Flaring of associated gas from oil exploitation has several consequences on the
environment. This study explores the spatial variability effects of gas flaring on the growth …

Gas flaring is the burning of crude oil's associated gas. In Nigeria's Niger Delta, the flaring
process is usually very close to communities and their farmlands and has been implicated in …

Nigeria is on the verge of comprehensively reviewing its oil and gas laws. The review is
aimed at, among other things, addressing the conflicts associated with the management of …

This paper explores how social impact assessments (SIAs) can be applied productively in
mining development in African societies characterised by weak regulatory structures and …

Scholarly and public analyses of state-community conflict in resource-rich communities,
especially in Nigeria, often portray the compensational practices of the state and extractive …

This chapter analyzes the factors fueling insurgency in the Niger Delta based on the threat
hypothesis. It explores the trajectory of military deployment in Nigeria's oil-producing conflict …

Oil spills worldwide may occur during production and transportation by accident, equipment
failure and error. However, the common cause in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been …

Nigeria became a mono-product economy through its heavy reliance on crude oil for export
and revenue. As a result of oil price volatility and the need to increase national revenue and …

This thesis examines the intersection of oil enclave economy and the phenomenon of sexual
liaisons in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. The particular focus of this thesis is on the extent to …

Conflict over the oil resource in Nigeria is not an issue that can be simplified into a single
driving cause. The issue is complex and cuts across the topics of violence, environmental …