Publications
SDN 2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT
In 2024, we stood alongside communities, governments, civil society, and the private sector to drive real change across the Niger...
DEVIL’S WORKSHOP – Participatory analysis of crime and violence in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 2025
Crime and violence in the Niger Delta are not just byproducts of poverty but are deeply rooted in political manipulation,...
THE INCLUSION DOCUMENTARY: Deepening Accountability and Strengthening Inclusion’ (DASI) project
We are thrilled to share our Inclusion documentary, which highlights the key achievements of the ‘Deepening Accountability and Strengthening Inclusion’...
Independent Monitoring of the Ogoniland Clean-up: Biannual Progress Report
SDN supports those affected by the extractives industry and weak governance. We work with communities and engage with governments, companies...
Digital Delta: The Digital Gender Gap in the Niger Delta
The Digital sector in Nigeria is rapidly growing, driving economic development and creating job opportunities across the country. However, as...
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...
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...
Solar lanterns in Niger Delta communities: Experiences in building a sustainable distribution model
The Niger Delta region fuels Nigeria’s economy, accounting for 95 per cent of Nigeria’s export earnings and over 80 per...
White Paper on Sustainable Closure and Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Assets in Nigeria
Decommissioning is the process whereby abandoned oil and gas fields are made safe and the land or sea is restored...
Improving Oil Spill Response in Nigeria
Comparative analysis of the forms, data and related processes of the Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) and suggestions on how these...
Flashpoint reports on Nigeria's 2015 election
Reports from a team of election observers across Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers States helped to substantiate crowd-sourced text-reports, and, together,...
Addressing the South South’s Environmental Emergency: The vital importance of environmental issues in securing stability and prosperity in the Niger Delta
Nigeria is experiencing a national environmental emergency. Desertification in the North and rising sea levels in the South have led...
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...
JIV Next Steps for Improving the JIV forms and related aspect of the JIV process
Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) is a visit to oil spill sites usually carried out within two weeks of an onshore...
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...
Report on the Pan Niger Delta Youth Summit
The new Federal Government administration has not yet articulated its vision for the Niger Delta. As a result, the leaders...