Niger Delta Crisis

This blog aims to bring global attention to the issue of poverty in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Africa. While oil spills in most places around the world are all over international news stations, the Niger Delta very seldom receives media attention despite it’s average of around 4 spills per years.

Oil in Nigeria was first discovered in 1958. The Niger Delta has accounted for over three-fourths of the countries’ export earnings since 1975. Despite this 70% of the Delta’s 31 million people live below the poverty line. Instead of putting forth plans of action to decrease the lack of surplus in the Delta, the Nigeria government puts more spending towards expanding it military presence.

Judging by the amount of resources in the Niger Delta, Nigeria should be one of the wealthiest countries in Africa. I intend to dive deeper into this issue to discover how this irony came forth. Please feel free to post whatever you like and feed me whatever information that will assist.