European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was established in 1991. Aims and Objectives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) To provide technical assistance and training to economies once geared toward communist planning. To establish a framework for a Western style...

The Niger Delta refers to the area around the southern tributaries of River Niger and includes states such as Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and parts of Edo and Ondo states. The area is largely in habited by small ethnic groups, and this in itself creates problems of its own and promotes divisiveness and inter-group rivalries.