Ogoni Community Praises HYPREP’s Cleanup Efforts, Calls for Increased Support
Some Ogoni indigenes have commended the cleanup process of the Area by the hydrocarbon pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP and have called for support to speed up the process. At a stakeholders forum, the people of Ogoni, including the Member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dumnamene Dekor, who said he came up with a […]
HYPREP Calls for Urgent Action Against Plastic Pollution in Nigeria
Speaking in commemoration of the 2025 World Environment Day, themed “Ending Plastic Pollution,” HYPREP Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, emphasised that plastic waste, particularly from the fast-growing sachet economy, has become a critical environmental challenge in Nigeria and across West Africa. “Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue; it is a public health […]
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Ogoni Healthcare, Inaugurates Committee for Specialist Hospital
The Federal Government (FG) has restated its commitment to improving public health in Ogoniland with the inauguration of a 14-member Technical Planning Committee (TPC) for the 100-bed Ogoni Specialist Hospital. The initiative, spearheaded by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), is a key component of the government’s response to health challenges in the region, as […]
HYPREP Reports 75% Progress in Ogoni Mangrove Restoration
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has recorded significant progress in its ongoing environmental restoration in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The agency announced that 75% of its 560-hectare mangrove restoration project is complete, while shoreline cleanup has reached 20%. HYPREP’s Project Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, shared these updates during a review meeting with Ogoni stakeholders in […]
Buhari sacks Giadom as HYPREP project coordinator
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated of the appointment of the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, Dr Giadom Dumbari. The termination was announced on Tuesday on the official Twitter handle of the President. President Buhari, however, appointed Prof. Nanibarini Zabbey in his place. The tweet read, “President @MBuhari has approved the termination of […]
FG denies moving HYPREP to the Ministry of Niger Delta
MOSOP asks FG to halt further funding for HYPREP, says no meaningful progress on Ogoni clean-up
Environmental Rights Action asks HYPREP’s new board to establish Center of Excellence
Senate committee expresses mixed feelings over Ogoni remediation project
Clean-Up: Ogoni Elders want end to HYPREP’s propaganda, call for overhaul, restructuring of project
Focus on remediation, not Cassava Plant, MOSOP tells HYPREP
Federal High Court strikes out FOI suit against HYPREP