The company letter comes a day after The Colonist Report Africa reported on the oil spill…
Category: West Africa
“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…
IPC empowers Nigerian journalists to combat fake news, hold power accountable.
Faith Imbu, The Colonist Report Africa’s South-South correspondent, was one of forty journalists from Nigeria’s South-South…
“The weather is too hot for the crops to yield”: How Climate Change is causing food scarcity in the Niger Delta
In the past, harvesting cassava required a hoe; however, these days, harvesting is possible without one,…
Special Report: Incessant plastic pollution kills one, threatens more life on Nigeria’s waterway
The boat driver could not dodge all the plastics in the river, and before he realised…
