Read more about the article Another Oil Blow Out in the Niger Delta: A Hundred Deaths Too Many
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Another Oil Blow Out in the Niger Delta: A Hundred Deaths Too Many

  On the 23 rd of April 2022, another artisanal refining site in the Niger Delta exploded, killing over 100 persons and injuring dozens. The explosion which occurred near Ohaji-Egbema local government area of Imo state, on the border with Rivers State, also burnt off large sections of the adjoining forest, seriously impacting the environment and…

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April 25, 2022
Read more about the article THE PIA AND OIL COMPANY DIVESTMENT WILL FURTHER IMPOVERISH THE NIGER DELTA
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THE PIA AND OIL COMPANY DIVESTMENT WILL FURTHER IMPOVERISH THE NIGER DELTA

  On the 9th of March 2022, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation and We the People invited Niger Delta communities and civil society activists to a one-day conversation on the recently approved Nigerian Petroleum Industry Act. The event which held at the Ken Saro Wiwa Centre in Port Harcourt, also provided an open space to…

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March 14, 2022
Read more about the article We the People Hosts Community Delegation from Senegal, Plan West African Climate Justice Movement
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We the People Hosts Community Delegation from Senegal, Plan West African Climate Justice Movement

On the 13thof December 2021, We the People hosted a delegation of community activists and climate justice campaigners from Senegal in its Port Harcourt office. The exchange visit which is part of We the People’s plan to collaboratively establish a West Africa Climate Justice Movement, provided an opportunity for climate and environmental activists from both countries…

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December 17, 2021
Read more about the article NNPC’s Push for Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoniland is Insensitive and Irresponsible-Text of We the People Press Conference.
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NNPC’s Push for Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoniland is Insensitive and Irresponsible-Text of We the People Press Conference.

  On the 20th of August 2021, following an Appeal Court ruling denying Shell ownership and access to OML 11 mostly located around the area of the Ogoni ethnic nationality, and handing same over to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, a statement from the NNPC has instructed the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC to immediately take…

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September 6, 2021
Read more about the article Living with Oil: We the People Presents Finding of Research on Impacts of Oil Extraction on Communities
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Living with Oil: We the People Presents Finding of Research on Impacts of Oil Extraction on Communities

Following extensive research conducted by We the People on the negative impacts of oil extraction on communities of the Niger Delta, a validation town hall meeting was held in Port Harcourt on the 23rd of August, 2021. The meeting which brought together stakeholders from various oil and gas producing communities across the region, featured narratives and…

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August 23, 2021
Read more about the article “Reject PIB for Failing to Address Key Issues” Being Text of Civil Society Position at a Press Conference on Petroleum Industry Bill Held in Lagos, Nigeria.
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“Reject PIB for Failing to Address Key Issues” Being Text of Civil Society Position at a Press Conference on Petroleum Industry Bill Held in Lagos, Nigeria.

  Distinguished ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, The current version of the Petroleum Industry Bill failed to address community, economic and environmental concerns. We have convened this briefing and dialogue to review the state of our environment including the contentious PIB. Recall that only a few days ago, Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives passed the…

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July 24, 2021
Read more about the article We the People Holds Workshop to Validate Research Findings, Express Concern over Deforestation and Climate Impacts
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We the People Holds Workshop to Validate Research Findings, Express Concern over Deforestation and Climate Impacts

  Cross River state has the largest remaining forests in Nigeria. While the country has lost 0ver 90% of its original forest cover, an estimated 50% of what remains is in the forests of Cross River state. In 2008, a unilateral state government moratorium on use of forest products resulted in the adoption of the United…

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July 12, 2021
Read more about the article “REDD+ Has Not Benefitted the People” Interview with Cross River State Forestry Chief
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“REDD+ Has Not Benefitted the People” Interview with Cross River State Forestry Chief

A Conversation with Chairman of the Cross River State Forestry Commission …Responsible for the largest remaining forest in Nigeria, and destination of REDD+ We the People: Our researches indicate a high rate of logging in the reserved forests of Cross River state, which will in turn reinforce climate change impacts. What is the state government’s response…

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April 20, 2021
Read more about the article ‘We want 10% Equity Participation’ PANDEF Demands at We the People Conference on PIB
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‘We want 10% Equity Participation’ PANDEF Demands at We the People Conference on PIB

