Oil governance in Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Exploring the role of the militias

Tantua, Ben; Devine, Joe; Maconachie, Roy

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2018.03.013

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“…Oil extraction dominates the economy of the Niger Delta. Since discovery of oil in 1950s, the Niger Delta has been characterized by struggles for resource control (Mai-Bornu, 2019; Tantua et al, 2018). The regional conflicts produced instability which generated a new wave of development policy involving a wide range of community stakeholders which are particular to the case of the Niger Delta region (Ajodo-Adebanjoko, 2016).…”

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Institutional process for infrastructural development in Nigeria

Omobhude

Shih-Hsin

2020

Progress in Development Studies

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Infrastructural development is characteristically multifaceted, but studies tend to be focused on limited context which has shed more light on structural issues at the cost of increased ambiguity as regards institutional factors that influence infrastructural development. Combining institutional theory and institutional analysis and development framework (IADF), this research studies how institutional factors influence infrastructural development. In particular, it explores three questions: what are the main differences that exist in policymaking processes? How do stakeholders interact in infrastructural development in Nigeria? How can institutions enhance infrastructural development? The findings show that institutional arrangements and legitimacy pressures are the main reasons for organizational passivity which produce under-performing infrastructures. Initially, mimetic pressures influenced infrastructural development practices as companies imitated other company’s structures that were perceived to be beneficial to attain certain goals. However, coercive pressures by government and normative pressures wielded through professional network of actors appear to be more potent institutional instruments for reducing unresponsiveness. We concluded that favourable institutional pressures support infrastructural development practices, which indicates the need for more structured decision-making process based on collective participation of relevant stakeholders.

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Institutional process for infrastructural development in Nigeria

Omobhude

Shih-Hsin

2020

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“…Both the Ogoni and Ijaw lay claim to the oil in their territories, seeing it as both a blessing and the major reason for their troubles (Idemudia, 2014;Iwilade, 2017;Obi, 2014;Tantua et al, 2018). Oil, they argue, has been utilized to the benefit of a few and to the detriment of the vast majority, given its negative impacts on the environment.…”

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“…The Ijaw movement is interesting for the fluid shifting of its position between violence and non-violence. In the 1960s, it conducted a short-lived violent rebellion under the leadership of Boro; in the l990s, it turned non-violent, similar to the Ogoni; while in 2003-2004, the struggle again became violent under radical armed leaders such as Asari Dokubo (Tantua et al, 2018). The Ijaw national struggle for self-determination began with a violent rebellion in the Niger Delta, in the form of a 12-day revolution in 1966 spearheaded by the late Ijaw patriots Issac Adaka Boro, Samuel Owonaru, and Nottingham Dick from the Kaiama community in Rivers state, under the group known as Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF) (Watts, 2003).…”

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Oil, conflict, and the dynamics of resource struggle in the Niger Delta: A comparison of the Ogoni and Ijaw movements

Mai-Bornu

2019

The Extractive Industries and Society

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“…Tantua et al . (2018) drew attention to the adverse impact of oil exploitation on the traditional livelihood of the people and the lack of viable alternatives, thereby undermining food security in the region. Okafor-Yarwood (2018) observed that many coastal communities in the Niger Delta have been experiencing an increasing scarcity of fish.…”

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Oil exploitation and food insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Babatunde

2023

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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The destructive impacts of oil exploitation on the natural environment, which the inhabitants of the Niger Delta depend on for their livelihood, pose major threats to food security. Environmental damage alienates the local people from their ancestral lands and erodes their sources of livelihood. This study examines the effect of oil exploitation on the local people's access to sufficient, safe and culturally acceptable food. The study is based on data collected through interviews with key informants and Focus Group Discussions in the oil communities in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Environmental and livelihood sustainability are intricately interconnected. They have significant implications for food security of people in the oil-rich region. Nutritional adequacy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for food security because cultural acceptability is also required. This study addresses the interplay between these factors and their implications for household food security in the Niger Delta.

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Oil governance in Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Exploring the role of the militias

Cited by 13 publications

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Institutional process for infrastructural development in Nigeria

Institutional process for infrastructural development in Nigeria

Oil, conflict, and the dynamics of resource struggle in the Niger Delta: A comparison of the Ogoni and Ijaw movements

Oil exploitation and food insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta

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