PIND 2025 Q1 Progress Report
This report outlines our program interventions and achievements in the Niger Delta from January to March 2025 (Q1), providing updates on program management, key learnings, and plans for the next quarter. PIND continues to advance broad-based economic growth, peacebuilding, and governance reforms across the region. Our approach prioritizes data-driven decision-making, ensuring evidence-based policy direction and [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: May 11-17, 2025
This update highlights the growing threat of organized crime in the Niger Delta, with a focus on Imo State. Data shows a rise in kidnappings and targeted killings, particularly of travelers, by criminal gangs in the state. The prevalence of such violence underscores the urgent need for coordinated strategies to address and mitigate the situation. [...] PIND Urges Unified Action to Tackle Communal Conflicts Undermining Agricultural Investment in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has issued a clarion call for urgent and coordinated action to address the growing impact of communal conflicts on agricultural productivity and investment in the Niger Delta. The call comes on the heels of a high-level roundtable convened by PIND on May 7, 2025, [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: May 04-10, 2025
This update highlights the rising trend of organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta and the urgent need for targeted strategies to address its root causes. Recent data indicate that criminal violence continues to undermine peace and security in the region, reinforcing the urgent need to tackle the structural conditions that sustain it. Loading... Taking [...] Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 27 – May 03, 2025
This update highlights the rising threat of organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta, focusing on cult-related gang violence in Edo State. Cult-related violence remains one of the key drivers of insecurity in the state. Recent data indicate a resurgence of violent clashes between cult groups, causing over 10 fatalities in the past two weeks. [...] PIND and Partner Showcase Renewable Energy Solutions for Resilience in Ilaje Coastal Communities
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with A4&T Power Solutions Limited, conducted a week-long renewable energy technology demonstration and field trial that began on April 24, 2025, in Ugbo-Nla, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State. The event introduced innovative clean energy solutions aimed at promoting the productive use of [...] PIND Celebrates the Retirement of Executive Director Tunji Idowu: A Legacy of Empowerment, Innovation, and Regional Transformation
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) celebrates the remarkable leadership and legacy of its Executive Director, Mr. Tunji Idowu, who retires after nearly a decade of dedicated service. Since joining PIND as Deputy Executive Director in 2016 and later becoming Executive Director, Mr. Idowu has been instrumental in shaping the organization’s [...] PIND Equips 25 Service Providers to Strengthen Agricultural and MSME Growth in the Niger Delta
To accelerate inclusive economic growth in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) conducted a three-day technical training and linkage workshop for 25 Technical Service Providers (TSPs) from April 23–25, 2025, at its Economic Development Centre in Warri, Delta State. This marks the first phase of a broader initiative [...] EU-Funded Community-Led Peacebuilding Initiative Strengthens Resilience Across the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground and Stakeholder Democracy Network, has successfully concluded the first phase of its peacebuilding project titled A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta. Funded by the European Union, the 18-month initiative spanned 66 communities [...] PIND Invites Stakeholders to a Roundtable on the Impact of Communal Conflicts on Agricultural Investments in the Niger Delta

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) invites stakeholders to a critical policy roundtable on the impact of communal conflicts on agricultural investments in the Niger Delta. Scheduled for May 7, 2025, this engagement will foster dialogue on conflict-sensitive strategies to strengthen agricultural resilience and drive sustainable economic growth across the region. […]