The Colonist Report Africa reporter, Blossom Gilbert-Amakiri, has been selected for this year’s Science Journalism Forum…
Category: Investigations
Oil Spill Disaster: Part 1 – Nigerian Communities Struggle with Diarrhea, Scabies, and Hunger
This six-month investigation by Sunday Elom, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Faith Imbu revealed the environmental cost of…
Sinking Homes and Farmlands: Climate Crisis Worsens in Nigeria
Floods continue to devastate Arukwo, with unfulfilled government promises leaving residents in limbo. Read more.
Excessive ammonium in drains, rivers causes foul smells plaguing Northern Nigeria
Constant complaints from residents living near the Kano Industrial areas in northern Nigeria about incessant smells…
Amid ongoing protests, ExxonMobil seeks intervention, distances itself from recent oil spill in the Niger Delta
The company letter comes a day after The Colonist Report Africa reported on the oil spill…
“Oil spill from ExxonMobil pipe is spilling crude oil across our rivers and farmlands” — Nigerian communities lament
An oil spill that occurred in Akwa-Ibom state in the Niger Delta is spreading across communities…
Despite the law’s passage, Nigerian women continue to face barriers to land sharing
If a woman is given land in her family, it means she will benefit more than…
The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania
Most of the new mining projects are still at exploration and development stage, but mining policy…
