Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 30 – November 05, 2022

This weekly update spotlights gender–based violence (GBV) in the Niger Delta with a focus on violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), more than 80 incidents of VAWG were reported in Ondo State between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge of violence against […]

PIND, CRIN To Certify and License 14 Cocoa Seed Entrepreneurs In The Niger Delta To Boost Access To Quality Seeds

Media Contact: The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) 25, Jimmy Carter Crescent, Asokoro Abuja. Contact: Onyinye Muomah, Communications Coordinator omuomah@pindfoundation.org +234 901 772 7222 Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) are set to onboard and certify 14 commercial cocoa seed entrepreneurs. The […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 23-29, 2022b

This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Rivers State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over 200 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2020 and September 2022. Recent data shows that criminal violence including kidnapping, cult clashes and vigilante related violence is […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 23-29, 2022a

This weekly update highlights illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map above), more than 60 incidents of illicit drug trafficking and abuse were reported in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent data shows the prevalence of illicit drug production and trafficking in the region. […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 16-22, 2022b

This weekly update spotlights criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted violence against government security forces in Abia and Imo States. According to data (see map above), criminal insurgency including targeted attacks on government security personnel and facilities caused over 500 fatalities in Abia and Imo States between January 2020 and […]

Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 16-22, 2022a

This special edition of the weekly update highlights emerging threats to public health in the Niger Delta with a focus on the potential outbreak of cholera as a result of widespread flooding. The recent flooding has caused widespread contamination of water sources in the Niger Delta. Accordingly, this has increased the risk of outbreak of […]

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