Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi is a freelance multimedia investigative journalist from Nigeria, very passionate about environmental and climate justice. She is a fact-checker and a data journalist. A member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network of the Reuters Institute of Journalism.

She is currently based in London, studying for her Master's programme at the University of Westminster.

Elfredah has spearheaded and led several investigations on environmental and climate issues in West Africa. Her work has been supported by reputable global media organisations such as the Pulitzer Centre, Civil Forum for Asset Recovery, Earth Journalism Network, Code for Africa, and The International Centre for Journalists, including several grants from Journalismfund Europe.

In 2019, she covered United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland with support from the US-based Stanley Centre for Peace and Security. She is enthusiastic about telling issues that affect everyday Nigerians’ lives, and her work has been featured in publications such as The Ferret-Scottish-based media, Scotsman, Al Jazeera, DeSmog UK, Earth Journalism Network, Newswire Nigeria and others.

Her special Skills include using OSINT to investigate issues, fact-checking, data Scrapper and Visualization, and conducting Forensic Analysis of websites and documents.

Basic information

Name

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Title

Investigative journalist

Expertise

Environmental and climate justice

Country

Nigeria

City

Port Harcourt

Twitter

@ElfredahKevin

Links

Supported projects

Environmental Racism

Environment
Exploitation

After months of investigation, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Kevin Woke have found that Italy's Eni activities in Nigeria have contributed to a climate crisis, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, and starvation due to the company's oil and gas exploration.

Shell continues with oil pollution in the Niger Delta

Environment
Exploitation

OGONILAND - This investigation exposed the negative effects of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria – a subsidiary of Shell Plc, oil pipeline pollution in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta, which has resulted in the loss of several aquatic species and the deterioration of the ecosystem.

Nigeria: Illegal crude oil mining

Environment
Exploitation

ODUOHA - This story focuses on Total's oil and gas exploration activities in Nigeria (Rivers State) that have allegedly resulted in death, environmental damage, and farmlands destruction.

SIAT’s Land Grabbings in West Africa

Agriculture
Environment
Exploitation

PRIKRO The presence of SIAT, a Belgian company specialised in palm oil and rubber production, in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria, comes with a significant socio-economic and environmental cost for the local communities. With the support of the national governments, the company is causing social division, food scarcity and restlessness. The locals are fighting back, reclaiming their lands both at the national and international levels.

Exporting Hazard

Economy
Environment
Industry

ACCRA - ABUJA - The Dark Side of European Used Cars and Parts Trade in West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria)

Missing funds of West African shea collectors

Agriculture
Economy

OYO - The Danish government's Danida Market Development Partnerships (DMDP) disbursed DKK 9 million to its Canadian partner Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA) in 2019 for a 4-year project to support Nigerian women shea collectors, but the project was terminated before the predetermined four years. The team looked into the project's effects and the reasons behind its abrupt termination in 2020.

Second-hand clothes from UK causing pollution in Nigeria and Ghana

Economy
Environment
Industry

ABUJA- This story demonstrates that although it is illegal to import used clothes into Nigeria, UK exporters continue to contravene the law by doing the contrary which is now polluting the country's ecology. It demonstrates how UK exporters provided Nigerian vendors with low-quality, deteriorating clothing, forcing them to burn unsold items in public.

How the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is fueling conflicts in West Africa

Armed conflict
Corruption
Trafficking

ACCRA, ABUJA - This story puts the spotlight on a clandestine network of gunsmiths and arms traffickers operating in West Africa in contravention of local laws. It shows how these gunsmiths and traffickers exploit the porous borders across the West Africa and Sahel region to traffic illicit small arms and light weapons, which continues to fuel conflicts across the region.

Stolen at sea: illegal Chinese transshipment activities in Ghana and Nigeria

Corruption
Environment
Fishing industry

ACCRA, ABUJA – This investigation exposes a hidden network of Chinese control and ownership of many industrial fishing vessels operating in Ghanaian and Nigerian waters in contravention of local laws.