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Category: West Africa
Oil Spill Disaster: Part 2 – Broken Promises, Rusted Infrastructure, and the Failure of the PIA
By Faith Imbu, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Sunday Elom Photo shows Plots of land in Iwuopom that has…
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…
“Some operators were crushed to death while falling rosewood:” A beehive of illegal logging in Nigeria despite the ban
The Colonist Report Africa discovered that, despite the state governor’s ban on African rosewood, massive logging…
Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk
Some locals claimed to have given up using petroleum products in favour of burning firewood or…
