Assessment of Climate Variability in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

This study sought to investigate factors militating against community participation in development projects executed under the Micro Projects Programme and how to reduce such factors to the barest minimum in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. A questionnaire, an in-depth interview (IDI) guide and a focus group discussion (FGD) guide were used for data collection. Borehole water, generator-house, health centres, staff quarters and markets were the projects executed. Inadequate devolution of power to the grassroots, among others, was the major problem that hindered involvement of community members in the development process of the Micro Projects Programme in the study areas. To enhance active participation of beneficiaries in the development process of the programme, suggestions are proffered.

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Heavy metal profile of surface and ground water samples from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ◽

10.1007/s10661-021-09688-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 194 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Francis Uchenna Umeoguaju ◽

Joyce Oronne Akaninwor ◽

Eka Bassey Essien ◽

Benjamin A. Amadi

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Ground Water ◽

Water Samples ◽

Niger Delta ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Delta Region ◽

Niger Delta Region

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Exploring Sport As Effective Engagement Mechanism For Youth Empowerment And Youth Development In Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region

Archives of Business Research ◽

10.14738/abr.93.9696 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 157-182

Author(s):

Douglas O. Nwaokugha

Keyword(s):

Multinational Corporations ◽

Youth Development ◽

Niger Delta ◽

Youth Empowerment ◽

Philosophical Method ◽

Youth Engagement ◽

Delta Region ◽

Human Rights Abuses ◽

Niger Delta Region ◽

Sustainable Peace

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is synonymous with crisis occasioned by militancy, agitations and insurgency from the youth, who in recent times have become aware of the neglect, marginalization, human rights abuses, environmental degradation etc, people of the region suffer in the hands of the Nigerian government and Multinational Corporations that explore and exploit the Niger Delta environment for its rich natural resources. Investing time in militancy, agitations and insurgency as presently spearheaded by youth in the region has created more problems than solve the Niger Delta crises. Using the philosophical method, this paper makes a case on how sport can be an effective engagement mechanism for youth engagement and youth empowerment. The paper sees sport as a human engagement whose effective exploration and utilization can lead to the empowerment of youth in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and consequently recommends that states intervention agencies, politicians and philanthropists should make the provision of sport infrastructure a topmost priority for youth development and empowerment. The paper strongly maintains that policies that target youth empowerment in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria will surely be a foundation for sustainable peace and stability not only in Nigeria but across the globe.

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