Advocacy Centre on Monday, December 21, 2020 received a delegation of youths from various communities in Bayelsa State who wanted to learn and know more about our alternative livelihoods interventions for youths involved in artisanal crude oil refining in the Niger Delta. The awareness and sensitization stakeholders meeting enabled the Executive Director of Youths and…
As the world marks the 2020 Human Rights Day today, December 10 with the theme “Recover Better–Stand Up for Human Rights”, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) calls on Judicial Panels of Enquiries set up by States to investigate alleged abuses and violations of citizens’ rights by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) brutality following…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 organised sensitization program for artisanal crude oil refiners in Rivers State on Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI). The program which held at Anyakee Nsirimovu’s Conference Hall, Advocacy Centre, Port Harcourt was organized with support from Global Greengrants Fund also served as a…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Thursday, November 19, 2020 witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development’s (CEHRD’S) Fish Farm project being set up for some artisanal crude oil refiners in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State as alternative means of livelihoods to disabuse their minds from returning…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Thursday, November 19, 2020 witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development’s (CEHRD’S) Fish Farm project being set up for some artisanal crude oil refiners in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State as alternative means of livelihoods to disabuse their minds from returning…
Over 50 artisanal refiners and those who are engaged in associated ancillary businesses in the value chain of illegal crude oil refining activities in Ogoni and surrounding communities were on Monday, November 16, 2020 trained by Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YAEC) on guidelines for the establishment of Modular Refineries as alternative means of livelihoods…
A GOODWILL MESSAGE PRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC), FYNEFACE DUMNAMENE FYNEFACE AT THE 25TH MEMORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUBMIT WITH THE THEME “25 YEARS AFTER KEN SARO-WIWA: THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT AND LESSONS NOT LEARNT” ORGANIZED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ACTION/FRIENDS OF THE EARTH NIGERIA HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT…
PRESS RELEASE: ADVOCACY CENTRE CALLS FOR RESTRAINT; CESSATION OF ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN OYIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE AND ASSOCIATED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has being closely following, observing and monitoring ongoing curfew imposed on Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State following the ugly situation that resulted…
PRESS RELEASE #ENDSARS/ENDSWAT: Rising Attacks on Peaceful Protesters Point to a Rapidly-closing State of Civic Space in Nigeria | WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 21, 2020 The ACTION GROUP ON FREE CIVIC SPACE IN NIGERIA strongly condemns the shooting spree at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday night in Lagos where scores of protesters have been reportedly killed and…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has described Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) as “one of the most proactive NGOs in Port Harcourt”, Rivers State. The Commission made the remarks through its State Coordinator, Mrs. Chinwe Okoroji on Monday, October 5, 2020 during Advocacy Centre’s presentation of its monitoring report of human rights violations and…
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