NEWS

Five Weeks After Uzere Blowout, Heritage Energy Yet to Contain Spill, Clean Up Site – HOMEF

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has accused Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited of failing to contain a major oil well blowout in Delta State more than five weeks after the incident, warning that the approaching flood season could trigger a wider environmental disaster

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HOMEF Pushes Agroecology as Alternative to GMOs

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2026

…Warns of Risks to Nigeria’s Food Sovereignty The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has intensified its campaign against the adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, warning that increasing dependence on genetically engineered seeds could undermine the country’s indigenous crop varieties, erode biodiversity and weaken farmers’ control

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HOMEF Urges Appeal After Court Dismisses Ekpetiama Oil Pollution Suit Against Shell

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2026

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has rejected the Federal High Court’s dismissal of a landmark environmental case filed by the monarch of Ekpetiama Kingdom against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and other defendants, describing the ruling as a setback for environmental justice in the Niger Delta. The suit, FHC/YNG/CS/8/2025, filed by

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Nigeria Has Lost Over 70% of Forest Reserves, Environmentalists Warn

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2026

…Experts, communities demand urgent action against deforestation, illegal mining and extractive activities Nigeria has lost more than 70 per cent of its forest reserves and continues to lose an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 hectares of forest annually, environmental experts and stakeholders have warned. The stakeholders, drawn from government, traditional institutions,

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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 security strategy amid growing concerns over food sovereignty, public health and

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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