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.

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

Stakeholders from the Niger Delta, including traditional rulers, youth leaders, students, and others, gathered on Friday in Port Harcourt to praise President Bola Tinubu for his two years in office, ...

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 Niger Delta Avengers have continued to terrorize Nigeria’s pipeline infrastructure and now have claimed that they aim to take the country’s oil production down to zero ...

People walk amid an oil spill in the Niger Delta in village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. Credit: AP/Sunday Alamba By The Associated Press February 3, 2025 ...

Overview Nigeria’s underdeveloped but oil-rich Niger Delta region currently is the site of a crippling insurgency. Fueled by a complex mixture of protest, crime, and political corruption, the ...

A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities in part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured ...

“The Niger Delta has fed Nigeria for over 60 years, yet the region has nothing to show for it,” the monarch lamented. “It is time for a new approach to development and advocacy for our ...

Shell pipeline spill fouls farms, river in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The spill has upended livelihoods in the oil-rich Niger Delta, which has endured decades of pollution.

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 ...

Analysis - The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great biodiversity ...