From  July 14 - 16, 2009, SERAC conducted a mission to three communities in Delta State - Okapaile, Olomoro, and Erovie - to investiage the effects that oil exploration and production has had on people living in the Niger Delta.  While Shell oil pumps millions of barrels of oil from beneath their ground, many of the member of these communities continue to live without adequate public services, including health care, educational facilities, electricity, or clean drinking water.  The pictures below documents this sad story.  Read more>>>

          


SERAC flags off anti-eviction litigation campaign in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Since February 2009, SERAC launched an intense anti-eviction litigation campaign in Port Harcourt, River State as part of a broader strategy to bring to an end, the scheduled demolitions of the waterfront settlements and other marked locations in the state.  Just recently, the state's Ministry of Urban Development started implementing a bulldozer-friendly Urban Renewal Programme that aims to 'Clean up' Port Harcourt and restore its 'garden city' status.  Read more>>>