In whose interests? The mismanagement of government resources allocated to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for ex-agitators has created complex and stubborn financial dependencies. This complicates efforts to transition...
With recent events such as the #EndSARS, COVID19 lockdown measures, and the Twitter ban rocking Nigeria, we must gauge the effects these events and others have had on civic...
Summary This report is based on research in Rivers State, Nigeria, on the status of civic space, and the implications for individuals and organisations seeking to defend and expand...
Summary A free press is a critical part of democracy and a progressive state. Across Nigeria there is a wealth of talented journalists doing important work to produce high...
SDN has worked with SOAS University of London (UK) to help map links between artisanal oil refining and other livelihoods, and highlight the ‘benefits’ or incentive structures of those...
Summary The latest iteration of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was forwarded to the National Assembly in September 2020. It has gone through first reading at both the Senate...
What are Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups (CMAGs)? Each CMAG documents and campaigns around the development priorities of its local community, in order to get them provided e.g. repairing...
DevelopND is a community platform that aids the tracking of development projects in communities within the Niger Delta to improve transparency and accountability. “Ever since i started using DevelopND...
A review of 2017-2020 Summary This report summarises key findings from a series of research surveys conducted by Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) between September 2017 and January 2020. These...
April 2019–September 2019 Summary This report summarises the results of a public perception survey (PPS) carried out by Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) in three Niger Delta States – Bayelsa,...
April 2019–September 2019 Summary This report summarises the results of a public perception survey (PPS) carried out by Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) in three Niger Delta States—Bayelsa, Delta and...
How can financial transparency initiatives help ensure a fair deal for communities in the Niger Delta? Summary Improvements to financial transparency in the oil and gas sector are particularly...
In this panel discussion (held on 06.10.2020), panelists explained how they, and their organisations, help civil society and communities affected by the oil and gas industry make use of...
Developed for Rivers State in partnership with the Rivers State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHOEC) These educational resources are part of a project that aims to contribute to wider...
GbaramatuVoice 5th Anniversary Lectures & Awards 2020 The fifth GbaramatuVoice conference centered around Security, Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, and SDN was delighted to be named “Niger...