Author: Tamunosiki Akpuh

The media has been challenged to escalate reports on the true situation in the Niger Delta in order to attract adequate attention to the plights of the people. The charge was given by Chief Constance Meju, a veteran journalist and civil society activist at a media training organized by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre in partnership with the Centre for Gender Equity and Sustainable Development on ‘Environmental Justice Reporting,’ for journalists in the Niger Delta at Visa Karina Hotel, Port Harcourt, 12-13 June. Chief Meju said issues on the Niger Delta are under reported and disclosed that a team…

Local Government Authorities in Rivers State have been charged to set up gender desks for the Climate Change Action to facilitate the implementation of the National Gender Action Plan for Climate Change already put in place by the federal government. This was part of recommendations arrived at a capacity building workshop that had in attendance, local government, community leaders and community women on localizing gender action plan on climate change. Welcoming participants to the event, the executive director of the Institute, Mrs. Mgbechi Anyakwee, disclosed that the workshop was aimed at educating the local government officials so that they will…

The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with support from Global Green Fund grants held a multi-stakeholders dialogue on localizing gender action plan on climate change in the Niger Delta on Monday 29, April 2025.Welcoming participants to the event which held at the institute’s secretariat in Port Harcourt, the executive director, Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi, said the dialogue aimed at  to addressing the urgent need for collective action to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations particularly, women and girls.Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi disclosed: “Through this dialogue we will harness our collective expertise, experience and commitment…

… Charges Rivers Govt. To Provide Clean Water For Citizens. …NAFDAC To Check Quality of Sachet Water In Circulation, An environmental and human rights non-governmental organization has raised concerns over the state of sachet water in circulation in parts of the state with a call on NAFDAC to step up its regulatory oversight and the Rivers State government to provide portable water to the citizens to safeguard their health Hon Henry Eferegbo, executive director of Olegh Center for Community Development raised the alarm at a press conference organized by the centre in commemoration of the 2025 World water Day.…

Olegh Centre for Community Development, a non-governmental organization held a one day security consciousness training on Tuesday September 10, 2024 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. While welcoming participants to the training the executive director of Olegh Centre for Community Development, Hon Henry Eferebo said the programme is in response to security challenges being faced by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and to create awareness on the security of civil society members in the office, at home, on the street and during field work. He further stated that the program is aimed at, “making NGOs understand the nature of security in our communities;…