scholarly journals Social Innovation for Sustainability: The Case of Oil Producing Communities in the Niger Delta region

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6767
Author(s):  
Omobhude ◽  
Chen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Niger Delta Region

This study demonstrates how social innovation may engender development as well as peace in deep-rooted poverty and conflict regions in the Niger Delta context. By means of a qualitative study involving oil producing communities in the Niger Delta, this study identifies the dynamics, relevant actors and factors that foster social innovation, creating particular socio-economic outcomes, and contributes to the role of institutions in this context. Our findings suggest that active stakeholders’ engagement, facilitation and contributions from key actors significantly influences the quality of economic and social outcomes, but not necessarily environmental outcomes. This allows us to advance the theory on social innovation by analyzing the mechanisms through which social intervention processes may alter the lives of ordinary community members in areas where social and economic interventions are seriously required.

scholarly journals Comparing Household Environmental Health Indicators between Oil-bearing and Non-oil-bearing Communities in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Omosivie Maduka ◽  
Benson C. Ephraim- Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Refuse Disposal ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Background: Household environmental health indicators have contributed to the quality of life of the populace in regions of the world where they have been made available. This study compared the indicators of household environmental health between oil-bearing and non-oil-bearing communities located in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: An analytical, cross-sectional household survey was carried out among 601 households in six oil-bearing and non-oil-bearing selected communities located within the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Multistage sampling was employed, and an interviewer-administered questionnaire used to elicit data on the household environmental health indicators in the communities. The scores across the six indicator domains were summed and categorized into acceptable and unacceptable status.  Results: Water sources in both oil-bearing 230 (76.4%) and non-oil-bearing communities 177 (59.0%) were sanitary. Sanitary sewage 250 (83.1%) and sullage disposal 210 (69.8%) was practiced by most households in oil-bearing areas. The minority of respondents in both oil-bearing 26 (8.6%) and non-oil-bearing 41 (13.7%) communities practiced sanitary refuse disposal. Households in oil-bearing communities had twelve times greater odds of having a satisfactory environmental health status compared to households in non-oil-bearing communities (Adjusted O.R: 11.70, 95% C.I: 7.75-17.65). Conclusion: Households in oil-bearing communities fared better in all household environmental health indicators. There is a need to address the economic and social determinants of health among households in the Niger Delta to improve household environmental health indicators.

Quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Festus Abasiubong ◽  
John U. Ekott ◽  
Emem A. Bassey ◽  
Etiobong A. Etukumana ◽  
Mfon Edyang-Ekpa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Assessment of water quality of selected rivers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using biomarkers in Clarias gariepinus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwatosin Adetola Arojojoye ◽  
Ademola Adetokunbo Oyagbemi ◽  
Olufunke Eunice Ola-Davies ◽  
Racheal Oluwabukola Asaolu ◽  
Zainab Olabanji Shittu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of Time Overrun of Completed Road Projects Awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
F. N. Ogbeide ◽  
J. O. Ehiorobo ◽  
O. C. Izinyon ◽  
I. R. Ilaboya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Variance Inflation Factor ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Review Period ◽  
Skewness Coefficient ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
Inflation Factor

Time overrun of completed road projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria from its inception in 2000 up to 2015 was studied. Out of 3315 roads awarded, only 1081 roads representing 31.65 percent were completed within the review period. The qualitative study was carried out on randomly selected completed 162 road projects for analysis, and a conceptual model of time series was developed. In developing the regression model, both dependent and independent variables were subjected to normality tests assessed by skewness coefficient, kurtosis value, Jarque-Bera test, residual probability plot, heteroscedasticity test and the variance inflation factor. Also, with knowledge of total road projects awarded by the Commission, it is now possible to predict proportions of roads experiencing schedule overruns.

Gender and Economy in the Niger Delta: An Examination of the Role of Women in Sustaining a Region in Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu Umejesi
Keyword(s):  
Niger Delta ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Economic Survival ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Oil Wealth

The discourse on the structure of the economy and the drivers of growth in different African societies is underlined by patriarchy. The dominant view is often that men are at the heart of the productive and profitable sectors of the society, hence the skewed power relations and visibility of men in all organs of the society. While this framework seems to typify patriarchal societies in different African nations, it overshadows the tenacity of women in conflict-ridden societies where men focus mainly on the execution of war and combat roles rather than on the economic survival of their families and society. In the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, years of grassroots struggle against the state and mining companies over oil wealth and the environment have shifted economic relations hitherto dominated by men, and created a platform where women have become visible participants in the economy. This paper looks at the role of women in the economy of local communities of the Niger Delta. Analyses of the decades-old conflict have often been limited to male-led military, political and environmental struggles between major actors in the conflict, with little attention paid to the role of women in the economic survival of the region. The paper uses both ethnographic and secondary data collected from Egbema community and its neighbours in the northern Niger Delta region.

Quality of life in patients with erectile dysfunction in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alphonsus U. Idung ◽  
Festus Abasiubong ◽  
Sunday B. Udoh ◽  
Oluyinka S. Akinbami
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region
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