Links and news related to oil spills in Nigeria

• National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency - Nigerian Environmental Science body who are the administrators of this system
• Managing oil spills in Nigeria - Background information on the process and issues faced in managing oil spills in Nigeria
• Google news on 'oil spills nigeria' - Googles latest news on oil spills in Nigeria form accross the web
• Amnesty International on the JIV - A 2013 report from Amnesty International on local communities involvement with the Joint Investigative Visit
• United Nations Environment Programme on Nigerian oil spills - At the request of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, UNEP in 2012 conducted an independent assessment of the environment and public health impacts of oil contamination in Ogoniland.
• The Oil Revenue Tracking Initiative - The Oil Revenue Tracking Initiative is an information-driven advocacy project aimed at empowering citizens to contribute to the governance of the Nigerian oil sector by increasing awareness and understanding of the various issues that are relevant to the citizen.

NGO and community organisations in the Niger Delta working on oil spill issues

• Stakeholder Democracy Network - SDN have been working in the Niger Delta for over 8 years supporting the efforts of those worse affected by extractive industries and weak governance through rights based community empowerment.
• Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria - Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria is a Nigerian advocacy group dedicated to the defence of the Human ecosystem in terms of human rights.
• Niger Delta Watch - Niger Delta Watch aims to use existing networks of NGOs, Civil Society Groups and communities/individuals themselves to submit reports on human rights and environmental issues.
• National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the Niger Delta - National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the Niger Delta NACGOND, was created as a result of concerns about the growing incidences of oil spill and gas Flaring in the Niger Delta.
• West African NGO Network - The West African NGO Network (WANGONeT) was established in 2000 to harness and bring the benefits of the steadily evolving information and Communication Technology sector to Non-Governmental Organizations, Government Parastatals, Educational and Cultural Institutions and the Private Sector.