Between the years 2000 – 2005, Nigeria lost around 55% of its’ primary forests, causing the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to record it as having the highest rate...
Three oil spills have been reported in the press in August and September 2016. All of these spills have had a devastating impact on the agriculture, environments and general...
The UN Climate Change summit in Paris is well under way, towards the agreement of decisive climate action plans which will lead the way towards greater protection of the...
SDN’s latest report, ‘Building Bridges’ investigates approaches to tackle the large scale issue of pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. A fractious relationship between oil companies, the communities and government...
The case of Rumuekpe Community, Niger Delta, narrates the wretched human consequences of oil exploration. A community left without development, despite its resource riches, plagued by poverty and in-fighting. ...
On Thursday 3rd September, 2015 at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs in Lagos, the Country Director of Stakeholder Democracy Network, Inemo Samiama received “The 2015 Community Development and...
In keeping with his avowed commitment to working for the development and well-being of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja approved several actions to fast-track the long...
Details of the largest single oil spill of 2014, highlighted by local media group Sahara Reports in an article from July last year, has yet to appear on NOSDRA’s...
'This is Bonny, transit town' is a documentary that shares the experiences of fishermen and women living on Bonny Island, home to Nigeria's largest export terminal for the oil...
The solar installation at Chicoco Radio’s Media Shed in Okrika Waterfront Port Harcourt is a means of demonstrating the viability of solar to residents of Port Harcourt’s waterfront slums...
Following a thorough consultation with oil spill response teams, recommendations are made on practical, operational improvements to the JIV and how to put these improvements in place.
This case study shows how the distribution of solar lanterns feeds local demand, creates business opportunities, and can save Niger Delta households an average of $70 a year.
This accompanying paper to the Gas Flare Tracker outlines how industry, regulators and Civil Society can make the powerful case for ending gas flaring in Nigeria and converting...
Nigeria’s oil spill compensation system is broken. Individuals and communities whose lives have been ruined by oil spills wait years for payments which often never come.
Like many other voiceless victims in Niger-Delta communities, Mrs. Yerizima wishes there could be something done about her case, but she remains in the dark about what to do....