[dt_teaser style="2" background="plain"] Conflict and security dynamics in the Niger Delta region continue to change and historical tensions and a proliferation of armed groups (militant, criminal, and ethno-sectarian) are key to these changes. Conflict issues in the region include communal tensions, political competition, organized criminality, and resource-based conflicts and so on. While current conflict mitigation [...]
On the 18th – 19th of May, 2023, the PIND Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, attended the Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2023 at Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Conference Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The fair’s theme was “The Oil and Gas Industry- Catalyst and Fuel for the Industrialization of Nigeria." The [...]
BDSP Accreditation sets a standard benchmark by providing the leading mark of quality for the delivery of Business Development Services to the MSME sector. The certification could then be used by professionals with high growth potential, Banks and Financial Institutions, Individual Business Development Service Providers, Government agencies, BMO and beyond as a guarantee of standards. [...]
This weekly update spotlights violence against women and girls in the Niger Delta with a focus on sexual violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), over 40 cases of sexual violence including more than 20 related fatalities were reported in Ondo State between January 2021 and March 2023. Recent data shows an [...]
The peace and conflict situation in the Niger Delta was relatively stable in the first quarter of 2023. There was a decrease in lethal violence during the period compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. Data shows improvement in the overall security situation as peace actors continued to implement interventions to mitigate violent conflict including [...]
This weekly update spotlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnap for ransom in Rivers State. According to data (see map above), over 90 kidnapping incidents and more than 50 related fatalities were reported in Rivers State between January 2021 and March 2023. Recent data indicates a rise in kidnappings in [...]
This report highlights the achievements of PIND’s program interventions in the Niger Delta from January – March 2023 (Quarter 1, 2023), and provides relevant information about program management, lessons learned, and plans for the next quarter. The report demonstrates how PIND is driving change to ensure broad-based economic growth in the Niger Delta. PIND’s activities [...]
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the growing trend of vigilante violence and killings in the Niger Delta. There has been a proliferation of vigilantes at the local, state and regional levels as a result of rising criminality and insecurity, perceived policing vacuum, and public distrust in the judicial and penal system in [...]
This weekly update highlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map above), cult and gang related violence caused over 100 fatalities in Akwa Ibom State between January 2021 and March 2023. Latest incidents indicate a resurgence of cult [...]
CLOSED: [dt_teaser style="2" background="plain"] PIND Foundation is seeking to engage a Consultant to support the YEP Project team in the implementation of its project activities. The selected consultant will support the team in carrying out scheduled activities, including stakeholder engagements, ecosystem strengthening design and implementation of various interventions, grant-making and grantees supervision, work planning [...]
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[dt_teaser style="2" background="plain"] Conflict and security dynamics in the Niger Delta region continue to change and historical tensions and a proliferation of armed groups (militant, criminal, and ethno-sectarian) are key to these changes. Conflict issues in the region include communal tensions, political competition, organized criminality, and resource-based conflicts and so on. While current conflict mitigation [...] 