A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), known  as “Friends of the Earth”, wants the Bayelsa government to establish an environmental protection agency to check degradation of its environment by multinational oil companies.

The Lagos State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to fulfill its pledge to assist in tackling coastal erosion in the state. Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr Adesegun Oniru, made the call in Ikeja recently at a media briefing to mark Governor Babatunde Fashola‘s first year of a second term in office.