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EDEN CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON CRUDE OIL INDUCED FIRE OUTBREAK IN RIVERS STATE

The Environmental Defenders Network, EDEN has called for urgent intervention by the relevant authorities, to stop the oil spill from a leaking well head and resultant fire out break between Bukuma and Buguma in Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, describing the incident as an assault to the environment, which has been allowed to go on for too long. The call came after residents of the community sent a save-a-souls to EDEN in the early hours of Monday, the 13th of January 2025, after a huge fire broke out of the well head which has been spilling crude oil since early January, 2025. A resident of the community who spoke to EDEN anonymously alleged that the fire started after an Airforce Helicopter was seen shooting to scare off oil bunkerers around the well head. Executive Director of EDEN, Chima Williams berated the Rivers State Ministry of Environment, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and oil regulatory agencies for not taking the necessary me...
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VACANCY (Port Harcourt) Social Media Manager

VACANCY (Port Harcourt) Social Media  Manager LOCATION  Port Harcourt  REQUIREMENT Minimum of OND Must have experience in Social Media Management Must reside in Port Harcourt Should have a laptop or smartphone to work with SALARY - Negotiable To apply, send CV to jobs.elviraspen@gmail.com with SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER  as the subject . Follow Elvira's Pen on Facebook and @elviraspen11 on Instagram for more information. You can also join our WhatsApp job hub with the link below 👇🏽 https://chat.whatsapp.com/ISoSlhChpNp55q9IXPGguB Read, comment and share with friends

THE THIN VEIL OF JANUARY - Elvira Jordan

THE THIN VEIL OF JANUARY - Elvira Jordan  Good Morning Beloved, đź’› You will all agree with me that January is a very anxious month, because the feeling of a new season is just everywhere. Everybody wants to make it work, even though the feeling to make it work ends after the first 5 days, while the anxiety continues.  Even after experiencing quite a number of “Januaries”, one still cannot take away that feeling of a “Fresh Start” that comes with a new year and it is so for a reason. Yes, I am one of those who believe that crossing over from 2024 to 2025 is just a difference of time, experienced by thesame people with thesame mindset, belief system and character. However, this doesn’t diminish the progression of the Universe in any way. Although time is man made, but has been allowed by nature, so we can have a grip on our lives. Imagine a life where you just have to exist without any form of regulation or patterns to follow… Looks like a chaotic world without any essence or di...

Our Climate Our Future “Solarizing health care in Nigeria” Set to Transform Nigerian Communities

LILBECKKING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION “LIBEDEF” hosted a pivotal stakeholder meeting that has paved the way for a transformative solar energy and restoration of climate project in Nigeria. The gathering brought together an impressive array of participants, including the Director of Climate Change, representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, traditional rulers ( Enogies) from various communities, CSO’s, NGO’s, health care providers and community people.  At the meeting, heads of local healthcare centers spoke passionately about the challenges they face due to unreliable electricity supply, emphasizing how this solar initiative can revolutionize service delivery.  Project Lead of LIBEDEF, Destiny Aigbokhae, while speaking at the meeting, commended the level of engagement and collaboration of environmental enthusiasts and stakeholders towards promoting clean energy.  "It's clear that there is a shared understanding of the critical role clean energy and ...

Tackling Violence and Criminality in the Niger Delta with Television Designed Content; A SEARCH Initiative

In a bid to tackle violence and criminality in the Niger Delta, Search for Common Ground and its consortium of partners have introduced several components that examine the role of the government and government institutions, security agencies, community representatives, civil society organizations and the media, to foster an inclusive approach in creating a new face for the Niger Delta. Due to its wealth in natural resources, the need for resource control has generated decades long battle that have defaced the oil rich region, even as the communities and people of the Niger Delta strive towards peaceful coexistence, to drive peace and progress in the region. For this cause, SEARCH in collaboration with Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN) embarked on a peace building project which was funded by the European Union with the theme, “A Community Centered Approach To Transforming Violence And Criminality In The Niger Delta” which...

CODAF AND OTHER CSOs APPLAUD DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT’S ZERO WASTE STRATEGIES; CALLS FOR WASTE PICKERS INCLUSION AND ANTI INCINERATION POLICIES

Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) applauds the Delta State Government for its efforts towards promoting the Zero Waste Initiative in the state, following a recently held meeting by the Delta State Ministry of Environment and the outcomes of the meeting.  The Consultative Committee’s recommendations for waste segregation from source, sensitization on waste management, and the prerogative to work with transport workers, faith-based organizations, and government MDA’s will set the state as one of the first to take actionable steps towards Zero Waste, if these recommendations are implemented. Executive Director of CODAF, Richard Benin while commending the state government for its laudable step towards waste management and environmental protection, called on the government to prioritize waste pickers inclusion in the process, as they are the waste management agents in the field.  According to him, this can be rightly achieved by establishing a Waste Pickers' Associa...

VACANCY Receptionist (Port Harcourt)

VACANCY (Port Harcourt) Receptionist   LOCATION Peter Odili Road, Port Harcourt   REQUIREMENTS ·         -   Minimum of SSCE ·         -  Good writing and speaking   To apply, send CV to consul4recruitment23@gmail.com with RECEPTIONIST as the subject . Follow Elvira's Pen on Facebook and @elviraspen11 on Instagram for more information. You can also join our WhatsApp job hub with the link below 👇🏽 https://chat.whatsapp.com/ISoSlhChpNp55q9IXPGguB Read, comment and share with friends