VOA NEWS: NIGER DELTA PHILANTHROPIST SEEKS BETTER DEAL FOR OIL COMMUNITIES
October 11, 2008
October 11, 2008
ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Gilbert da Costa
Nigerian rebels who have waged an increasingly bold campaign in the oil-rich Niger Delta say they feel cheated out of the oil wealth being pumped out of their land. Residents are equally disappointed by the near-absence of schools in the Delta. A philanthropist in the region says education holds the key to the Niger Delta's future. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuj . . .
By Gilbert da Costa
Nigerian rebels who have waged an increasingly bold campaign in the oil-rich Niger Delta say they feel cheated out of the oil wealth being pumped out of their land. Residents are equally disappointed by the near-absence of schools in the Delta. A philanthropist in the region says education holds the key to the Niger Delta's future. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuj . . .