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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 Organized a Rally To Sensitize Community Members On The Dangers Of Oil Re-pollution In Ogbia Local Government Area, Rivers State

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) on Monday, 16th June, 2025 organized a rally to sensitize communities in Ogbia Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria on the effects of oil re-pollution. The rally was aimed to create awareness on the disadvantages and dangers of re-polluting

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CEHRD, Others Participate In UNDP GEF-SGP Inception Workshop for Operation-7 Grantees

Josiah Egbilika Senior Advocacy and Communications The Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development ( CEHRD ) participated in a-two-day United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) GEF-SGP Inception workshop for Operation-7 Grantees in Lagos held between 10th-13th June 2025, The project which was borne out of CEHRDs project ACCELERATING COMMUNITY LED MANGROVE RESTORATION IN IWOFE AND

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World Environment Day 2025: CEHRD Calls Concerted Efforts To End Plastic Pollution

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CERHD) has called on Nigerians, International Oil Corporations (IOCs), Local Oil Corporations (LOCs) to desist from activities that constantly lead to pollution of the environment in Nigeria. Commemorating this years’ World Environment Day with the theme, Ending Plastic Pollution in Global Perspective, CEHRD has reiterated that plastic

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CEHRD Joins Other CSOs To Call For Community Engagement, Advocacy As Pathways To Climate Justice In Nigeria

By Josiah Egbilika1 and Dr. Tammy Cookey2 The Centre for Environment Human rights and Development, #CEHRD with other stakeholders have called on Civil Society Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and the Government to embrace community engagement, education and advocacy in fostering sustainable and resilient communities in the bid to achieve climate justice in Nigeria. The call was

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CEHRD Begins Stakeholders Mapping On Its Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta Project

As part of its project on Reducing Incidences and Re-occurrences of Oil Re-Pollution in the Niger Delta within 12 months sponsored by True Cost Initiative, CEHRD on the 25th and 27th February, 2025 began stakeholder mapping in Rivers and Bayelsa States to re-orient ex-artisanal refiners, youths, and women involved in crude oil marketing towards sustainable

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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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CEHRD CALLS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Press Release On 17th September 2024, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NISHA) notified Nigerians on regulated water that will be released at the rate of 100m% (8,640,000m/day) by Authority of Lagdo dam in Cameroon as part of its management strategy. States that are contiguous to the River Benue system namely Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi,

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