by HOMEf | Jan 30, 2021 | General, Ikike, Report
According to the Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), flooding led to 68 deaths in the country in 2020 and “affected” 129,000 persons. Elsewhere in Africa, the UN Office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) informed that more than...
by HOMEf | Oct 29, 2020 | Hunger Politics, Policy Paper, Report
In 2015, HOMEF conducted a review of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 through consultations with various stakeholders and experts who critically examined the issues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria and the Act itself. This...
by HOMEf | Jun 15, 2020 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike, Report
The virtual convergence/webinar on Freshwater and Marine ecosystems held on 8-9 June 2020 rose with a unanimous call for the creation of Freshwater and Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Guinea and the Congo Basin. The convergence or School of Ecology reviewed the...
by HOMEf | Jun 1, 2020 | Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Report, School of Ecology
The push for a Blue Economy is just not what it claims to be. It is rather a push for deriving of economic gains from our freshwater and marine ecosystems. It means a fundamental shift in the way streams, rivers, lakes and the oceans are perceived. The Blue...
by HOMEf | May 6, 2020 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Report
Between February and April 2020 while the nation is on lock-down due to the coronavirus pandemic, fishers and community people across the Atlantic Coastline of the Niger Delta have witnessed the unusual death and washing ashore fish. This incident has occurred in...
by HOMEf | Jan 28, 2020 | General, Hunger Politics, Report
HOMEF conducted a follow-up survey of our markets, revisiting cities earlier surveyed and a few others to check the presence of genetically modified products and to further increase awareness on their implications. The survey identified food products which are clearly...
