PIND 2022 Q4 PROGRESS REPORT Oct - Dec 2022 PIND’s goal is to identify, catalyze and leverage opportunities, jobs and incomes for our target beneficiaries. In these roles, we robustly engage in identifying multi stakeholder partners, and then act as a catalyst for establishing an enabling environment for socio-economic growth in the Niger Delta region. [...]
The Introduction of electronic voting through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in Nigeria’s February 25 and March 11 elections will prevent traditional forms of election violence associated with ballot box snatching. However, perpetrators are shifting their tactics toward voter suppression and vote buying. Meanwhile, social and political realignments within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) [...]
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights rising protests over cash shortages and fuel scarcity in Nigeria, with a focus on violent protests and vandalism of public and private properties in the Niger Delta. Since January 2023, irate youths, traders, students and commuters have taken to the streets to protest the social and economic [...]
This weekly update highlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Delta State. Organized criminal violence including kidnapping for ransom, clashes between cult gangs, and targeted killing is a major cause of insecurity in the State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over 150 fatalities in [...]
Governorship Candidates signing Peace Pact On Sunday, January 29, 2023, five (5) Governorship Candidates in Akwa Ibom State signed the 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Peace Pact under the Election Violence Prevention & Mitigation (e-VIP) Project to publicly signify their commitment to run a violence-free election and peaceful government in the 2023 Elections. [...]
This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on election-related violence in Rivers State. Historically, elections in Rivers State are high stake affairs oſten characterized by lethal violence. According to data (see map above), over 100 incidents of political and election-related violence were reported in Rivers State between January 2019 [...]
This special edition of the weekly update highlights the recurring outbreak of infectious diseases in the Niger Delta with a focus on the recent resurgence of cholera and Lassa fever in the region. Recent epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows a resurgence of Lassa fever in Edo and Ondo State, [...]
CLOSED: [dt_teaser style="2" background="plain" animation="fadeInDownBig"] To resource the institution’s plans in 2023, Sombreiro kapital Ltd/Gte plans to hire a consultant who would amongst other things, identify guarantee-worthy farmer groups for linkage to financial institutions, determine portfolio at risk,monitor guaranteed loans ,engage market actors towards refining existing smallholder financing guarantee products and promote the economic sustainability [...]
This weekly update highlights political violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted attacks on political actors and election facilities in Imo State. According to data (see map above), over 100 incidents of political and election related violence were reported in Imo State between January 2020 and December 2022. Recent data shows an [...]
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PIND 2022 Q4 PROGRESS REPORT Oct - Dec 2022 PIND’s goal is to identify, catalyze and leverage opportunities, jobs and incomes for our target beneficiaries. In these roles, we robustly engage in identifying multi stakeholder partners, and then act as a catalyst for establishing an enabling environment for socio-economic growth in the Niger Delta region. [...] 