Reports of cult violence have increased sharply in the Niger Delta since the beginning of 2014. This has been particularly salient in Rivers State, where the violence has been spread over a wide geographic region. DOWNLOAD
Transition of gubernatorial power has historically been fraught with violence in Bayelsa. Now, in 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 5th December 2015 for the Bayelsa State gubernatorial elections, and there are signs that conflict issues are emerging once again. This report details analysis of the situation in Bayelsa State based on…
The goals of this study are to inform future potential NDPI and PIND programming in the Niger Delta power sector through investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions on the sector’s fundamental dynamics in relation to the national grid and formal privatization context, off grid solutions, and self-generation. Where might there be opportunities for new approaches, business…
This study examines The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta’s (PIND’s) aquaculture pilot project at the Ufuoma Fish Farm in Warri, to determine how the project currently contributes to social stabilization, ways in which it might increase stabilization, and potential opportunities for enhancing stabilization beyond the aquaculture program. To answer these questions, Mercy…
In 2009, after over three years of intensive militancy activities and violence in the Niger Delta which saw the nation’s oil production capacity drop to an all-time low, President Yar’Adua declared the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The programme provided amnesty from prosecution for ex-militants in return for the surrender of arms, and ongoing financial incentives to…
This study on the catfish feed market in Delta State was carried out to get a better understanding of the supply and demand sides for feed, whether farmers were able to easily access feed and the range of factors affecting the overall cost of feed as an input into the production of catfish. View full…
This report was commissioned as part of an initiative of the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) Foundation’s initiative to promote inclusive economic growth inside the Niger Delta. Its objective is to analyze the value chain for poultry products inside the Niger Delta, and to identify avenues where actions can be taken to facilitate…
This is the second case study conducted as part of the Models of Development and Experiential Learning (MODEL) pilot project, which will serve as a compendium of analyses of development interventions. This study is based on data obtained from a household survey of Rivers Songhai Initiative (RSI) participants, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews with…
The Models of Development and Experiential Learning study is a collaborative effort between AGI, PIND and NISER. This first pilot case study of the Models of Development and Experiential Learning (MODEL) project evaluates the factors that contributed to the success of the Akassa Development Foundation (ADF), a bottom-up, community driven development project involved in developing…
The household is a basic unit of society where men and women both cooperate and compete for resources. It is also a primary place where they confront and reproduce societal norms, values, power, and privileges. Under increasing economic pressure, men in many parts of the world have lost their traditional occupations and jobs, and women…