In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued ...

Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks ...

Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces ...

Leader of di Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark don die. One representative of di family, Prof. C. C. Clark na im announce di death of di former Federal Commissioner for Information and ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the ...

The Niger Delta Sports Festival is set to make its debut in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from 1 to 9 April, with no fewer than 3,000 athletes competing across 17 sports. The event, an initiative of the ...

The international research team led by University of Galway used Earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9,000km² region in the Niger Delta, and to pinpoint where ...

Around 28 GAA pitches worth of mangrove land is lost every day in the Niger Delta due to oil pollution. Nearly 6,000 hectares of mangrove forests in the Niger Delta are lost to oil spills annually.