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‘Oil companies owe a debt to the lives destroyed’

  In this interview, Ken Henshaw explains why Nigerians are demanding reparations for over 60 years of Shell oil extraction   (First published on Open Democracy) Ken Henshaw is the executive director of We the People, a non-governmental organisation based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Henshaw works closely with local communities to expand civic engagement and…

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Recent Interventions

Why Nigeria’s Corruption Problem is Not Going Anywhere Soon

  By Kehinde Ogunyale of We the People’s Communication Team  The latest Corruption Perceptions Index ranking by global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International has placed Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa. Nigeria tops the list of 15 most corrupt countries in the region. Transparency International revealed that Nigeria scored 24 out of…

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Environment & Climate Change

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…

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Environment & Climate Change

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…

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Environment & Climate Change

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…

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Energy Democracy

“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…

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Recent Interventions

Communique of Civil Society Town Hall Meeting on Insecurity and Killings in Rivers State and Commemorating the National Day of Mourning.

  Rivers state, among other states in the Niger Delta region has become notorious for the occurrence of atrocious killings. In the last 5 years at least, there has been a steady rise in the prominence of killings perpetrated by state and non state actors, once again highlighting Rivers state as a major flashpoint for…

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Recent Interventions

State of the Nation: A Call to President Muhammadu Buhari to the Stop the Bleeding and Take Action to End the Carnage

#NigeriaBleeds Following its sharp increase of 43% in mass atrocities 2020, Nigeria has continued to experience a decline in security across the nation. In the first quarter of 2021(January to March), we recorded an all-time quarterly high of almost 2000 fatalities from mass atrocities incidents across the country. This week, across the 6 geopolitical zones,…

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