To commemorate International Youth Day (IYD) 2025, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) will host a transformative regional event on August 12, 2025, in Asaba, Delta State. This year’s celebration will focus on amplifying youth voices and showcasing scalable models that harness the power of young people to drive peacebuilding, innovation,…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has inaugurated Local Government Peacebuilding Committees across the eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bayelsa State to deepen grassroots conflict resolution, strengthen early warning systems, and improve collaboration between community stakeholders and local authorities. The launch marks a major step forward in PIND’s commitment to…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) was honored with the SME Development Champion Award at the 10th SME Conference, held on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event was organized by Wider Perspectives Limited and themed Harnessing Economic and Investment Opportunities. This recognition underscores PIND’s long-standing commitment…
To scale inclusive agricultural markets and deepen farmers’ access to high-quality inputs, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) convened two successful Stakeholder Onboarding Workshops between June 17 and 20, 2025, in Akure, Ondo State, and Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Held under PIND’s Market Systems Development program, these one-day workshops brought together…
To bridge the gap between micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), farmers, and financial services in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) held a one-day capacity-building and linkage workshop for business development service providers (BDSPs) on June 13, 2025. Hosted in Warri, Delta State, the workshop introduced ten…
During the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, Nigeria’s Niger Delta experienced a marginal increase in lethal violence, despite a decline in the overall number of reported conflict incidents compared to all four quarters of 2024. Data indicates an 8.3% reduction in conflict incidents alongside a 27.7% rise in conflict-related fatalities, which increased from 173 in…
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To advance transparency and promote community-led development under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has completed a series of Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) Database Validation Meetings across Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom States. Held under The Bridges Project, these validation meetings brought together stakeholders…
To promote inclusive participation and drive the effective implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has concluded a series of high-level stakeholder consultations across four oil-producing states. Themed “Ensuring Continuous Local Support for PIA Implementation and Scaling Community Development Models,” the three-week consultations, held from…
To reinforce community-led peacebuilding in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has inaugurated 90 young individuals as Peace Champions to support conflict monitoring and early response across the region. The 2025 cohort, inaugurated during a two-day workshop held from May 22 to 23, 2025, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa…