by HOMEf | Sep 30, 2024 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics representing 100 million Nigerian consumers have placed a demand on the Nigerian Government to discontinue plans to introduce genetically modified potatoes and...
by HOMEf | Sep 11, 2024 | Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Ikike, Press Release
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) celebrates with her Executive Director, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, on the prestigious honour of the 2024 Wallenberg Medal. Bassey is the first Nigerian and the fifth African to have received the award. He joins the ranks of other...
by HOMEf | Sep 3, 2024 | General, Hunger Politics, Press Release, Uncategorized
Background Since the setup of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act in 2015, more than 20 different crop varieties have been approved by the Agency for various purposes including commercial release/market placement. As of 28th June 2024, according to...
by HOMEf | May 21, 2024 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance have commended the House of Representatives on the resolution to comprehensively investigate the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)into Nigeria and for a halt...
by HOMEf | May 21, 2024 | Fossil Politics, Press Release
In 1993, Shell was forced out of Ogoniland where it had extracted crude oil non-stop for decades with unbelievable ecological consequences. The Ogoni people, mobilized under the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), had issued a set of demands...
by HOMEf | Jan 18, 2024 | Fossil Politics, General, Press Release
On the 16th of January 2024, Shell announced on its website and social media platform X that it had reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary SPDC to a consortium of domestic and international oil companies for a total net fee of $2.8 billion....
