Environment

Investigation by The ICIR shows that regulatory and law enforcement agencies are aware of an unauthorised Chinese company that drives massive logging of wild trees for unprecedented charcoal production in Enugu State. But they have done…
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In this investigation, OLUGBENGA ADANIKIN visited Afo Ose LGA, Ondo State,  a community with rich marble deposit. The report documents the stories of locals who feel cheated by Xiamen Winstone Limited, a Chinese mining company that offered…
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By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi SINCE the uncontrolled logging of rosewood for export mostly to China began in the Upper West Region of Ghana some three years ago, the impact is being felt in the mostly farming communities. Communities have started…
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The second part of this investigation by Olugbenga Adanikin concludes the report on how the state ministries of environment accused FG of excluding it from the GGW project and how the exclusion contributes to the project failure. The report…
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In this investigative piece, OLUGBENGA ADANIKIN writes on the impact of climate change in 11 northern states in Nigeria where desert encroachment is threatening the survival of rural communities on daily basis. The report also details how…
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"We have not seen flooding like it occurred this year," said most victims of the recent flooding incident in the North-central part of the country. The disaster is reported to have afflicted hundreds of thousands of Nigerians across…
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"We have not seen flooding like it occurred this year," said most victims of the recent flooding incident in the North-central part of Nigeria. The disaster is reported to have afflicted hundreds of thousands of Nigerians across different…
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In June 2018, Nigeria celebrated World Environment Day alongside other countries of the world. The celebration was focused on fighting plastic waste that threatens the lives of humans and animals. The ICIR Reporter, YEKEEN AKINWALE visited…
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By Ruth Olorunbi “I can say that I have never seen this kind of disaster in my life,” Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as he spoke about the devastating effect of ecological flooding incident…
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In 2005, Chevron Nigeria Limited established the Itsekiri Regional Development Council (IRDC) and disbursed N7.2 billion to it for the development of 24 Itsekiri communities. Eighteen years after, Itsekiri land is still in shambles as money…
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