SDN partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to train 15 youth from the Ogoni area how to fabricate a range of different cassava processing machinery. Over...
SDN partnered with Pax Viva to demobilise and reintegrate cult gang members back into society. This process has been ongoing in Ogoni land since 2016, and reached 4,700 repentant...
Between 2016 – 2017 SDN engaged with locals to design and implement long-lasting solutions to the artisanal oil industry. Alternative livelihoods were the number one priority – so SDN...
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), there are currently 20,919 confirmed cases of the Corona Covid 19 virus in Nigeria. 13,285 of them are active cases....
A comparative assessment of the environmental performance of 43 oil companies operating in Nigeria in 2018. In 2018 alone, more than 25,000 barrels—4 million litres—of oil were spilled in...
Summary This report provides a comparative assessment of the environmental performance of 43 oil companies operating in Nigeria in 2018. This is the first environmental performance index (the Index)...
Summary This report provides a comparative assessment of the environmental performance of 43 oil companies operating in Nigeria in 2018. This is the first environmental performance index (the Index)...
New research on oil companies’ environmental emissions in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. SDN’s new flagship report, the Nigerian environmental performance index (the Index), provides a comparison of the...
Nigerian oil industry environmental performance index Wednesday 01.07.2020 from 2pm-3pm (GMT+1) Summary In 2018 alone, more than 25,000 barrels—4 million litres—of oil were spilled in the Niger Delta, and...
The English Supreme Court will rule next week on whether the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell, can be taken to court over the actions of its subsidiary and...
Obstacles, opportunities, and a framework for change Obstacles and opportunities This report documents and explains some of the legal, technical, administrative, and socio-political barriers to the effective implementation of...
Summary The history of oil pollution in Nigeria is long and traumatic. The Nigerian oil industry, which has produced and exported high quality crude for over 50 years, drives...
Summary This report outlines key actions that would contribute to making the oil spill compensation system in Nigeria fairer and more transparent for all. It is based on analysis...
Stories from the field SDN’s Niger Delta COVID-19 Response Project seized upon church networks in our target communities as a primary channel for advocacy on a) the reasons why...
Strengthening monitoring of oil-related imports and exports in Nigeria Summary This brief summarises research on the potential of commercial and independent data to strengthen monitoring of maritime oil-related imports...