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Utilize The Capacity of Local Mangrove-preneurs in Ogoni, CEHRD Urges HYPREP

by Josiah Egbilika and Meshack Uyi The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the effective delivery of ongoing environmental restoration projects in Ogoni while calling on HYPREP to tap and utilize the capacity of local mangrove-preneurs in delivery its […]

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We Didn’t Know, Now We Know, Youths Commit To Protecting Mangroves In Rumuolumeni Community

By Josiah Egbilika The youths of Rumuolumeni have committed to protect the mangroves in their community stating that they were ignorant of the benefits of the mangroves in their community over the years. The youths who expressed joy to Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) for citing the Accelerating Community-Led Mangrove Restoration Project

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CEHRD Sets Precepts, Create Community Mangrove Restoration Vanguards in Rivers State, Nigeria

By Josiah Egbilika The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) in its bid to restore mangrove in Rivers State, has created Community Mangrove Restoration Vanguard in Kono, Khana Local Government Area and Rumuolumeni in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. The community vanguard is an initiative of CEHRD aimed to Fasttrack

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CEHRD Commended Over Decades Of Community Development Efforts

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Chief Executive Officer of a United State of America based non-governmental organization, Timmy Global Health, Professor Scot Pegg has commended the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) over decades of community development, given a vote of confidence to CEHRD’s sustaining project implementation capacity. Prof Pegg stated

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CEHRD Organized Rally To Raise Awareness on The Effects Of Oil Re-pollution In Gokana LGA, Rivers State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications As part of activities to mitigate oil re-pollution in Niger Delta, the Centre For Environment Human Rights And Development – CEHRD on Wednesday, June 3, 2025 organized a public awareness programme in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. The rally was aimed to discourage and highlight the disadvantages

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Report: CEHRD Trains 180 Ex-Artisanal Refiners, Community Members On Mitigating Oil Re-pollution, Creates Awareness on Effects in Rivers and Bayelsa State

Written by Josiah Egbilika, Senior Advocacy and Communication Officer, CEHRD Oil re-pollution has become a menace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This has increased the disastrous effects already incurred by the communities during the oil pollution era in Niger Delta. Unfortunately, when there is further oil spill, communities and the International Organization Corporations

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Paramount Ruler of Ikarama Federated Communities Eulogies CEHRD’s Effort Towards Mitigating Oil Re-pollution in Niger Delta

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The paramount ruler of federated Ikarama communities, Yenegoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, His Royal Highness Wariebi Jonah Berebozigha has eulogies the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) for its efforts towards addressing the issues of oil re-pollution in Niger Delta. The Ama-miepinamo-Owei the 13th appreciated CEHRD’s

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CEHRD Organized Rally To Raise Awareness on The Effects Of Oil Re-pollution In Yenegoa LGA, Bayelsa State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications As part of activities to mitigate oil re-pollution in Niger Delta, the Centre For Environment Human Rights And Development – CEHRD on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 organized a public awareness programme in Yenegoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The rally was aimed to discourage and highlight the disadvantages

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CEHRD Trains Community Vanguards In Yenegoa LGA, Bayelsa State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre For Environment Human Rights And Development – CEHRD to sustain the advocacy to mitigate oil re-pollution, trained 25 community Vanguards in Yenegoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.on “Mitigating Oil Re-pollution in Niger Delta” The training that was held at Ikarama Community aimed to discourage oil re-pollution

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CEHRD Trains Community Vanguards on Mitigating Oil Re-pollution in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) as part of activities to discourage oil re-pollution in Niger Delta on Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 trained 25 community vanguards on “Mitigating Oil Re-Pollution in Niger Delta. The community vanguards which were drawn from different communities in Ogbia Local Government

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