Why Was Violence Lower in Nigeria’s 2023 Election: Implications for Peacebuilding? The 2023 election was unlike any since Nigeria’s Fourth Republic began in 1999. Among the many anomalies and contradictions included high registration and low turnout, a popular third-party candidate, and an electorate less polarized by region, ethnicity, and religion than at any time in…
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This special edition of the weekly update spotlights gender-based violence (GBV) in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Ondo State. According to data (see map above), over 60 incidents of VAWG and more than 25 related fatalities were reported in Ondo State between January 2021 and…
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The PIND Foundation and the Fund for Peace will facilitate a Roundtable for constructive dialogue focused on how peacebuilding can safeguard and enhance investment opportunities in the Niger Delta. At over 450 billion dollars, Nigeria’s economy is the largest in Africa. And the engine of that economy is the Niger Delta region. Investment in the…
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The Niger Delta conflict, peace and security landscape was comparatively stable in the second quarter of 2023. There were continuities in the nature and dynamics of peace and security with few changes in the trends of violence during the quarter. There was a decline in incidents of lethal violence and a rise in conflict fatalities…
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This special edition of the weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal and political violence in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map above), political and criminal violence caused over 150 fatalities in Bayelsa State between January 2021 and June 2023. In the lead-up to the upcoming governorship…
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This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted criminal violence in Abia State. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused more than 200 fatalities in Abia State between January 2021 and June 2023. Recent data shows an upsurge in incidents of criminal violence in the State.…
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CLOSED: PIND is seeking to engage institutions or organizations to provide technical vocational and soft skills training and mentorship to selected youth participants under PIND’s Youth Employment Program (YEP) in Ondo State, including selected Coastal communities. The technical training will be in the area of competence in Agriculture, Building Construction, ICT, Trade and Services, or…
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This weekly update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising criminal violence in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map above), violent criminality caused more than 160 fatalities in Bayelsa State between January 2021 and June 2023. Recent data shows a rise in incidents of criminal violence in the State,…
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