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Demolition of Njemanze Waterfront - Factsheet from SDN Partners SERAC - Fri, 4 Sep 2009
Thirst for African Oil: Asian National Oil Companies in Nigeria and Angola - Wed, 2 Sep 2009
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Amnesty International: Petroleum, pollution and poverty in the Niger Delta - Fri, 3 Jul 2009
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Minority Rights Echoes at Nigeria's United Nations Review - Mon, 16 Mar 2009
Niger Delta's Civil Society Organisations recommendations on the human rights situation in Nigeria - Mon, 16 Mar 2009
Report of The Technical Committee on the Niger Delta
The Technical Committee on the Niger Delta (the Committee) was inaugurated in September 2008 and tasked by the Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to collate and review all past reports, starting from the 1958 Willinks’ Report, appraise their recommendations and make other proposals that will help the Federal Government to achieve sustainable development, peace, human and environmental security in the Niger Delta Region.
This Report presents a novel blueprint to solving an age-old problem. It is the Committee's view, as evidenced by conflicts in some other parts of the world, that there is need for actions that are quick, sincere and sustained which will stem the escalation of conflict and enable other programmes to become rooted. This implies that it is not too late to reverse the trend in the Region. A careful examination of the recommendations shows an attempt to provide practical but effective answers to a very complex and long drawn problem. It capitalises on the fact that the question of the Niger Delta is part of Mr. President's Seven- Point Agenda, a critical index in measuring the success of this administration and the country's march toward Vision 20-2020. The reason for hope lies in the fact that the recommendations in this Report bring together many affected interests, who can exploit the opportunities ahead and work progressively to stabilise the Region in the interest of the country as a whole.
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