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ADVOCACY CENTRE COMMENDS, SUPPORTS IGP’S POLICE WITHDRAWAL FROM RIVERS TAX FORCE OVER KILLINGS; CALLS ON BOTH THE POLICE AND TASK FORCE TO BE CIVIL TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF COVID-19 LOCK DOWN

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (simply called YEAC or ADVOCACY CENTRE); a Rivers State-based nongovernmental organization has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu for the withdrawal of Police attachments to the Rivers State Task Force on Street Trading, Illegal Markets and Motor Parks as reported by Africa Independent Television (AIT) last night.…

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ADVOCACY CENTRE, CISLAC HOLDS PROGRAM ON PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT SENSITIVITY AND MITIGATION WITH OGONI PARLIAMENTARIANS ON OGONI CLEANUP

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Thursday, March 5, 2020 organised capacity building session on peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity and mitigation on the Ogoni Cleanup project for the councilors of the four local government area of Ogoni. The councilors, 56, their legislative assembly Clerks, 4 and other civil society actors and the media numbering over…

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ADVOCACY CENTRE SENSITIZES GIO TRADITIONAL RULER, ARTISANAL REFINERS ON DATABASE CREATION

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) in collaboration with Platform for the Coordination of Niger Delta Ex-artisanal Refiners for Modular Refineries on Thursday, February 6, 2020 on invitation by the traditional Ruler of Gio Community in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Fidelis A. Nkerelo sensitized and held a consultative town hall meeting…

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VACANCY FOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER (FAAM)

YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC or ADVOCACY CENTRE) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and Not-for-profit Organisation (NPO) incorporated in Nigeria by Corporate Affairs Commission with registration N0. CAC/IT/NO 102679. ADVOCACY CENTRE carries out activities on different thematic areas including environment, livelihoods and indigenous rights; climate action and renewable energy; Human rights and peace-building; research, sensitization and empowerment; anti-corruption and good…

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ADVOCACY CENTRE TRAINS ARTISANAL REFINERS IN RIVERS STATE ON ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF LIVELIHOODS

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Monday, December 16, 2019 trained some artisanal crude oil refiners in Rivers State on alternative means of livelihood to disabuse their minds from artisanal refining that contributes to environmental pollution and black soot in the state. The training is also aimed at achieving environmental sustainability in the Niger…

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Advocacy Centre Partners to Give Back to Society in a Humanitarian Children Reach Out

As part of activities to mark this year’s festivities that come with the yuletide season, some non-governmental organizations in Rivers State have extended their service to humanity to children in a program tagged “First Humanitarian Children Reach Out”. The event which was organized by Harmony Kiddies Charity Foundation in collaboration with Youths and Environmental Advocacy…

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HYPREP: DO NOT AWARD NEW CLEAN-UP CONTRACTS WITHOUT ADDRESSING EMERGENCY MEASURES IN OGONILAND!

Press Release HYPREP: DO NOT AWARD NEW CLEAN-UP CONTRACTS WITHOUT ADDRESSING EMERGENCY MEASURES IN OGONILAND! While speaking on an Environmental Parliament program on WISH, 99.5FM Port Harcourt by 10AM this morning, I called on Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) NOT to award new clean-up contracts in Ogoni without addressing issues around emergency measures as recommended…

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ADVOCACY CENTRE FLAGS-OFF MOBILIZATION, SENSITIZATION OF ONE MILLION YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AS HUMAN DEFENDERS IN THE NIGER DELTA

Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has concluded plans to flag-off the mobilization and sensitization of ONE MILLION YOUTH VOLUNTEERS as HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDERS in the Niger Delta. According to the Executive Director of Advocacy Centre, Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, the youths would also volunteer as Environmental Justice Activists, Climate Change Campaigners, Health Issues and Reporters…

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