A report released today – 20 March 2025 ahead of the commemoration of World Water Day 2025 has pinned the perilous state of water infrastructure across the country on corruption and deliberate starving of the utilities and the required funding by the state governments. …
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria have strongly condemned the federal government’s bid to import non-hazardous waste from the European Union (EU), warning that such a move could exacerbate the country’s waste management crisis. The protest comes after Nigeria and 23 other non-OECD countries applied to…
As we join the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day, Environmental Defenders Network is calling for visible action towards women empowerment in Nigeria, to acknowledge women as valuable contributors to policy making and development in the society. This year’s theme, “Accelerate…
The Edo State House of Assembly has opened its doors of partnerships with Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), to ensure environmental safety and protection for the people, with environmental laws and policies that conform with global environmental best practices. This was established when EDEN…
The people of Obololi Community in the Tarakiri clan of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are appealing for portable water and fish, to enable them survive the current oil industry induced environmental degradation, after a crude oil spill from Shell facility that occurred across…
The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has received an alert regarding an oil spill from a Shell pipeline in Obololi Creek, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The spill occurred on the night of Sunday, February 16, 2025, into Monday, February 17, 2025. This…
Listen, children, Gather close and hear my sorrow, For I am Earth, the ancient mother, Older than the rivers, wiser than the trees, Yet torn apart by the greed of men. Once, I wore a robe of green, A cloth woven with forests thick,…
The elders say that a roaring fire is not lit by mere twigs, nor does a mighty river dry up in a single day. Such is the life and legacy of Philip Jakpor, a man whose footsteps have left indelible marks on the sands…
The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) is calling on the Edo State Government, the Ministry of Environment and the State Emergency management team to aid the people of Ekeke-Erah community in Owan East LGA, Edo State following a devastating dam collapse that led to destruction…
Some people chase success; others redefine it. Prince Chima Williams belongs to the latter category—a man whose work speaks louder than titles and whose impact stretches far beyond the courtroom. His latest recognition as a board member of the Peace Ambassador Committee in Canada,…
