Niger Delta is simply the Delta part of River Niger that traverses Nigeria from upstream north to downstream south. It is presently made up of nine states for regional development purposes. The states are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Balyesa, Cross-River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Rivers . The capital is Balyesa state. The Ministry of Niger Delta was created to facilitate the input of Federal Government development intents in the area. There is also the Niger Delta Development Cooperation (NDDC). The area has the second largest mangrove forest in the world, second largest wetland in the world, and million years of sediments from river Niger made it the 6 largest oil producing region in the world or largest in Africa. It has about 26% of Nigerian population and occupies 8% of Nigerian land mass.
By Ikhu-Omoregbe, Smart. 2008
It was formed over a very long period of time and is ever changing - see the link below.
Niger Delta University was created in 2000.
Niger Delta red colobus was created in 1999.
Niger Delta Development Commission was created in 2000.
Peter Godsday Orubebe is the Minister for the Niger Delta Affairs for Nigeria.
Nigeria - The river discharges through a massive delta known as the Niger Delta of the Oil Rivers and into the Gulf of Guinea. The link below is an interactive map.
We have ten states that makes up Niger delta
It discharges into the Gulf of Guinea through a massive delta known as the Niger Delta of the Oil Rivers.
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It is located in the Gulf of Guinea.
It is located in the Gulf of Guinea.
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