Abstract
Nigeria is blessed with petroleum deposits, which are largely available in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria with abundant oil and gas resources. The development of the people of the Niger Delta has been on the front burner as it is believed that there is a need for economic transformation to ensure that the life of the people in the area should be able to achieve basic needs and standards of living. The conditions of life in the Niger Delta have been very weak, with the people not being able to meet their basic needs of life. There are challenges of low literacy level and poverty. The cases of oil pollutions continue to increase. The infrastructural development has been very poor. Employment opportunities are not readily available. Much is seen from the activities of militants. There is a need for reassessment of the development strides initiated by the Government and the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta for the good of the people of the Niger Delta. Keywords: Oil and gas, Niger Delta, Development, Petroleum revenue, Pollution DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/112-19 Publication date: August 31 st 2021
Highlights
Even with the return of Nigeria to civil rule in 1999, the repression of the people of the Niger Delta continued (Human Rights Watch, 2002)
The Niger Delta region of Nigeria should be entitled to development giving that it is the prolific region for the development generation of revenue which the country largely depends upon
This study examined the development in the Niger Delta, taking into account the initiative of the Government through the establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission as an agency from projecting the development of the Niger Delta
Summary
Even with the return of Nigeria to civil rule in 1999, the repression of the people of the Niger Delta continued (Human Rights Watch, 2002). In Nigeria, for example, the constant mining of oil, which leads to the pollution of the land and water of the Niger Delta, jeopardises the chances of the future generation to a world with healthy and wealthy natural resources.
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