•Dr Nnimmo Bassey No matter the reason for warfare, the environment and the innocent end up bearing the brunt of the inevitable destruction. This fact is clearly illustrated by the several ongoing smoldering and open conflicts that have led to this season being described as one of endless conflicts and violence. Many of these conflicts [&helli...
•Nnimmo Bassey An environmental activist, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, has said that the federal government must urgently begin an audit of the rest of the Niger Delta environment and equally commence the clean up, which would require up to $150 billion a year until the mess is cleared in the region. Bassey, who spoke with our […]
•Dr. Nnimmo Bassey Being welcome words at Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) held on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria We remind ourselves that genocide is an international crime under the Rome Statutes and is defined as “the deliberate and systemic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nat...
•Dr Nnimmo Bassey Being Dr Nnimmo Bassey’s Opening Comments at the State of the Ocean Workshop held at the NIOMR on Monday, February 3, 2025 Distinguished guests, community leaders, scientists, activists, and all those committed to justice. We gather today to consider the state of our ocean—not as a commodity to be exploited, but as […]...
•Dr Nnimmo Bassey As COP29 dragged into overtime the expected climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillions of dollars shrunk to an offer of $250 billion per year from 2035. After much bickering the rich countries decided to raise its offer from $250 billion to $300 billion. This does not indicate that there is […]
•Dr. Nnimmo Bassey Protocols Thanks to — Ford Foundation for support Social Action for collaboration Bayelsa State Government for shining the light towards ecological recovery of the Niger Delta, and by extension Nigeria. This conference comes at a pivotal moment in the social ecological history of Nigeria. Extractivism and accompanying pollut...
•Tinubu and Bassey A renowned Nigerian architect and environmental activist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has said that scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta Development by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is insensitive. The founder of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, an environmental think tank and advocacy organisation, said this in a chat with T...
•Dr Nnimmo Bassey Our right to safe food is fundamental for our enjoyment of the right to life. All living beings need food for nourishment and for the sustenance of life. Food is so central to our well being that the denial of food even to prisoners is considered an inhuman and degrading treatment. What […]
•Dr Nnimmo Bassey The recent debate and uproar in Nigeria on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have brought to light, the pre-existing loopholes in Nigeria’s Biosafety regulatory architecture. One key issue of concern is the failure of the regulatory agency to make available documents on risk assessment either for peer review or generally ...
•Prof Nnimmo Bassey For some years we have seen vested interests grabbing the COP. This started through heavy sponsorship by fossil fuels companies, and metamorphosed into taking the driving seat, presiding over the COP a defiant way of showcasing climate denial. With COP29 in Azerbaijan it will make three COPs in a row to be […]
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