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2 days ago
The Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, on Thursday described the passing of Edwin Clark, a revered elder statesman and national leader, as a huge vacuum not just in terms of leadership in the Niger Delta region but in the entire nation. Chief Clark died peacefully in Abuja…
5 Feb
The Community and Culture Programme of Health of Mother Earth Foundation seeks to underscore the foundational role that literature plays in our culture. Our stories, poems, theatre, songs and dance often aim to educate
30 Dec
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has cautioned Delta State government against the sale of 258, 000 hectares of mangrove forests, as carbon trade pollute the environment, and dangerous to human nature.
20 Dec
While the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made strides to ease transportation costs by lowering fuel prices and introducing innovative credit schemes for consumers, a contrasting issue has raised concerns among civil society groups and community leaders.
7 Oct
Environmental experts in the Niger Delta region have said the region is grappling with rising sea levels and coastal erosion, resulting in loss of lives, properties, and heightened insecurity.
6 Aug 2024
Stakeholders at a two-day workshop organised by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), in collaboration with the Niger Delta University (NDU), Ammasoma, have analysed how crude oil extraction by oil companies and beneficiaries, like the federal and state governments, including those who are benefitting from oil exploration in Niger Delta, have sacrificed and privatised the…
10 Jun 2024
With the rains yet to abate, Lagos is facing an increasing threat of severe yearly flooding and recent projections revealed rising sea levels are likely to severely impact the city by 2050, with vast swathes of land potentially rendered unlivable.
6 Jun 2024
In commemoration of World Environmental Day, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on Federal Government for a constitutional amendment to create roles and resources for traditional institutions in protecting forests, combating desertification, and preventing droughts.
23 Apr 2024
As the world marks International Mother Earth, instituted by United Nations, ECO2RUPPERS Africa has unfolded measures aimed at saving Nigeria and other African countries the sum of $70 billion from the impact of plastic pollution.

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