HYPREP Trains 120 Ogoni PLWD, Distributes Starter Packs
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), has equipped 120 persons with disabilities in Ogoni, Rivers State, with business tools after training them in fashion design and photography. The beneficiaries received sewing machines, cameras, certificates and assistive devices during a close-out ceremony held at Nortem Town Hall on Friday. HYPREP Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, said […]
HYPREP Awards ₦400m Scholarships to 500 Ogoni Graduates
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has awarded postgraduate scholarships to 500 Ogoni graduates in Rivers State to promote human capacity development, research, and sustainable livelihoods. HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, disclosed this at the scholarship award ceremony on Friday, urging beneficiaries to use the opportunity to contribute to Ogoni’s development and address its […]
HYPREP Coordinator Briefs BPP, Aviation Ministry on Ogoni Cleanup
The Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, met yesterday in Abuja with the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale A. Adedokun, and with Muhammad Kambari, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Aviation. At the BPP, Zabbey briefed the Director-General on progress on the Ogoni Cleanup. The projects covered included […]
Ogoni Cleanup Needs More Funds – Reps Committee
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) needs additional funding to complete outstanding environmental cleanup projects in Ogoniland, Rivers State, the House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities has said. The committee made the call after a two-day oversight visit to HYPREP project sites, highlighting the need for sustained financing to address decades of pollution in […]
HYPREP, NIMASA Explore Partnership to Better Ogoniland
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has opened talks with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on a partnership that could improve the wellbeing of communities in Ogoniland, where decades of oil pollution have affected the environment and the people who depend on it. The Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, met […]
Ogoni Health Study: IARC-WHO Records Impressive 82% Turnout
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded an 82 per cent participation rate in the ongoing three-year human biomonitoring study being conducted among residents of Ogoni, Rivers State. The lead researcher, Ann Olsson, disclosed this on Tuesday when she led members of the research team, including […]
2,400 Ogoni Youths Gain Skills for Emerging Jobs
More than 2,400 Ogoni women and youths have completed or are currently undergoing training in high-demand skills under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. The training covers areas including Animation and Graphics, Full Stack Development, Cybersecurity, Commercial Diving and Underwater Welding, Rope Access, Geographic Information Systems and Crowd Mapping, Rigging, and Ship Fabrication and Blasting. […]
Why HYPREP Must Resolve Mogho’s Standing Before Breaking Ground
A peaceful protest is a community saying it still believes in talking. The people of Mogho in Gokana have chosen that route. They say they have been left out of HYPREP’s shoreline restoration, and they insist the Kpador waterfront and surrounding farmlands belong to them. HYPREP deserves credit for its record since the Ogoni cleanup […]
HYPREP Council Inspects Ongoing Projects Across Ogoniland
Members of the Governing Council of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) have concluded a two-day inspection tour of ongoing projects across Ogoniland as part of efforts to strengthen oversight and ensure timely project delivery. The inspection was conducted in line with the Council’s oversight responsibilities and focused on assessing the progress of key projects […]
Ogoni Cleanup @10: HYPREP to Flag Off Phase 2 Mangrove Restoration
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) is preparing to launch the second phase of the Ogoni shoreline cleanup and mangrove restoration as it marks ten years of the Ogoni Cleanup exercise. HYPREP Project Coordinator Professor Nenibarini Zabbey announced this during the third-quarter key regulators and asset owners meeting organised by the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation […]
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, […]