While the States in the Niger Delta region are happy and proud to bear the crude oil that is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, we call on the Federal Government, oil and gas companies and indeed the entire nation to go beyond the legalistic realm in addressing the mirage of problems which oil bearing […]
Retrieved from http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRIN,,NGA,,4a1f8c76c,0.html DAKAR, 28 May 2009 (IRIN) – Thousands of people are displaced in the Niger Delta region after the military stormed the area in pursuit of militants it said had attacked government troops. The move comes two months after President Umaru Yar’Adua said he would consider amnesty for some militants. Yar’Adua and his […]
Despite abundant oil wealth in the Niger Delta region in southeast Nigeria, residents lack basic services including electricity, piped water, health clinics and schools. The region has seen decades of unrest stemming mostly from local militants’ uprisings over what they call neglect of the moneymaking region. Below is a timeline of recent events in the […]