Ogoniland – Page 3

Buhari’s Ogoniland clean-up attempt, a Greek gift, it “violates UNEP report” – Ogoni Leaders

August 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

Despite what many see as good intentions on his part, President Muhammadu Buhari has come under severe criticism from the leaders of Ogoniland for violating the technical demands of theUnited Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP report. President of the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority OCIA, Goodluck Diigbo, stated that Buhari received the recommendations from “non-experts” made up […]

Nigeria: Shell must match government’s commitment to clean oil spills

August 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

Shell must match the Nigerian government’s new commitment to tackle oil pollution in the Niger Delta by dramatically improving how it cleans up spills, Amnesty International said today. President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement on Wednesday of a trust fund to pay for the clean-up of the Ogoniland region in the Niger Delta is welcome, but if […]

President Buhari Approves Actions To Fast-Track Environmental Clean-Up Of Ogoniland

August 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

In keeping with his avowed commitment to working for the development and well-being of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja approved several actions to fast-track the long delayed implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Report on the environmental restoration of Ogoniland. The actions approved by President Buhari, based on recommendations to […]

UNEP Report: ERA/FoEN, Groups Urge Buhari to Tackle Oil Pollution in Niger Delta

August 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

On the occasion of the fourth year commemoration of the release of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Assessment of Ogoniland (4 August 2015), the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and other groups have called on the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the myriads of environmental challenges besetting the Niger […]