Reports

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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RECOVERY: SUPPORTING REMEDY FOR ONSHORE OIL IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA

In 2021, Shell Petroleum Development Company announced plans to divest from its onshore oil projects in the Niger Delta. These assets held an estimated total reserve of 4.96 billion barrels of oil, 177 billion barrels of condensate, 28.16 trillion cubic feet of associated gas, and 28.11 trillion cubic feet of non-associated gas. While this announcement

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Workshop to develop mangrove conservation framework in Kono community

On Wednesday June 21, 2023, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) facilitated a stakeholder’s workshop to develop mangrove conservation framework in Kono community town hall, with the paramount ruler, Chief Monday Nwige, his council of chiefs and selected representatives of the fisher folks present at the workshop. During the workshop, the participants

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Consultation meeting with fisher folks at the Kono waterfront

On Friday, June 2, 2023, CEHRD had consultation meeting with fisher folks at the Kono waterfront to seek their buy-in on the project titled, “Strengthening Community Protection of the Kono Mangrove Conservation Area”, funded by Global Greengrant Fund- GGF. The project seeks to strengthen the conservation of mangroves in the Kono creeks especially the Nwenua

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Town hall meeting in Port Harcourt LGA

The Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) [VAPP] Law is a holistic law on violence against persons: physical, psychological, verbal, political and sexual. In the bid to make it known to the public, CEHRD organized a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt Local Government. The main objective was to sensitize the local community, police, legal

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CEHRD First Quarterly Review Meeting of the Female Champions

CEHRD first quarterly review meeting of the female champions at Ogale Civic center, Nchia Eleme. The meeting has in attendance of 58 persons comprising 45 mapped female champions among the 3 target LGAs (Eleme, Oyibo and Okirika) in Rivers State that were sensitize in September 2019 and 13 other persons including facilitators, staff of Clinton

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