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Terms Of Reference (Tor) For End-Of-The Project Evaluation – Reducing Digital Gender Gap In The Niger Delta Project
The Reducing Digital Gender Gap in the Niger Delta project is a two years’ project initiated in 2023 being funded ...
Consultancy For The Development Of Independent Electronic Monitoring And Evaluation Database/Platform For The Host Community Development Trust (HCDT)
Background The creation of Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) is perhaps the most significant opportunity to drive improved development outcomes ...
Press Release: SDN and USAID Lead Stakeholders in Mangroves Restoration and Conservation Initiatives to Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change, Improved Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Nigeria
The largest mangrove forest in Africa is located in Nigeria, with a significant portion situated in the Niger Delta region ...
Press Release: Urgent Call For Tax Reform In Rivers State
SDN in collaboration with the Rivers State Tax Justice and Governance Platform and its esteemed partners including the Chartered Institute ...
Press Release: SDN urges Shell and the Federal Government of Nigeria to follow a responsible divestment process in the Niger Delta
Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) today calls on Shell and the Federal Government of Nigeria to adhere to a responsible divestment ...
Press Release: Civil society proposes principles to guide the divestment of international oil companies who wish to exit from the Niger Delta.
International oil companies are selling their onshore assets to move offshore, or out of Nigeria altogether. The rate of divestment ...
New HYPREP leadership: a message from SDN
SDN would like to congratulate Professor Nenibarini Zabbey on his appointment to the Project Coordinator post at the Hydrocarbon Pollution ...
PRESS RELEASE: CSOs Urge the Incoming Government to Clarify Plans for Gas and Resolve Risks that Undermine Nigeria’s Economy and Energy Transition
ABUJA – President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed to accelerate implementation of the Nigeria Gas Master Plan, fully develop and modernize ...
PRESS RELEASE: How the Petroleum Industry Act could backfire for host communities
SDN today releases research that highlights how the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) targeted toward host community development ...
PRESS RELEASE: Niger Delta communities will suffer the impacts of proposed increases to gas production without better safeguards in place
SDN today releases research that highlights the risks associated with increasing gas production in Nigeria. Expansion is expected due to ...
PRESS RELEASE: Amid new concerns over the Ogoniland clean-up, UNEP’s departure will worsen the situation and the people of Ogoniland deserve better
Recent news coverage has highlighted further concerns about the credibility and quality of Nigeria’s largest oil spill clean-up, including poor ...
PRESS RELEASE: Shrinking civic space in Rivers State
New research by Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) indicates that civic space in Rivers State is squeezed on all sides… and ...
Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups help secure N4.3bn worth of development projects in the Niger Delta
SDN has worked with six communities across Rivers and Bayelsa states in the Niger Delta to develop highly effective Community ...
SIWP and portal secure high-level backing!
Hon. Minister of State, MNDA, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura in group photograph with a cross-section of participants at the round table ...
What’s in the latest Petroleum Industry Bill draft? Environmental and Host Community concerns.
On the 1st July, both the House of Representatives and Senate passed third readings of the Petroleum Industry Bill. Our ...
Engaging communities in Rivers and Edo states to improve metering & reduce theft
Many people in Nigeria still have very limited access to electricity or rely on diesel generators which are noisy, expensive, ...
SDN brings together private and public sector leaders on the Niger Delta’s post-COVID19 economic recovery
SDN brought together private and public sector leaders in December 2020 to review our forthcoming report on economic recovery of ...
Dutch Embassy witnesses firsthand the impact of investing in communities for better governance and accountability
SDN has worked extensively across Rivers State, setting up community groups called ‘Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups (CMAGs)’, and supporting ...
Artisanal oil refining in the Niger Delta – networked economies (2020)
SDN has worked with SOAS University of London (UK) to help map links between artisanal oil refining and other livelihoods, ...
Defending civic space: 9 #EndSARS protestors finally released in Rivers State
Family members of some of the detainees at a press conference after their release. The detainees did not attend for ...
PRESS RELEASE: Judge acquits and orders release of 9 #EndSARS protestors detained for months without trial or family contact. Many more remain in detention.
25/2/2021 With the support of Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), a coalition of civil society worked to secure the detained protestors ...
Media briefing: cases of police brutality in Rivers State
We, the members of the Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations in Rivers State in collaboration with our partners, and ...
Supporting investigative journalism in the Niger Delta
As part of SDN’s Defend civic space project, we’re supporting investigative journalism in 2020 and 2021 through trainings and commissions ...
Training new members of Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups.
Despite the natural resource wealth of the region, the Niger Delta remains under-developed, suffering insecurity and very high rates of ...
International virtual reality hackathon
Together with the Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation, SDN coordinates and supports the Ken Saro-Wiwa Innovation Hub, maintaining a space and facilities ...
Award: Niger Delta NGO of the year
The fifth GbaramatuVoice conference centered around Security, Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, and SDN was delighted to be ...
Press release: How do the oil companies compare?
SDN’s new flagship report, the Nigerian environmental performance index (the Index), provides a comparison of the environmental performance of oil ...
Press release: Dirty diesel, petrol, and kerosene; the toxic trio for Nigerians’ lungs and livelihoods.
SDN today reveals research that suggests low quality, highly toxic fuels are sold to Nigeria by international commodity traders. These ...
Civil Society Statement on Coronavirus Covid19 in Nigeria
2pm 17 March 2020 Civil Society groups in Nigeria are deeply worried that Nigeria continues to be exposed to both ...
A tribute to Patrick Naagbanton
Patrick Naagbanton, with a portrait of his mentor, Ken Saro-Wiwa.Photograph credit: CEHRD At SDN, we were extremely saddened by the ...
