Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated ...

Niger Delta environmental activist and Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, Sheriff Mulade, has lauded the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, “for its sustained efforts in ...

A new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers is wreaking havoc in Nigeria's oil-producing region. Smoke billows from a refinery in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, September 16, 2015.

The Niger Delta Avengers emerged in February, after claiming responsibility for an attack on an underwater pipeline run by Shell, forcing the oil giant to halt its 250,000-barrel-per-day Forcados ...

Indigenous communities affected by environmental degradation have launched a movement to combat environmental ... on Local Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta ... Advocacy, Mr. Israel Orekha ...

Niger Delta Renaissance Movement (NDRM) has congratulated Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on attaining 60 years.

A Benin, Edo State-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Connected Advocacy, has exposed leaders of Niger Delta communities to strategies to tackle pollution, environmental degradation ...

The more people know about Shell’s atrocities in the Niger Delta, the more people join the movement, the more we can take collective action to ensure Shell cleans up their mess! You do not need to be ...

The Curse of the Black Gold After shooting with National Geographic in the Niger Delta in 2007, award-winning photographer Ed Kashi said Nigeria was the toughest place he had ever worked. Kashi ...

Stakeholders in the advocacy of restoring mangrove forests in the Niger Delta, ... noted that there is an intention to make a real difference by harnessing a movement of restoring mangroves to ...

A wealth of resources, a land of suffering. The Niger Delta, often referred to as the “oil-rich” region of Nigeria, has long been the economic backbone of the nation.

The rise of militancy and illicit activities The situation in the Niger Delta took a dangerous turn in the early 2000s when militant groups emerged, driven by frustration and a sense of abandonment.