Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: December 15-21, 2024
This weekly update highlights the rising trend of kidnapping in the Niger Delta, which remains a significant security threat in the region. Over the years,…
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PIND and Okomu Oil Palm Forge Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Peace and Community Development in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc (OOPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: December 08-14, 2024
This weekly update highlights illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta. Trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs remain burning issues, contributing to violent…
PIND Hosts Stakeholders’ Workshop to Strengthen Market Systems Development in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnerships Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) hosted a two-day Market Systems Development Stakeholders’ Workshop on December 5-6, 2024. The workshop brought…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: December 01-07, 2024
This week’s update highlights lethal violence in the Niger Delta, with a focus on criminal violence and homicides in Rivers State. According to data (see…
PIND Champions Youth Employment and Local Content at the 13th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum
The 13th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum 2024, held in Bayelsa State from December 2–5, brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore new…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: November 24-30, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a specific focus on rising threat of criminal insurgency and targeted killings in…
PIND Foundation Champions Digital Transformation and Inclusive Growth at Women in Tech Summit 3.0
The Women in Tech Summit 3.0, held on November 16, 2024, in Asaba, Delta State, served as a vibrant platform for promoting the inclusion of…
Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker: 2024 Q3
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, Nigeria’s Niger Delta experienced a relative period of stability and peace, showing a notable improvement in overall security…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: November 17-23, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta, focusing on cult-related gang violence in Edo State. Clashes between cult gangs have been…
PIND’s 7-Year Impact: Job Creation, Conflict Resolution, and New Opportunities in the Niger Delta
Over the last seven years, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has driven transformative change in the region through a variety…
PIND Foundation Awards ₦67 Million in Grants to 112 Youth Entrepreneurs in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has reinforced its commitment to tackling youth unemployment by awarding ₦67,025,000 in start-up grants to…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: November 10-16, 2024
This special edition of the weekly update highlights the issue of human trafficking in the Niger Delta, specifically focusing on the alarming trend of child…
Spotlight on Yekeen Akinwale: Winner of the 2023 PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting
The 2023 PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting was awarded to Yekeen Akinwale, the Abuja Bureau Chief of TheCable, for his exceptional report on …
PIND Expands Cassava Seedling Training Program with 30 New Entrepreneurs in the Niger Delta
To enhance agricultural productivity and improve livelihoods in the Niger Delta, in partnership with the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Umudike Seeds, CARA Foundation, and…
Call for Entries: DAME-PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME), invites submissions for the PIND…
Mitigating the Impact of Communal Conflicts on Agricultural Investments in the Niger Delta – PIND’s Policy Brief: October 2024
This conflict briefing explores the link between communal conflict and economic development, focusing on how violence affects agricultural productivity and investment. Using data from PIND’s…
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: November 03-09, 2024
This week’s update spotlights organized criminality in the Niger Delta, with a focus on criminal insurgency and targeted violence in Imo State. Criminal insurgency, including…
PIND Launches Arts and Culture-Based Activities to Foster Social Cohesion in the Niger Delta
PIND has successfully launched a pioneering arts and culture initiative aimed at building social cohesion and reducing violence across Bayelsa and Delta States. Beginning on…
PIND Launches Cocoa Seedling Training Program to Empower Farmers in the Niger Delta
PIND Foundation recently launched its Cocoa Seedling Training Program, to enhance the capacity of cocoa farmers across the Niger Delta region. This initiative focused on…