TheWireng Launches Campaign to Protect Niger Delta Wetlands

Feb 3, 2025

TheWireng, an online news platform, has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the Niger Delta’s wetlands. The campaign, which is part of the platform’s environmental objectives, aims to highlight the vital role that wetlands play in supporting biodiversity,

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HYPREP Offers Postgraduate Scholarships to 300 Ogoni Indigenes

Jan 31, 2025

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has urged 300 postgraduate scholarship recipients to prioritise peacebuilding in Ogoniland, emphasising that sustainable development can only thrive in an atmosphere of stability. According to Punch Newspaper, the Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, made this appeal

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Bayelsa Ranked Nigeria’s Most Climate-Vulnerable State – Governor Diri

Jan 31, 2025

Governor Douye Diri describes Bayelsa as Nigeria’s most climate-affected state, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted intervention. Governor Diri made this assertion while receiving a delegation from the National Climate Change Secretariat, led by its Director General, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, at the Government

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Oil Spill Response Activated After US Navy Vessel Incident at Philadelphia Navy Yard; No Injuries Reported

Jan 29, 2025

On Tuesday, an incident occurred at the Philadelphia Navy Yard when a U.S. Navy boat partially submerged in the Delaware River. The Coast Guard swiftly responded to the scene, where approximately 150 gallons of oil were seen seeping into the water from the

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Rivers’ Community Cries Out Over Environmental Degradation

Jan 27, 2025

Rivers State’s Ifoko Community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area has been plagued by an environmental crisis for decades, causing widespread devastation to its ecosystem, threatening livelihoods, and putting public health at risk.   The recent Buguma/Bukuma Oil Field Spill from the OML 18

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Smog chokes Baghdad as oil-fired factories belch out smoke

Jan 25, 2025

    Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke. In winter, a thick smog frequently envelops the city of

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179 Oil Theft Cases in Just One Week-NNPCL

Jan 25, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it uncovered 179 incidents of crude oil theft in the past week. The company stated that the war on crude oil theft and vandalism rages on as industry-wide security collaboration continues to safeguard hydrocarbon infrastructure. According

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