His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom and Chairman, Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers King Dakolo, CSO Coalition demand oil giant clean up 70 years of environmental devastation before divestment In a groundbreaking legal…
Bayelsa Community v Shell: CSOs Back Suit Against Unjust Divestment
L-R: Founder, Home of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Rev. Nnimmo Bassey with His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom and Chair of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers. A coalition of civil society organisations…
Man in Viral Video Dumping Waste on Alapere Bridge Remanded in Prison
Offender remanded in Kirikiri till June 26 A joint enforcement team, comprising officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC/KAI), has arrested Mr. Ogunbadejo Olawale, a resident of No. 25 Ajiboye…
Shell’s Nigeria Exit Doesn’t Stop Billions in Cleanup Liability – Niger Delta Activists Warn Shareholders, Investors
As Shell divests from its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC, communities and civil society demand justice, cleanup funds, and accountability for decades of oil pollution in the Niger Delta—raising legal, financial, and moral questions about Shell’s exit strategy, ongoing liability for decades long environmental pollution and capability of the new entity to undertake remediation efforts.
New Report Exposes Global Financing of Unjust Industrial Agriculture Practices – Seeks Investment for Agroecology in Africa
Follow the money, find the injustice: Industrial agriculture is bankrolled, agroecology is starved. In March 2025, AFSA convened over 100 food systems actors from across Africa in Nairobi to expose how industrial agriculture is bankrolled by global financial systems…
Infrastructure Investments Propel Africa’s Mining Growth
As Africa expands its regional corridors with major rail and port projects, African Mining Week 2025 in Cape Town will showcase the critical role of infrastructure in unlocking mining potential and driving industry investment Africa and its global partners are…
EACOP: Chubb Becomes 30th Major Insurer to Reject the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Chubbs has become the 30th Major Insurer to reject the french TotalEnergies powered 1,443-kilometer crude oil pipeline stretching from Uganda’s Kabaale and Hoima districts to the Tanzanian port of Tanga.
African Civil Society Urges Oman Against EACOP Support as East Africa Trade Expo Kicks Off
Just one day before the Oman East Africa Trade and Investment Expo opens in Muscat on April 16, over 70 civil society organisations (CSOs) from Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond have published an open letter urging…
Abia Implements Urban Renewal Agenda With New Umuahia City
The Abia State Government has said that plans are underway to establish the new Umuahia City, as part of its transformation agenda for the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday, April 14, 2025, while…
HEDA Sues to Halt Shell’s Onshore Asset Transfer, Citing Legal and Environmental Violations
A lawsuit has been filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the transfer of an oil mining license from Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance African Energy Company Limited. The legal action, initiated by the…
