In the silence of midnight on Oct. 24, 2023, the cries of Amara Ebiere’s five-month-old baby, Paul, pierced the Obrikom community in the Niger Delta region’s River state, stirring her from slumber. Immediately, she rushed to her and noticed that the baby’s breathing was irregular. She thought it was a typical cold, so she grabbed […]
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Mary Ogbonna worked as a sales girl at the Aba International Market in Abia, Southeast Nigeria. But she wanted more out of life and saw the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) as the perfect opportunity. “Before the project, I had a life, but it was not the kind of life I dreamt of. I used to […]
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Akinruntan Banjo was 12 when his father told him of a future where the government would supply electricity to their coastal village. That day never came, he says with disappointment. Electricity is a recipe for development and sustainable growth, but for those in rural communities in Niger Delta, access to it has been a major […]
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The Partnership for Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) committed to peace-building and capacity development in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is set to mark its 10 years of operation in the region. Since its establishment in 2010 with initial funding from Chevron Corporation, PIND has been promoting peace and equitable economic […]
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As COVID-19 restrictions hindered the movement of farm inputs, leading to an increase in logistics and transactional costs, one cocoa farmer in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria became a farm service provider (FSP) —a class of service providers who provide sector-expert technical services— for the critical services needed by smallholder farmers. Cocoa farmers depend on crop […]
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Peace Advocates of Niger Delta and Northern Region, under the auspices of Foundation For Peace and Non-Violence in Nigeria, have said that the military approach to fighting the escalating insecurity in the country has failed. The advocates are calling for a total change in the approach to ending insecurity, suggesting dialogue and other civil approaches […]
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Dutch Court in Hague has ordered oil giant Shell to pay compensation to four Nigerian farmers affected by oil spills in the Niger Delta, the court proceedings which began in 2008 was supported by Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands). The four farmers and Milieudefensie believed Shell should be held liable for damages caused by […]
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