T he Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA) was established in 1976 via Decree 37 promulgated by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Its functions amongst others include development of ...

An environmental rights activist, Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, has warned against linking the recent explosion in the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers ...

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 network of ...

The river basins affected by the current leadership vacuum include the Chad Basin Development Authority, which covers areas ...

The Bonga Oil Field in the Niger Delta basin is another ultra-deepwater oil field.” According to the report, deepwater explorations, which were majorly high-risk explorations, had the potential ...

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 attacks ...

Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces ...

Some Niger Delta youth have warned that they would shut down oil production if Nigerians, particularly northern leaders, continue to blame the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for the ...