This edition of the weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), over 90 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge in [...]
This edition of the weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal violence in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), violent criminality caused more than 150 fatalities in Ondo State between 2018 and 2020. Recent data shows an upsurge in incidents of armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom [...]
DOWNLOAD THE EVALUATION REPORT & THE MODEL FRAMEWORK This independent final evaluation of the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) project was conducted during the period November 2020-January 2021, following three years of project implementation. YEP was a collaboration between Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Ford Foundation which was implemented [...]
DOWNLOAD THE ASSESSMENT REPORT & VIEW FULL REPORT Youth unemployment and underemployment is a major challenge in developing nation like Nigeria where youth constitute more than 60% of the nation’s population. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) whereas national unemployment and underemployment rate escalated from 37.2% to 40% in the second quarter of [...]
This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the criminal dimensions of the conflict in Edo State. According to data (see map below), the farmer-herder conflict caused over 60 fatalities in Edo State between 2018 and 2020. Recently, communal tensions escalated following a resurgence of [...]
This edition of the weekly update highlights the rising wave of criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of targeted attacks on security facilities in Delta State. According to data (see map below), targeted violence against the police and other security agencies caused over 85 fatalities in Delta State [...]
This edition of the weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), over 90 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between 2018 and 2020. Recent incidents indicate an upsurge in [...] 