The Niger Delta Crisis, Emanating from the Southsouth geo-political zone Nigeria id=s the biggest security challenge confronting the country in recent times. The problem, which actually dates back to the pre-independence era, assumed a new, more dangerous, dimension with the advent of the current democratic dispensation in 1999.
This book captures the major issues and events that shape the crisis from inception. and it essentially highlights the efforts of the administrations of Presidents Umaru Yar'Aua and Goodluck Jonathan at resolving the crisis and restoring peace, security and development to the troubled region.
The book also covers the major aspects of the recent reforms in Nigeria's Oil Industry  

Table of Contents
1. A Brief History of Nigeria ....................................................................P. 12
2. Land and People of the Niger Delta ......................................................P. 31
3. Advert and Politics of Oil in Nigeria ......................................................P. 62
4. Advent Effects of Oil Exploration on the Niger Delta ................................P. 78
5. Development Agitation and the Struggle for Resources Control .................p. 85
6. Rice of Militancy and Terrorism ............................................................p. 101
7. From Terrorism to Insurgency ..............................................................P. 135
8. Search for Peace and Reconciliation ......................................................p. 167
9. Amnesty and Disarmament ..................................................................P. 203
10. Post-Amnesty and the Consolidation of Peace .......................................P. 229
11. Post-Amnesty Challenges and Successes .............................................P. 256
12. Recent Reforms Initiatives in the Oil Industry .......................................P. 287