As a new oil spill has been reported again in Bodo City in Gokana Local Government Area (Ogoni) of Rivers State, a few months after many other multiple crude oil spills have occurred, among others over the years, the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has said that it would work with the community leadership…
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has commended the Federal Government for taking steps to implement its initiative, “Presidential Artisanal Crude Oil Refining Development Initiative (PACORDI)” which proposes the modification, modernization, legalization, and integration of artisanal refineries into the national economy, by setting up a committee on August 16 headed by Amb. Gabriel Aduda,…
PRESENTATION OF DELTA STATE MODULAR REFINERY MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR IN A SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE NATIONAL FACILITATOR, PROJECT WITH ARTISANAL CRUDE OIL REFINERS (PACOR) FOR MODULAR REFINERIES IN THE NIGER DELTA AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC), MR. FYNEFACE…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) in partnership with Land is Life, USA on July 31, 2020 flagged off COVID-19 Awareness and Sensitization Campaign among the indigenous peoples of Rivers State, Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The campaign followed observations through baseline studies that the closure of some markets in parts of Rivers State by…
The Executive Director of Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC), Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface today, July 27, 2020 led a protest to the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged corruption to register their displeasure over the billions of Naira allegedly mismanaged by the handlers of the commission from inception to date as…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commence a one-week walk against rape, sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria tagged “ONE WEEK ACTIVISM AGAINST RAPE AND SGBV”. The Commission embarked on this advocacy following an upsurge in cases of rape, sexual and gender based violence across the country in the wake of the…
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…
PRESS RELEASE December 10, 2019. ADVOCACY CENTRE MOBILIZES ONE MILLION YOUTH VOLUNTEERS TO STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE NIGER DELTA As part of activities marking the 2019 International Human Rights Day, Youths and…
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