communities and fishing grounds, has been obstructed. Comrade Alagoa Morris, Head of Field Operations at…

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Stop Marginalising Oil Communities, ERA Tells FG

Stop Marginalising Oil Communities, ERA Tells FG

The Environmental Rights Action (ERA)/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (FoEN) has again charged the Federal Government to stop marginalising oil-producing communities.

ERA regretted that 25 years after Ken Saro-Wiwa was murdered, no significant attention has been given to oil-bearing communities, adding that the nation is yet to institute environmental justice.

Speaking in Port Harcourt, the Acting…

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Illegal refinery: Prosecute oil thieves, ERA urges FG

Illegal refinery: Prosecute oil thieves, ERA urges FG

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Federal Government to identify, investigate and prosecute all members of security agencies in the Niger Delta region who are allegedly owners and participants in the stolen crude oil trade. It also called for the investigation and prosecution of those allegedly aiding and abetting the operations of gangs…

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ERA insists on establishment of $100bn Rehabilitation Fund for N-Delta ERA insists on establishment of $100bn Rehabilitation Fund for N-Delta ABUJA— Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN has, insisted that the Federal Government should establish $100 billion Rehabilitation Fund for Niger Delta because of the environmental pollution in the area. Continue reading ERA insists on establishment of $100bn Rehabilitation Fund for N-Delta at Vanguard News.

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‘Nigerians to Monitor Senate’s Decision on Draft of Tobacco Regulations’ Nigerians to Monitor The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and a host of civil society groups have called on the Senate to approve strong draft National Tobacco Control Regulations that the House of Representatives approved last week.

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ERA/FoEN tasks government on prospects in energy transition

ERA/FoEN tasks government on prospects in energy transition

The Environmental Rights Action and Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), yesterday, urged a shift from fossil fuel to renewable sources of energy to reduce the loss of lives and improve livelihoods in the country.

The group also declared that the monumental environmental and social degradation, human rights violations, and loss of lives and livelihoods showed serious irreparable damage to the…

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CSO calls for urgent attention on ecosystem preservation, restoration

CSO calls for urgent attention on ecosystem preservation, restoration

Civil Society Organisations in the environmental sector has raised alarm over the negative impact of over-dependence on fossil fuel extraction and industrial agriculture on the environment. The Environmental Rights Action and Friends of the Earth in Nigeria, (ERA/FoEN) say there is need now more than ever to call attention to the preservation of the ecosystem and its services. The Executive…

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Groups hail Nigerian govt's gazette of tobacco control regulations

Groups hail Nigerian govt’s gazette of tobacco control regulations

Tobacco control advocacy groups, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have hailed the Federal Government for the gazette of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Regulations 2019.

In a statement Wednesday, the groups said although it took long in coming, the move is a “right step in the right direction.”

“This…

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Lagos ‘Pipeline’ Explosion suspiciously different

– Rights group calls for forensic investigation Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has asked the Federal Government to carry out forensic investigation of the immediate and remote cause of the Abule Ado explosion on Sunday March 15, 2020, which killed over 20 people and led to devastation of epic proportions. The Sunday […]

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ERA/FoEN alleges turning of Ogoni cleanup to political patronage | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

ERA/FoEN alleges turning of Ogoni cleanup to political patronage | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

[FILE] Ogoni clean-up activities

• MOSOP blames oil firms for environmental conflicts, urges Rivers’ govt to tackle menace of black sootThe Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has lamented that the Ogoni cleanup contract has been corrupted as political patronage for politicians to enrich themselves at the detriment of the poor-impacted victims of the oil and gas…