The use of insects as food by the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria is not new. A survey of the insects used by the people of this region revealed a total of twenty species used as food. The species cut across six orders namely: Isoptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidotera, ...
The Niger Delta region is of critical geostrategic importance in the global energy equation and for national economic survival. In 2002 Nigeria was the fifth largest supplier of crude oil to the United States, with exports averaging nearly 600 000 barrels per day. This figure trebled by 2006 ...
2.(Placename) a river in West Africa, rising in S Guinea and flowing in a great northward curve through Mali, then southwest through Niger and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea: the third longest river in Africa, with the largest delta, covering an area of 36 260 sq km (14 000 sq miles...
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Sports Niger Delta Today - August 27, 2024 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed German football tactician, Bruno Labbadia, as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. Labbadia becomes the 37th... 12Page 1 of 2 Popular The Graveyard of “Later” By Dr. John Mukoro, mni ...
This paper discusses the interface between violence in the Niger Delta, global energy security and amnesty granted to armed groups by the Nigerian government. The author notes the impact of the violence on energy infrastructure and brings to the fore how the violence endangers energy security. Thus...
Nigeria's Niger Delta region has attracted global attention over the years both in the positive and negative dimension. On the positive side, the region harbours one of the largest world's oil reserves. It constitutes the engine room of Nigeria's economy through foreign exchange earnings and re...
The Niger Delta Region covered by NDDC are the nine states in Nigeria as follows: Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, Ondo, Imo, Abia and Edo States but this study is concentrating on the communities of Ohaji/Egbema, Obowo and Oguta in Imo state. A mixed method research...
This article explores the complex voices of militants associated with the capture of oil resources in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The persistent violent conflict surrounding the struggle over oil resources is a major concern for many within the country and the international community. Understand...