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HOMEF, CAPPA Seek Review of GMO Approvals

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

…. Advocate Agroecology as Nigeria’s Food Security Path Civil society organisations have intensified calls for a review of genetically modified organism (GMO) approvals in Nigeria, urging the federal government to adopt agroecology as a cornerstone of the country’s food

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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Nnimmo Bassey Urges Climate Action Now

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2026

….Says Universities Must Lead Nigeria’s Green Transition Renowned environmental activist and director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has declared that Nigeria has reached a defining moment in its response to climate change, warning that continued dependence on fossil fuels and environmental destruction could plunge the country into

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Earth Day 2026: HOMEF Calls for Urgent Climate Action as Nigeria’s Environmental Crises Deepen

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2026

As the world marks Earth Day 2026, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for urgent and sustained action to confront accelerating environmental degradation, warning that humanity must urgently shift from rhetoric to responsibility in addressing the climate crisis. This year’s global theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” underscores the need to speed up […]

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Makoko: When Urban Renewal Becomes a Humanitarian Disaster

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

By Kome Odhomor By any standard of governance, the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko, Lagos, is deeply troubling. What is unfolding in this historic waterfront community is not merely an urban planning exercise; it is a humanitarian crisis created by policy choices that appear to ignore human dignity, due process, and the lived realities […]

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GMOs: Environmental Advocates Warn of Risk in Food Culture, Public Health

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

Environmental advocates have warned that shifting weather patterns, corporate dominance and weak regulatory structures are placing the country’s food culture and public health at risk. According to climate and extractive governance expert, Olamide Martins of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), the effects of climate change on agriculture are

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NGOs Alleges Government Agencies Confused Over Safety of GMOs

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2025

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance, a coalition of over 80 civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, women and youth groups representing the interest of millions of Nigerians have condemned the inconsistency from the nation’s foremost agency responsible for safeguarding the health of Nigerians