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...
Elections Report 02
Released on 10/12/18 This is the second weekly report of Niger Delta Watch 2019. It highlights key incidents reported by...
Elections Report 01
Released on 03/12/18 This is the first weekly report of Niger Delta Watch 2019. Niger Delta Watch 2019 is a...
Budget Processes Guide
This Guide explains how the government budget process works in Nigeria, and how communities in the Niger Delta can try...
2019 Election: Voter Toolkit
This voter toolkit has been produced to empower individuals and communities with critical information about the 2019 elections in accessible...
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...
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...
Electricity Sector Corruption Perception Index 2017: Promoting Accountability in Nigeria’s Electricity Sector
BEDC Electricity Corruption Perception Index 2017 4 This Corruption Perception Index (CPI) forms part of SDN’s ‘‘Promoting Accountability in the...
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...
Alternative Livelihoods: Allanblackia Potential
Between the years 2000 – 2005, Nigeria lost around 55% of its’ primary forests, causing the Food and Agriculture Organisation...