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 ...

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.

PORT HARCOURT – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has moved to engender legal advocacy for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The Niger Delta Avengers have carried out a campaign of attacks on oil pipelines in recent months. An advertizing board concerning oil pipeline vandalization in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, June 10.

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 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.