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Human Rights Day Rress Release by Steven Obodokwe Head of Programmes, Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development has called on all tiers of government to ensure that all lives are protected and those in kidnappers’ dens across the country are freed even as the nation […]
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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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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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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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