Communities in the Niger Delta have issued a strong call on government and oil companies to take immediate steps to curb methane emissions from petroleum activities in the region. Speaking in a ...

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 ...

The NDDC mandate is Formulation of policies and guidelines for the development of the Niger Delta area, conception, planning and implementation, in accordance with set rules and regulations, of ...

LAGOS – The Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, has described the death of Chief Edwin Clark, the foremost Niger Delta leader, as an irreparable loss to Nigeria. He hailed the late elder ...

The international research team led by University of Galway used Earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9,000km² region in the Niger Delta, and to pinpoint where ...

Around 28 GAA pitches worth of mangrove land is lost every day in the Niger Delta due to oil pollution. Nearly 6,000 hectares of mangrove forests in the Niger Delta are lost to oil spills annually.