‘Tackle Deforestation, Reserve Depletion By Illegal Timber Loggers In C/River’

A group of environmentalists operating under the aegis of “WE THE PEOPLE” has charged  the Cross River State governor-elect Senator Bassey Edet Otu not to hesitate to fix the escalating threat of deforestation once Inaugurated into office as state chief executive.

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CROSS RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA SETTING MEETING

In almost a decade, the Cross River state government’s policy with respect to forest management has largely failed. As a result, the state has witnessed unprecedented forest loss which has now extended into the state forest reserves and the national park. The Roundtable will leverage on the emergence of a new administration in Cross River State…

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People’s Tribunal Demands Reparations and Justice for Oil Impacted Communities in Africa

On the 13 th of May, 2023, oil impacted communities across Africa and thousands of climate justice activists joined the People’s Heath Tribunal to hear testimonies from frontline communities on the negative impacts of extractivism on their health, environment and livelihoods. The event which was organized by a coalition of organizations including We the People, People’s…

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Groups set agenda for COP28 over Loss & Damage Funds

Loss and Damage is a climate change response framework adopted during COP27 in Egypt, which recognizes people and communities that have suffered the effect of climate change such as desertification, flooding, loss of livelihoods, heatwave, wildfires, amongst others, due to no fault of theirs.

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We the People’s Conference on Loss and Damage Highlights Urgency for Climate Action

At a conference on Loss and Damage held on May 9, 2023 and organized by We the People, renowned experts, activists and members of frontline communities discuss critical perspectives on Loss and Damage. The conference shed light on the origins of the Loss and Damage conversation, the ongoing international debate around it, and the urgent need…

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DIRTY EXIT: Why Oil Companies in Nigeria Are Selling Off Assets and How it Denies Niger Delta Communities of Justice

De This new report by We the People examines the true motive behind the divestment of International Oil Companies from Nigeria's Niger Delta region, where they have operated for over six decades. It contends that permitting IOCs that have damaged the environment, destroyed livelihoods, and poisoned indigenous people to simply walk away without first cleaning up…

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IOCs seek to evade justice through divestment in Nigeria –Group

A non-government al organisation, We the People, made the allegation at a press conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Its Executive Director, Mr Ken Henshaw, claimed a recent international court judgement which ordered Shell Petroleum...

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Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence Unveils Socio-Ecological Agenda for the Niger Delta

  Concerned by the state of the Niger Delta region and the several issues that plague it, frontline civil society organizations- Health of Mother Earth Foundation, We the People and OilWatch Africa have held the Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence, a gathering of civil society organisations, socio-cultural and political groups, academics, traditional rulers, and individuals from the…

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Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Sector Hit By $21 Billion In Divestments

The oil and gas production in Nigeria is being severely impacted by the Western ESG strategies that are forcing IOCs to reconsider their upstream and downstream operations worldwide, resulting in major reshuffling and divestments of assets. Nigeria, one of OPEC's leading oil producers, has...

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CSO demands framework, guide for IOC’s divestment

A Civil Society Organisation, ‘We the people’, has demanded that the Federal government of Nigeria to put in place a framework and a guide on how multi-national oil companies would disengage from areas where they have operated in the...

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Oil companies touting divestment have been accused of abdicating their responsibilities in the Niger Delta after several years of poisoning the people and the environment through oil spills and gas

Oil companies touting divestment have been accused of abdicating their responsibilities in the Niger Delta after several years of poisoning the people and the environment through oil spills and gas...

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Oil firms selling assets to escape justice, accountability – Niger Delta group

A Non-Governmental Organisation under the aegis of We the People has faulted the rush by oil companies to divest their onshore oil and gas assets, describing it as a ‘criminal flight’ to abdicate responsibility for several years of poisoning the environment and the...

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Produce framework on how oil companies will divest – NGO tells FG

A Non-Governmental Organisation that focuses on ecological justice in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, We the People, has called on the Federal Government to come up with a framework that would guide multinational oil companies that want to disengage from their areas of operation in the...

