A reliable electricity supply from the grid to individuals and households supports schooling, small businesses, and care facilities, creates safer communities, and can reduce local air pollution. Unfortunately, access...
Many communities in the Niger Delta of Nigeria shoulder the double burden of fossil-fuel extraction (associated oil spill risks and air pollution) and the impact of climate change (worsened...
Poor access to power and our recommendation to improve it: A 2018 survey by SDN of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) customers found 40% of those interviewed were not...
Today’s ruling that Shell can be brought to court in the UK for the actions of its subsidiary sets an important precedent in holding international oil companies to account...
SDN actively works to promote financial transparency in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, which is concentrated in the Niger Delta. SDN is also currently engaged in a...
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...
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...
The Ken Jr Award for Innovation is a 6-month ‘incubation’ programme for aspiring tech entrepreneurs, providing a grant, free work-space and office amenities at the Ken Saro-Wiwa innovation hub,...
Summary With little in the way of livelihood opportunities, some young people are lured into criminal, and sometimes violent, means to secure a livelihood within so-called ‘cultist’ gangs operating...
Summary Nigeria has experienced significant flows of people from rural to urban areas, where opportunities to continue traditional livelihoods, such as agriculture, are limited. Alternatives are limited in urban...
The Nigerian Senate has recently passed the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Amendment Bill. This could help support the clean-up and remediation of communities impacted by...
Report 1: Public Perceptions of Security Dynamics and Stabilisation Interventions in the Niger Delta
Summary This report presents the results of a public perceptions survey, carried out by SDN in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. It focuses on citizens’ perceptions of the current...
Recent political developments are paving the way for changes in how Nigeria’s oil industry, predominantly based in the Niger Delta, is run. So we are stepping up our campaign...
Wakama Community is located in Ogu-Bolo local government area of Rivers State. Its neighbouring communities are Kporgho, Kira, Bolo, and Gio communities. The traditional language of the Wakama people...
Madam Adeline Odikibiebuma is an inhabitant of Ogu, in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State; she is a teacher, women leader, and a respected voice who has been...