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LINKAGES BETWEEN OGONI CLEAN-UP AND ARTISANAL REFINING

A PRESENTATION ON “LINKAGES BETWEEN OGONI CLEAN-UP AND ARTISANAL REFINING” BY FYNEFACE DUMNAMENE FYNEFACE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC) DURING A VIRTUAL “MEDIA BRIEFING ON COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN THE OGONI CLEAN-UP PROCESS” ORGANIZED BY KABETKACHE WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE CENTRE WITH SUPPORT FROM CORDAID HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020. INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY OF…

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Action Group on Free Civic Space in Nigeria Participates in Public Hearing on the Control of Infectious Disease Bill at the National Assembly

On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, public hearing on the “Control of Infectious Disease Bill” held at the House of Representatives, National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Flights restrictions as a result of corona virus disease (COVID-19) could not allow Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) to be physically present at the hearing . However, Action Group on…

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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2020: ADVOCACY CENTRE CALLS ON RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SAFE PIPE-BORNE WATER FOR RIVERS PEOPLE USING THE WORLD BANK LOAN AS PROMISED

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) joins all Nigerians and the rest of the peoples of the world who are lovers of nature and the environment to celebrate this year’s World Environment Day with the theme “TIME FOR NATURE” with a focus on its role in providing the essential infrastructure that supports life on Earth…

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OGONI CLEANUP: FOUR YEARS AFTER FLAG-OFF; HYPREP NEEDS MORE 22 YEARS TO COMPLETE FIRST FIVE YEARS’ WORK

PRESS RELEASE JUNE 2, 2020 As today, June 2, 2020 marks four (4) years after the flag-off of Ogoni Cleanup on June 2, 2016, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (simply called YEAC or ADVOCACY CENTRE), a nongovernmental organization that has been monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Report 2011 on Ogoniland…

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