Court Asked to Halt Release of ₦62.55bn HYPREP Project Funds
The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the release of ₦62.55 billion approved as a cost variation for projects under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1524/26, OLI argued that the projects had already been completed, making the additional funding unnecessary. The defendants […]
HYPREP Launches Training for 300 Ogoni Youths
In an attempt to give youths the necessary skills required in the oil and gas industry, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Programme (HYPREP) has started a six months’ professional mud logging training programme for 300 Ogoni youths. In his remarks at the orientation ceremony held in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, HYPREP Project Coordinator, […]
HYPREP Dragged to Court Over ₦62.55bn Variation
The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an interlocutory injunction restraining the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) and other government officials from accessing or disbursing ₦62.55 billion approved as a cost variation for projects the group claims have already been completed. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1524/26, […]
Onne Health Centre Gets Major Medical Equipment Boost From HYPREP
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving public healthcare in Ogoniland with the installation of modern medical equipment at the Model Primary Health Centre in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The intervention is part of HYPREP’s Phase Two Public Health Strengthening Initiative, which targets four government-owned health […]
HYPREP Promises Jobs, Benefits as Ogoni Mangrove Restoration Begins
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has assured Ogoni communities of full involvement and tangible benefits as it rolls out Phase 2 of its ambitious mangrove restoration initiative. Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, gave the assurance during an on-the-spot inspection of thriving mangrove nurseries established by trained HYPREP Mangrove Vanguards in Bomu, Bodo, and Gbe […]
HYPREP PC Visits Trainees, Reiterates Commitment to Human Capacity Training
The Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, on Monday, 15 June 2026, visited the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Skills Development Centre in Bori, one of the training venues for the ongoing livelihood empowerment programme targeting Ogoni persons living with disabilities. Prof. Zabbey was received by excited trainees undergoing instruction […]
World Environment Day 2026: HYPREP Describes Ogoni Restoration As Results-Driven Climate Action
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has described the ongoing environmental restoration of Ogoniland as a results-driven approach to climate action, as it joined the global community to commemorate World Environment Day 2026. This year’s celebration, themed “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For our Future,” underscores the urgent need for accelerated action to tackle climate […]
Ogoni Free Of Illegal Refineries, Cleanup Hits Major Milestone
Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Programme (HYPREP) has confirmed that Ogoniland is now devoid of illegal artisanal refining activities, representing a major achievement for the area in terms of its efforts to restore its environment. The body further disclosed that it was able to attain approximately 90 percent success rate in implementing mangrove restoration and shoreline cleaning […]
CSOs Demand Expanded Cleanup Across Niger Delta
Civil society organisations and International environmental advocates have renewed calls for a comprehensive remediation exercise across the Niger Delta, describing the current efforts as insufficient to tackle the region’s massive pollution crisis. The groups made the demand after an assessment visit to project sites of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoniland, Rivers State […]
Zabbey says HYPREP Interventions Tackling Pollution, Illegal Refining in Ogoni
The Project Coordinator of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, has stated that the interventions of the project in Ogoniland are aiding in reducing environmental pollution and illegal refining in the region. This was disclosed by Prof. Zabbey when he received the Coordinator of Operation Delta Safe, Major General A.A. Idris, at a […]
FG Commends HYPREP Over Advancement On Ogoni Cleanup Initiative
The Federal Government has praised the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the significant progress made in the Ogoni cleanup initiative, labelling the effort as one of the key outcomes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. A top-level group from the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit (CRDCU), in partnership with the Federal Ministry […]
World Wetlands Day Celebration With HYPREP
As the global community observes World Wetlands Day on Monday 2 February 2026 with the theme “Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage”, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has recorded major milestones in breathing life back into oil-ravaged mangroves of Ogoniland, Rivers State. In a statement by the Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibari Zabbey, the […]