This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on mass kidnapping for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 80 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Edo State between January 2021 and November 2022. Recent data shows a rise in kidnapping incidents including mass kidnapping [...]
CLOSED: [dt_teaser style="2" background="plain" animation="fadeInDownBig"] PIND is seeking to engage institutions/organizations who are competent with requisite training facilities in any of the four (4) States stated above to provide technical vocational training and soft skills training under the Youth Employment Program in 2023.[/dt_teaser][dt_teaser lightbox="true" style="2" background="fancy" animation="zoomIn"] Sectors &Skill Areas: Sector Skill Areas 1. [...]
The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) inaugurated Prevent Councils in three states in the Niger Delta Region: Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Cross River. The events took place from December 5-7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, December 6-8 in Calabar, Cross River, and December 7-9 in Asaba, Delta. The theme of the events [...]
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is providing technical support to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in designing and developing a regional peacebuilding framework to address conflict and security issues in the region. The Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS) will harness and integrate peacebuilding efforts within the region [...]
As part of their contribution to expanding and improving cocoa production in Nigeria, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), on November 8, 2022, onboarded and certified 14 cocoa seed nursery operators at CRIN's headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State. PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, [...]
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) sponsored a new category at the 31st edition of Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME): the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Reporting. The award is part of PIND's Media Solution Journalism Innovative Grants or PIND media grants, an initiative geared at promoting and rewarding solution [...]
This weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related clashes and killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map above), over 150 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2018 and October 2022. Recent data shows a resurgence [...]
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on mass kidnapping for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map below), more than 80 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Edo State between January 2021 and November 2022. Recent data shows a rise in kidnapping incidents including mass kidnapping [...] 