September 1, 2025

Niger Delta Summit Unveils New Blueprint For Peace And Security

The evening climaxed with the Niger Delta Security Summit Success Jack Award Night … By TheInvestigator Stakeholders across government, security agencies, civil society, and the private sector converged over the weekend in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, for the Niger Delta Security Summit, a high-level forum focused on addressing security challenges and driving sustainable […]

April 12, 2025

Shoot-At-Sight Alerts Tinubu Of Threats To Peace In Niger Delta

“This very malicious allegation was widely reported in both print and electronic media between the 16th and 17th of March 2025. By Ayorinde Oluokun Businessman and ex-agitator, Chief Bibopere Ajube the Beleukoriwei of Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom of Ondo State aka General Shoot-At-Sight has alerted President Bola Tinubu of threat to peace in Niger Delta as […]

January 25, 2025

Stop Disrupting Road Projects, FG Warns Niger Delta Youths 

The government criticised the entitlement mentality of some youths who believe the region’s oil production gives them the right to harass contractors and demand money. By Dennis Naku The Federal Government has warned youths in the Niger Delta region to refrain from disrupting ongoing road projects in the area. The government criticised the entitlement mentality […]

December 10, 2024

Gas Flaring: Niger Delta Communities Suffer As Oil Giants Fail To Pay Nearly N500 Billion In Penalties – Part I

Analysis of government data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency’s gas flare tracker, in comparison with government documents from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, reveal multi-billion-naira short falls in payments received by the Commission as gas flare penalties designated by the Petroleum Industry […]

December 9, 2024

Policy Alert Unite Journalists, Strategize To Tackle Digital Surveillance In Niger Delta

The session was followed by a commitment segment, during which participants pledged to apply their newfound knowledge to enhance transparency and accountability. By TheInvestigator Investigative journalists from across the Niger Delta region of Nigeria gathered at Um-neak Hotels, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for a one-day pitching workshop on reporting digital surveillance. Organized by Policy Alert […]

August 31, 2024

PIND Reiterates Commitment To Peacebuilding In Niger Delta, Trains Prevent Councils Members In Cross River

The highlight of the event was the induction of new members into the council by the Cross River Traditional Rulers Council. By Archibong Jeremiah Tunji Idowu, the executive director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), says the organization is committed to promoting peacebuilding in the region. Idowu spoke in Calabar, […]

August 17, 2024

Journalism And Civil Society Unite For Transparency And Accountability In Cross River State

A significant highlight of the event was the unveiling of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Help Desk by TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Centre. By TheInvestigator On Friday, August 16, 2024, TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Centre (TIJDIC) with support from the MacArthur Foundation through the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and The […]

August 5, 2024

NDDC Launches Youth Internship Scheme

Interested applicants are encouraged to register through the official website, click here to proceed. By TheInvestigator  The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at empowering the youth of the Niger Delta region. The program, known as the NDDC Youth Internship Scheme, is designed to provide valuable work […]

July 30, 2024

Report Exposes Threats To Civic Freedoms In The Niger Delta

A recent report by the human and ecological rights organization We the People reveals a troubling pattern of repression against civil society and basic democratic liberties in the region. By TheInvestigator The civic freedoms in the Niger Delta, an oil-rich region in Nigeria, are under severe threat due to systematic state-backed attacks.  A recent report […]

March 13, 2024

TheInvestigator Hub Seeks Passionate Volunteers In The Niger Delta

TheInvestigator Hub prioritizes the safety and well-being of its volunteers. Training and support will be provided throughout the volunteer service. By Christiana Ofem TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Hub, a champion for investigative journalism and social justice in the Niger Delta, is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join their team. In a statement signed by its […]

January 6, 2024

IYC Insists On Relocation Of IOCs Headquarters To Niger Delta

The IYC averred that for enduring peace to reign in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government of Nigeria and its allies must be fair and just to the Ijaw people and other minorities in the country. By Punch Newspaper Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has called on all international oil companies operating in the Niger […]

December 3, 2023

Insecurity: Akwa Ibom Hires 500 For Community Policing

By Iniobong Ekponta, Leadership Newspaper Towards curbing the growing insecurity bothering on kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, extra–judicial killings, and other violent crimes in Akwa Ibom State, the administration of Governor Umo Eno has turned to private security agents to complement the regular police in the task of effectively policing the state. Towards this end, LEADERSHIP […]

Niger Delta Groups Urge Tinubu To Ensure Total Cleaning Of Ogoniland

By NewTelegraphNG The Ogoni – American organizations; National Union of Ogoni Students, NUOS Int’l USA, Center for Democracy Human Rights and Anti-Corruption and Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP have urged the Federal Government of Nigeria, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Ministry of the Niger Delta Development, on the need […]