On the 26th of March 2021, We the People and partner, Policy Alert held a Niger Delta Regional Conference on the Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 to presents findings from its review of the Bill and engagements with communities in the Niger Delta. In his Keynote remarks, the Public Relations Officer of the Pan Niger Delta Forum…

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March 31, 2021
Read more about the article The Challenges of Benefit Transfer to Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria — A chat with Ken Henshaw
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The Challenges of Benefit Transfer to Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria — A chat with Ken Henshaw

*This chat with the Executive Director of We the People was conducted by Budgit on Twitter and first published on Medium in October 2020   The challenges of benefit transfer to host communities in oil producing states is certainly not a new conversation. In fact, the discourse has been a laser focus in recent years, with…

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March 23, 2021
Read more about the article BEYOND PROFITS: REVIEW OF HOST COMMUNITY PROVISIONS IN NIGERIA’S PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL 2020
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BEYOND PROFITS: REVIEW OF HOST COMMUNITY PROVISIONS IN NIGERIA’S PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL 2020

Chapter 3 of the 2020 Petroleum Industry Bill makes provisions for the establishment and management of a petroleum host community development trust, as a framework for the transfer of development benefits to petroleum host communities. The objectives include to foster sustainable prosperity within host communities, provide direct social and economic benefits from petroleum operations to host…

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March 19, 2021
Read more about the article NIGERIA NATURAL RESOURCE CHATER 2019 BENCHMARKING EXERCISE REPORT: PRECEPT 5-LOCAL IMPACTS & PRECEPTS 11-ROLE OF EXTRACTIVE COMPANIES
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NIGERIA NATURAL RESOURCE CHATER 2019 BENCHMARKING EXERCISE REPORT: PRECEPT 5-LOCAL IMPACTS & PRECEPTS 11-ROLE OF EXTRACTIVE COMPANIES

The Natural Resource Charter (NRC) is a set of principles intended for use by governments, societies, and the international community to determine how best to manage natural resource wealth for the benefit of current and future generations of citizens. The charter’s 12 precepts cover the different kinds of decisions and policies that are required to successfully…

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November 22, 2020
Read more about the article CoSet Launches Campaign to End Gas Flaring in Nigeria
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CoSet Launches Campaign to End Gas Flaring in Nigeria

On the 26th of November 2019, the Coalition for Social and Ecological Transformation, CoSET, an umbrella of several environmental and human rights focused originations across Nigeria, launched a campaign in Port Harcourt, Rivers state aimed at ending the flaring of associated gas in the Niger Delta. At the launch of the campaign, the Coalition berated Nigeria’s Federal Government for not taking a firm stand to end gas flaring in the country, citing the continued shift of every deadline established to ensure that multinational oil companies stop the flaring of gas at oil extraction sites. (more…)

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December 6, 2019
Read more about the article We the People and Cross River Communities Demand New Forest Protection Regime
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We the People and Cross River Communities Demand New Forest Protection Regime

On the 12th of October 2019, We the People and the Coalition of REDD+ Delineated Forest Communities in Cross River state, held a consultative meeting in Calabar to assess the level of forest protection in the state and examine actions and proposals that could impact the forests. (more…)

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October 31, 2019
Read more about the article …Again we Rose Against the Soot
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…Again we Rose Against the Soot

In the last 24 months, residents of Port Harcourt the River State Capital have been battling with the emergence of hydrocarbon soot, the by-product of incomplete combustion coming from the many oil and gas industry outlets in the state. The soot which is clearly noticeable as tiny dark particles on surfaces is believed to have emerged…

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September 11, 2018
Read more about the article We the People March in Port Harcourt Demanding the Right to Safe Air
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We the People March in Port Harcourt Demanding the Right to Safe Air

For the past 20 months, resident of Port Harcourt Nigeria’s oil and gas capital have witnessed the emergence of black hydrocarbon soot falling from the sky and contaminating everything it descends on as well as the air people breath. The emergence of the soot further compounds the serious environmental devastation suffered in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Over 5 decades of oil and gas exploitation has left the region with one of the most devastated ecosystems in the world. A long history of oil spills and gas flaring has left the lands, water bodies and air in the region unsafe and unproductive. (more…)

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April 20, 2018