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Oil Companies are not Divesting, they are Fleeing Accountability and Justice: Press Conference

Oil Companies are not Divesting in Nigeria, they are Fleeing Accountability and Justice Being text of a media briefing by We the People during the presentation of its new report ‘Dirty Exit’ in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. 15th April, 2023. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the media, we welcome you to this media briefing specifically organized…

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We the People Launch Human and Ecological Rights Academy

  Concerned with the deteriorating human and ecological rights situation in Nigeria, We the People has launched a Rights Academy in the Niger Delta city of Calabar to strengthen the capacity of a range of actors to respond to rights abuses. The Academy brings together 17 passionate young people who will be trained for 12 weeks…

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We the People Training Strengthens Capacity and Resilience of Oil-Producing Community Activists

On the 19th - 21st of February 2023, We the People engaged representatives of oil producing and impacted communities in the Niger Delta in a training workshop. The Workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of oil producing members to engage the Nigeria’s new Petroleum Industry Act, identify the gaps and challenges associated with the hurried divestment…

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BUSINESS AS USUAL: REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITMENTS OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Nigeria is on the frontlines of climate change impacts. The country is one of the most affected in the world, with deserts moving in and droughts getting worse in the north and floods happening every year in the south. Oil and gas extraction has made environmental conditions worse. The Niger Delta, which has one of the…

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PIB an insult to host communities, needs amendment – CSOs

Civil Society Organizations in the Niger Delta have called for the amendment of the Petroleum Industry Act over claims that the Act was not drafted for the interest of the Niger Delta people...  

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Activists kick against proposed Rivers CSOs bill

Activists in Rivers State have criticised the proposed Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), harmonise and registration bill currently before the  House of Assembly, describing it as attempt to stifle civic space...  

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Rivers CSOs reject bill to harmonise registration, shrink civic space

In a bid to expand civic space and enhance the fundamental human rights in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in relation to freedom of association, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Rivers State have rejected in totality a Bill titled ‘A Bill to harmonise Rivers State CSOs registration, in relation to modernising such…

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Nigeria’s 2023 Elections and the Quest for a Greener Nigeria: A Presidential Town Hall on Climate Change and Environmental Concerns

Concerned with the obvious absence of climate change and environmental issues in the conversations leading up to the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, three frontline environmental organizations in Nigeria- Health of Mother Earth Foundation, We the People, and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa- on the 7th of February 2023, held a Town Hall Meeting for…

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A Bill to Regulate CSOs in Rivers State: We the People Leads Resistance

We the People recently learnt that the Rivers state House of Assembly was considering a Bill mandating Civil Society Organizations in the state to pass through an additional level of registration with the state government. The Bill amongst others, requires CSOs operating in, or that have any dealings in Rivers State, to register with a ‘Registry’…

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A Review of the Rivers State CSO Registration Bill

The Rivers state House of Assembly is currently considering a CSO Registration Bill. The Bill among others requires CSOs operating in, or that have any dealings in Rivers state, to register with a ‘Registry’ of the state government, embedded in the Rivers state Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. The head of this agency will be…

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STAKEHOLDERS DECRY DEFORESTATION IN C’RIVER

They spoke in Calabar at a Multi-Stakeholders’ conference on deforestation in Cross River organised by ‘We The People’ in collaboration with other agencies.

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C’River Council Chair vows not to support APC if the Rainforest is not protected

Following the alarming deforestation and illegal logging of timber from the Cross River State rainforest, the Council Chairman of Boki Local Government Area, Pastor John Ewa has vowed to withdraw his support for the ruling All Progressives Council (APC) ahead of the 2023 election if the menace continues.

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2023 Elections: Stakeholders Urge Electorates Not To Vote For Anti-Forest Conservation Candidates

Stakeholders and deforestation activists in Cross River State have called on the electorates not to vote for any candidate not ready to protect the forests and other natural reserves. The admonition was from a one-day multi-stakeholder conference with a focus on ending deforestation in Cross River State, organized by We The People (WTP) in collaboration with…

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