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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Delta State Carpenters /Roofers Inaugurate State Executive

  By Emmanuel Amatutu  THE Delta State chapter of Carpenters and Roofers Association has inaugurated a 9-man state executive for the next three years. Those inaugurated are; Mr. Samson Otiti as President, Austin Ogbodu as Vice Chairman I, Joseph Egbekoghene as vice chairman II, Vincent Ejenavi as Secretary, Othuke Oguh Treasurer. Others are; Nelson Mukoro as Assistant Secretary, Michael Ogheneovo Financial Secretary while Sunday Governor and Samuel Umudi are PRO and Provost respectively. Addressing the newly inaugurated executive, chairman Board of Trustees, Atalabe Meshack enjoined them to transform the Association…

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Climate Strike: Tree Planting Can Control Climate Change, Environmental Degradation- CODAF

    By Omoghene Benedict,   Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a Non-Governmental Organization that specializes on environmental justice recently joined the rest of the world to protest against air pollution to protect the globe from environmental hazard caused by excess carbon dioxide and other toxic chemicals resulting to climate change. In the protst tagged: ‘Climate Strike’ CODAF advocated for planting more trees in other regulate and control the resultant effect of the climate change and environmental degradation.   Addressing staff and students of Government College, Ughelli, the Executive Director…

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CODAF urges FG, State govt to remodify environmental laws to monitor sand mining Niger/Delta region

By Uruemu Favour, Community Development Advocacy Foundation, CODAF, a Non-Governmental Organisation has urged the the federal government to step up monitoring strategies and enacts policies that will put an end to illegal and indiscriminate sand mining activities in the Niger Delta region. According to the Organization, illegal and indiscriminate sand mining in the Niger Delta region if not properly monitored would cause havoc in the nearest future. In a communique issued at the end of a one day town hall meeting, on Policy Dialogue Community Action Against Indiscriminate Sand Mining in…

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