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World Clean Up Day: ACE Recycles Calls For Household Participation,

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As the world marked World Cleanup Day, Ace Recycles emerged as a pivotal force, transforming a local cleanup exercise into a practical demonstration of the circular economy and its benefits for the community of Ughelli. The event, organized in collaboration with CODAF, ACERD and NEDi, saw all collected plastic waste diverted from the streets and transported to the ACE Recycles Centre. This strategic partnership underscored a critical message: cleaning the environment and creating economic value are two sides of the same coin. Grace Chukwufumanya Ndobu, founder of Ace Recycles Enterprise,…

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CODAF Lauds ‘Operation Keep Ughelli North Clean’ Initiative Of Jaro Egbo

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COMMUNITY Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a non-governmental organization has commended the initiative of ‘Operation Keep Ughelli North Clean’ by the executive chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Olorogun Jaro Egbo.     CODAF, in a commendation statement, appealed to the council chairman to extend the exercise to streets and other communities around the local government.   According to the statement signed by CODAF Executive Director, Benin Richard, “We at CODAF wholeheartedly commend the administration of Olorogun Jaro Movudu Egbo, Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State,…

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CODAF Questions Ughelli North Newly Inaugurated Flood Committee In Ughelli North Without Security Inclusion

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THE executive director of Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, Mr Benin Richard,has called on Ughelli North Local Government Council Chairman, Olorogun Jaro Egbo to review the newly inaugurated flood committee as he questioned the non inclusion of security measures towards flood victims. He made this call while reacting to the recent inauguration of flood committee members set up by the council Chairman without the inclusion of security measures. According to him, “I commend your swift action in inaugurating a flood control committee to address the perennial flood issues in our…

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CODAF Calls For Establishment of Zero Waste Dept In Nigeria Institutions

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    THE Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a nongovernmental organisation, has called on tertiary institutions to create an ecosystem where responsible consumption, waste reduction and recycling are given top priority. Executive Director, CODAF, Mr. Richard Benin made the call at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE, during the launch of Zero Waste Campus Project, put together by the NGO. Speaking at the event, Mr Richard Benin said, “Today, we are starting a journey that will change the world and lead to sustainability, that empowers our university community…

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Global Day Of Climate: Odimodi, Okuntu Communities In Niger Delta Cry For Help, Expose Oil Companies Inabilities

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By Benin Richard November 6, 2021 was meant to organize a climate action globally. Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) and African Centre for Environmental and Rural Development (ACERD) hinged on this to carry out a sea-side action to monitor, report, engage and expose (MORE-E) decades of climate and environmental crisis committed against the indigenous people of the Niger Delta (especially those living in the creeks) by Shell, AGIP, Chevron and a host of other extractive industries. The action which kicked off at Odimodi community terminated at the sea-side of Okuntu…

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World Earth Day: NGOs Calls For Sustainability Of Natural Ecosystem

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As the world marked it’s Earth Day globally, a non- governmental Organisation, Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), Children, Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative (CHiYoWo), and Printrite has called for the sustainability of the natural ecosystem in other to reduce death rate around the globe. World Earth Day is celebrated annually in practical support for environmental protection and the year 2021 edition with the theme: ‘Restore Our Earth’ is aimed to focus on natural processes, emerging technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. According to a joint statement…

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Delta State Government Commends CODAF On Tree Planting Campaign

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By politicsgovernance.com, The Delta State Government has applauded the Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) on its lunch of the phase 2 of ‘A Million Tree Project’ saying the project was well timed. The Executive Assistant to the State Governor, Dr. Evelyn Aluta gave the commendation on behalf of the state government yesterday during the official flag off of the project at the Ughelli Council Secretariat, noting that in the phase of perenial flooding ravaging communities, there was no better time to flag off such project that is aimed at savaged…

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IWD: Akwukwu-Igbo Women, Lambasts Delta State Government, Others Over Negligence And Marginalisation

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The  women of Akwukwu-Igbo in Oshimili North local government area of Delta State have lamented the continued marginalization been meted at them by the Delta State Government under the Okowa administration and Norsworthy Farms and Allied Industries Limited. According to the women, Akwukwu-Igbo community has been in total darkness since the inception of this present administration and this has crumble the economic development of the agrarian community. The women in a statement during a sensitization program organized by Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, an non governmental Organization to mark International…

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Health: CODAF, SAHCI Create Awareness On Cervical Cancer And STI In Ughelli

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By Treasure Wisdom, Non-Governmental Organisations, Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, and Sisters Against HIV and Cancer Initiative, SAHCI, have described cervical cancer as a deadly and harmful disease that kill slowly. Speaking in a One-Day Public Health Awareness, Workshop with the theme : STI, Cervical Cancer &You, the Executive of SAHCI, Ibitola Ogechi Esther said, “We came together with CODAF to create an awareness for the young women and the male because most of them do not have the knowledge of Cervical Cancer and STi. And with this public health…

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Covid-19: NGO, CSOs Distribute Face Mask, Cash As Palliative To Vulnerables/Nursing Mothers In Ughelli

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By Omoghene Benedict,      In continuation to fight and curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a Non-Governmental Organization, CODAF and other Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have distributed hundreds of face masks and cash palliative to the vulnerables, aged and nursing mothers in Ughelli. Distributing the items and cash during a sensitization campaign on measures to contain the spread of covid-19 pandemic, the Executive Director of Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, Mr. Benin Richard said, “We are aware of what is happening and the hardship the people are going…

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