Publications
Opportunities to improve the Host Community Development Trusts under Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act
This research highlights how the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) targeted toward host community development create both opportunities...
Gas Expansion and the Energy Transition in Nigeria and the Niger Delta
This research analyses the possible impacts for Nigeria and the Niger Delta if it continues down the path of increasing...
Women and Youth Agenda (WAYA) for the 2023 Elections in Rivers State
Women and youth, including persons with disabilities, are underrepresented in politics and governance processes and their priorities...
Brief: Nigeria’s Presidential Amnesty Programme
In whose interests? The mismanagement of government resources allocated to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for ex-agitators has created complex...
Brief: Freedom of the press in the Niger Delta
Summary A free press is a critical part of democracy and a progressive state. Across Nigeria there is a wealth...
The draft Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill 2020: an analysis of environmental and host community matters
Summary The latest iteration of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was forwarded to the National Assembly in September 2020. It...
Brief: 2018 Nigerian oil industry environmental performance index
Summary This report provides a comparative assessment of the environmental performance of 43 oil companies operating in Nigeria in 2018....
Policy brief: A leaky system
Strengthening monitoring of oil-related imports and exports in Nigeria Summary This brief summarises research on the potential of commercial and...
Policy brief: Dirty fuel
An analysis of official and unofficial petroleum products in the Niger Delta Summary Official fuel quality regulation must be enforced...
Register to vote in the 2023 Election FAQ
This page will be updated if and when new information becomes available through INEC Nigeria What is Continuous Voter Registration?To...
Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups: handbook
What are Community Monitoring and Advocacy Groups (CMAGs)? Each CMAG documents and campaigns around the development priorities of its local...
Covid19 awareness resources
Developed for Rivers State in partnership with the Rivers State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHOEC) These educational resources are...
How to use DevelopND.ng to report or check on projects near you
The DevelopND.org is a website to list the current status of development projects in the Niger Delta, with public participation...
WHO myth-busting Covid19 banners in Nigerian Pidgin
English: We realise most messages about Coronavirus are in English, and many centre around Western culture and appearance--so we're reaching...
Our work in the Niger Delta
Our focus Protecting the environment We aim to reduce the negative environmental impact of the oil and gas sector, and...
A voters’ guide to the Bayelsa governorship election on 16th November 2019
What is accreditation, and why do I need to be accredited on election day to vote? This is to ensure...
Aquaculture: how to guide
This is a practical guide, aimed at existing and new aquaculture farmers, to scale up available opportunities in the fish...
The artisanal oil industry: a graphic guide.
This graphic guide illustrates the stages of the value chain in the artisanal oil industry. The value chain Crude oil...
Multiple taxation in Rivers State
Multiple taxation report is one of the biggest issues for women and young people in Rivers State. Our research found...
Report: 2020 Nigerian oil industry environmental performance index
Overview The Environmental Performance Index analyses annual emissions by oil-producing companies operating in the Niger Delta, the oil and gas-producing region...
SDN Annual Report, 2023
We are proud to publish SDN annual report for the year 2023. As we reflect on the past year, we...
Report: 2019 Nigerian oil industry environmental performance index
Overview The Environmental Performance Index analyses annual emissions by oil producing companies operating in the Niger Delta, the oil and...
Practical Approaches for the Effective Implementation of Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs)
This Handbook outlines practical approaches to implement the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) section of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA),...
Report: Independent Monitoring of Ogoniland Clean-up
Biannual Progress Report: July-December 2022 In 2020, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD)...
Report: Independent Monitoring of Ogoniland Clean-up
Biannual Progress Report January-June 2022 In 2020, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD)...
Research paper – Mitigation and transformation solutions to networked corruption in artisanal refining in the Niger Delta: retooling anti-corruption analysis for effective policy
SDN has worked with SOAS University of London (UK) to help map links between artisanal oil refining and other livelihoods,...
Report: Independent Monitoring of the Ogoniland Clean-up
Biannual progress report July–December 2021 In 2020, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD)...