Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 26 – July 02, 2022
This weekly update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing threat of gun related violence in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), gun violence caused over 150 fatalities in Cross River State between January 2018 and March 2022. Recent incidents indicate a rise in gun violence […]
PIND 2021 Annual Report
Since 2010, we have worked to create and expand our programs, projects, and initiatives that support peace and prosperity. From our humble beginnings in a single state (Delta) over a decade ago, we now have strong footprints in all nine states in the region: (1) Ondo State; (2) Edo State; (3) Delta State; (4) Bayelsa State; (5) Imo State; (6) Rivers State; (7) Abia State; (8) Akwa-Ibom State; and (9) Cross River State.
Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 19-25, 2022
This weekly update highlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on organized criminal violence and targeted killings in Imo State. According to data (see map below), organized criminal violence caused over 200 fatalities in Imo State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent data shows the prevalence of criminal violence in the […]
Illegal Artisanal Oil Refining in the Niger Delta – PIND’s Conflict Briefing: May 2022
Illegal oil bunkering and artisanal crude oil refining are organized environmental crimes that are driving conflict and insecurity in the Niger Delta. According to the report1 of an environmental impact assessment of oil exploration in Ogoniland, Rivers State, conducted by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in 2011, illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining are […]
Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker – 2022 Q1
Sustainable peace and security remains a major challenge in the Niger Delta region. Data shows that there were no significant changes in the levels of conflict risk and lethal violence in the Niger Delta during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 (See page 2). According to data uploaded to […]
Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 12-18, 2022
This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map below), criminal violence caused over 250 fatalities in Bayelsa State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent incidents indicate a rise in violent criminality in the State, including kidnapping for ransom […]
Niger Delta Peace Champions
Applications are invited for the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta’s (PIND)Niger Delta Peace Champions (#NDPeaceChampions) 2022 Program. The program is for interested and qualified candidates who reside in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region and are interested in supporting existing peacebuilding infrastructures and designing solutions to conflicts in their communities, thereby contributing to the […]
Niger Delta Weekly Update for June 05-11, 2022
This weekly update spotlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on gun violence and targeted killings in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), gun related violence and targeted killings caused more than 100 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2019 and April 2022. Recent incidents indicate an increase in gun […]
PIND at YP Port Harcourt
On June 28, 2022, PIND supported YP Port Harcourt where over 320 young professionals were mentored by 40 industry leaders. The youth received advice on how to plan and sustain a career path. PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, gave a speech at the plenary session titled: “Note to my Younger Professional Self.” He spoke on […]
Call for Applications: P4P Administrative and Programs Intern, Finance Intern and Grant Consultant
CLOSED: The Partners for Peace Network in the Niger Delta (P4P – https://www.p4p-nigerdelta.org/) is peacebuilding and capacity-building organization aimed at building the capacity of peace actors in the Niger Delta Region to be able to intervene in conflicts. We do this by giving capacity-building training, and small grants and assisting our state chapters in […]
