Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) was established as a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation in 2004 to support communities in the Niger Delta that live with the day-to-day impacts of the oil and gas industry, weak governance, insecurity, a lack of jobs, and wider environmental and climate challenges.

We work with communities, governments, civil society and the private sector to identify and implement solutions to these challenges, which promote sustainable development and the protection of human rights – including the right to a healthy environment.

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PRESS RELEASE: CSOs Urge the Incoming Government to Clarify Plans for Gas and Resolve Risks  that Undermine Nigeria’s Economy and Energy Transition

PRESS RELEASE: CSOs Urge the Incoming Government to Clarify Plans for Gas and Resolve Risks that Undermine Nigeria’s Economy and Energy Transition

ABUJA – President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed to accelerate implementation of the Nigeria Gas Master Plan, fully develop and modernize our regulatory framework for …
Issues for host communities under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)

Issues for host communities under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)

Issues for host communities under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) establishes the Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), which will guide …
Opportunities to improve the Host Community Development Trusts under Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Act

Opportunities to improve the Host Community Development Trusts under Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act

This research highlights how the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) targeted toward host community development create both opportunities and challenges. The report outlines …
PRESS RELEASE: How the Petroleum Industry Act could backfire for host communities

PRESS RELEASE: How the Petroleum Industry Act could backfire for host communities

SDN today releases research that highlights how the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) targeted toward host community development create both opportunities and challenges …


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