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…
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…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been monitoring and reporting issues around the fights against corona virus disease by the Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria since the first case was reported on February 27, 2020. Advocacy Centre does this from human rights perspectives and reports violations in the nine States in the…
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…
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…
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…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC), on International Human Rights’ Day, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital flagged off earlier publicized campaign for the Mobilization and Sensitization of ONE MILLION YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AS HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDERS AND PROMOTERS in the Niger Delta. The One Million Youth Volunteers’ Network would also…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) united with other non-governmental organizations to mark the World Anti-Corruption Day 2019 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on December 9. The walk started by 9AM at the rendezvous at Kaduna/CFC Junction along Aba road…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has trained youths involved in acts of oil theft and illegal crude oil refining in Bayela State on alternative means of livelihoods. The event which held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Monday, October 7, 2019 had crude oil refiners and traders including women from communities in Bayelsa…
Youths and and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) on Sunday, October 6, 2016 took to radio Bayelsa and sensitized the audience on the danger and ills of oil theft, artisanal refining and environmental pollution in the Niger Delta. The program which started on radio Bayelsa, Glory, 97.1FM Yenagoa by 1:30PM lasted till 2PM and featured the…
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