COP 30: Nature Not for Sale, CAPPA, HOMEF, Others Warn Nigeria
Environmental rights organisations advancing climate justice have condemned Vice President Kashim Shettima‘s recent call for new finance mechanisms to “harness the economic value of nature”, describing it as an attempt to commodify the environment. Speaking in Belém, Brazil, ahead of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), the Vice President had urged the […]
CSOs Back King Dakolo’s Suit Against Shell’s Niger Delta Exit
Civil society groups and environmental justice advocates have thrown their weight behind a landmark lawsuit by His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of the Ekpetiama Kingdom, challenging oil giant Shell’s planned divestment from its onshore operations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, names Shell, the […]
Food Safety Fears: HOMEF, ERA, Others Demand Moratorium on GMOs
Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and the GMO-free Nigeria Alliance have called on the Federal Government to place a moratorium on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their products in Nigeria. The group, in a statement marking World Food Safety Day 2025, highlighted the urgency of […]
HOMEF Sympathises with Mokwa Flood Victims, Seeks Proactive Govt Action
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has sympathised with victims of the recent devastating flood that struck Mokwa in Niger State, killing 151 people and sacking over 3,000 people in three communities. The ecological think tank, in a statement by its Media/Communication Lead Kome Odhomor, called for immediate measures to address the root cause […]
Nigerian, African Activists Kick As 1773 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flood COP29
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, 15 NOV 2024: The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition comprising Nigerian and other African groups have condemned the presence of no fewer than 1773 fossil fuel lobbyists at the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, warning that it is a barrier to climate justice for communities most affected by the climate crisis […]
Stop Kapam Pollution, Compensate Victims, CAPPA, ERA, HOMEF Tell Kaduna Refinery
Civil society organizations (CSOs) have demanded an immediate cleanup and detoxification of the Kapam community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, affected by the alleged release of toxic chemicals by the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) situated in the community and which is undergoing turnaround maintenance. Environmental Rights Action (ERA), Health of […]
NNPCL, Dangote Rift: HOMEF Demands Probe Of Toxic Fuels Import Claim
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has demanded transparency and a probe of allegations of importing and foisting ‘dirty’ fuels on Nigerians. HOMEF’s demand followed the ongoing feud between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refineries. The group, in a statement, described the NNPCL’s inability to refine petroleum products as “an […]
Addressing Threats to Nigeria’s Biodiversity
By Kome Odhomor The International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated on the 22nd of May yearly. is celebrated on the 22nd of May yearly. It aims at raising awareness, promoting issues around biodiversity, and the significant reduction in biological diversity due to human activities. Despite the ritual, humans’ insatiable drive for resources has exposed […]
