Nigerian Army Destroys 19 Illegal Refineries in Niger Delta, Nabs 20 Oil Thieves
Troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified their crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta, arresting 20 suspects, dismantling 19 illegal refineries, and recovering over 589,000 litres of stolen petroleum products during a week-long operation. This was revealed in a statement by Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 6 […]
NDBDA Forms Team to Protect Delta Waterways
The Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA) has inaugurated a 13-member Waterways Sanitation Management Team (WSMT) to drive environmental sustainability across the region. Speaking during the inauguration at the Agency’s Port Harcourt headquarters, NDBDA Managing Director Ebitimi Amgbare said the initiative aims to promote clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), climate action (SDG 13), and […]
Environmental Advocates Demand Shell Clean Up Niger Delta Pollution Amid SPDC Sale
Environmental activists have called on oil giant Shell Plc to take full responsibility for decades of pollution in the Niger Delta, following the sale of its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), to the Renaissance Group. The demand was made during a peaceful demonstration on Monday organized by the Lekeh Development Foundation in partnership […]
PIND Demands Action on Conflicts Affecting Farming in Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has asked for urgent and joint efforts to stop the rising problem of communal conflicts affecting farming and investment in the region. This call was made during a meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event brought together people from government, private businesses, farmers, […]
Tinubu’s Planned Takeover of the Niger Delta Region
What President Bola Tinubu is doing now to the Niger Delta people, he will not fantasize to do such in his region, the South-West. He is organising a hostile and violent political takeover of the region, not minding the consequences or the possibilities for violence in the area. And the politicians who hope to benefit […]
Stakeholders Call for Good Governance to Reduce Land Conflicts in Niger Delta
Some stakeholders in agriculture have called for good governance, proper engagement of the people in land utilization and the use of modern technology, to reduce conflicts often associated with land acquisition in the Niger Delta. They made the call on Wednesday 7th May, at a Roundtable on “Mitigating the Impact of Communal Conflicts on Agricultural […]
Host Community Leaders Urged to Manage PIA Funds Responsibly
Leaders of the Host Community Development Trust Fund in oil bearing communities, have been advised to be selfless and perform their duties of managing the funds from the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, responsibly, putting the interest of the community development first. This was the crux of the discussion in a training in Port Harcourt, on making […]
Rivers CSOs, NOSDRA Strengthen Partnership, Express Worries Over N’Delta Environmental Issues
Still disturbed by the lingering environmental challenges in Rivers State and the Niger Delta region, the Civil Society Organisations have called for a more robust collaboration with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency NOSDRA. The CSOs made this call on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, when they paid a congratulatory visit to the office […]
Troops Recover 180,000 Litres of Stolen Oil, Arrest 23 in Niger Delta
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) have continued the onslaught against oil thieves and associated crimes in the Niger Delta Region (NDR). In the latest operations conducted between 21 to 27 April 2025, troops working in close synergy with other security agencies arrested 23 suspected oil thieves, successfully deactivated 13 artisanal refineries, and confiscated […]
How Many More Must Die from ‘Kpofire’?
The discovery and exploration of crude oil in the Niger Delta spanning Delta, Bayelsa, Abia, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Edo, and Ondo States once promised economic growth, job creation, and significant national revenue. Yet today, it also represents a profound tragedy: the slow but steady destruction of lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems. In a […]
Experts Urge Immediate Action to Prevent Niger Delta Coastal Communities’ Extinction
Environmental experts have raised alarm that some coastal communities in Rivers State and the wider Niger Delta region could be wiped out by 2050 if urgent steps are not taken by the federal government, relevant authorities, and law enforcement agencies to implement environmental protection laws. This warning was the highlight of a learning and sharing […]
Troops Recover Over 67,000 Litres of Stolen Oil Products
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has apprehended 23 individuals suspected of oil theft, dismantled 16 illicit refineries, and seized 67,000 liters of pilfered crude oil and unlawfully refined Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO) in the Niger Delta area. On Sunday, Lt Col Danjuma Jonah, the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, […]