Report 2: Public Perceptions of Security Dynamics and Stabilisation Interventions in the Niger Delta
October 2017 - March 2018 This report presents the results of a public perceptions survey, carried out by SDN in ...
Elections Report 12
The Governorship polls on the weekend of the 09-10 March took place in difficult circumstances. Rivers State in particular was ...
Joint Statement on Rivers State Elections (11.03.19) Suspension
[Note, the following statement refers only to the postponement of the Rivers State Elections on 11th March 2019. Please consult ...
Observation of the Governorship, State Houses of Assembly and FCT Area Council Elections
Issued: 2:00pm Sunday, 10th March 2019 The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) continued with its observation of the ...
Collation and Announcement of the 2019 Presidential Election Results
Issued: 8:00pm Tuesday, 26 February 2019 Introduction The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has been observing the national ...
Conduct of the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections on 23 February 2019
Issued: 9:00 Monday, 25th February 2019 Introduction Following from its observation of the 2019 Nigerian Presidential and National Assembly elections, ...
Statement on INEC’s Postponement of the 2019 Elections
[SDN is a member of the Civil Society Situation Room which is made up of civil society organisations (CSOs) working ...
SDN visits oil-impacted Biseni community
In 2018, SDN visited Biseni, a community in Bayelsa State, to learn more about the local impact of the oil ...
Elections Report 05
This is the fifth edition of Niger Delta Watch 2019. Across the region the electoral campaigns appear to be less ...
Elections Report 04
This is the fourth report of Niger Delta Watch 2019. At a regional level, the latest period has been markedly ...
Case studies: How community voices create change
SDN has published three case studies looking at how communities can work together to support social change. The case studies ...
Policy briefs: HCB and PIGB – what you need to know
See our updated analysis for the latest version of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 Today SDN publishes two policy ...
Press Release: New report on artisanal oil refining in the Niger Delta
"More Money, More Problems"– Economic Dynamics of the Artisanal Oil Industry in the Niger Delta Over Five Years PRESS RELEASE ...
Niger Delta Watch 2019 is a citizen-led elections observation project
Niger Delta Watch 2019 is a citizen-led elections observation project reporting on the 2019 Nigerian presidential and governorship elections. The ...
2019 Elections Update
The past few months have witnessed a dramatic increase in the political manoeuvring in advance of the 2019 Nigerian election ...
PRESS RELEASE: Sowing Hope for Agricultural Livelihoods to Grow Development in the Niger Delta
Recent research by SDN indicates a burgeoning artisanal oil industry in the Niger Delta, endangering regional environmental health and stability ...
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Condemns Security Siege at the National Assembly
The Nigeria Election Situation Room notes with serious concern the growing attack on constitutionalism in Nigeria and brazen acts of ...
Power Sector Review 2018
Nigeria’s power sector is failing. After $2 billion was spent on the nationalised National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in the ...
Community voices for change: local advocacy in the Niger Delta
Corruption, patronage networks, difficulty in getting access to political representatives, and a lack of transparency mean it is extremely difficult ...
BEDC Customer Survey: Developing Mutual Accountability to Tackle Electricity
Research from a survey conducted for customers in selected Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) business districts has found widespread inadequacy ...
SDN Shaping Development Conversations in the Niger Delta through Radio and Social Media
Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), was established as a non-governmental not-for-profit organization in 2004 with the mission to support the efforts of ...
Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr.
Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. (also known as Ken Wiwa) was an important thinker and human-rights activist, whose wit spoke for the ...
WATERFRONT DEMOLITIONS IN RIVERS STATE
Today, July 19th 2016, about three hundred men, women and children from waterfront communities threatened with ongoing forced evictions by ...
UNEP Report: Expert calls for proper clean-up of Ogoni environment
Mr Inemo Samiama, an environmentalist, on Tuesday called for proper clean-up of Ogoni environment polluted by years of oil exploration ...
Current spate of violence and insecurity in the Niger Delta region
Press Statement It appears the stage is set. The decorations and rehearsals are done and the spectators ready for another ...
The UN Climate Change summit: strong action needed to protect the Niger Delta
The UN Climate Change summit in Paris is well under way, towards the agreement of decisive climate action plans which ...
Building Bridges: Community-Based Approaches to Tackle Pipeline Vandalism
Pipeline vandalism cost the Nigerian Government, oil-companies and communities an estimated $14bn dollars in 2014. The failure of the Nigerian ...
Oil divides: rebuilding peace in the Niger Delta
The case of Rumuekpe Community, Niger Delta, narrates the wretched human consequences of oil exploration. A community left without development ...
SDN Wins Community Development and Nature Conservation Award
On Thursday 3rd September, 2015 at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs in Lagos, the Country Director of Stakeholder Democracy ...
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy under the spotlight
According to our independent analysis based on average domestic fuel consumption, subsidies claimed by fuel marketers cost Nigeria $2.9bn over the last ...
International Youth Day 2015: Strengthening Civic Engagement in the Niger Delta
Today marks the 20th International Youth Day. The theme adopted this year is "youth civic engagement", which the UN argues ...
President Buhari Approves Actions To Fast-Track Environmental Clean-Up Of Ogoniland
In keeping with his avowed commitment to working for the development and well-being of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ...
Massive Nigerian oil spill goes unreported
Details of the largest single oil spill of 2014, highlighted by local media group Sahara Reports in an article from ...
NIDAN continues the fight against corruption
NIDANÂ has undertaken another worthwhile project to minimize and prevent corruption as part of the Fight Corruption Project. The Niger Delta ...
Crude politics: A broken oil industry is the source of many woes
DEAD fish wash up on the once-fertile shores of creeks around Bodo, a town in the Niger delta, that are ...