This work highlights the various methods employed by the Niger Delta peoples in nation‐building. In the First Republic they propounded the twelve states structure of the Nigerian Federation. Then in the civil war period, between 1967 and 1970, they were the cornerstone of the victory of the Federal Troops as well as saving lives in the defunct Republic of Biafra. Their activities in the post‐war years were towards the rehabilitation and reconstruction programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria. This gave them the opportunity to establish many things including the Rivers State Secretariat, gas turbine, Sea School, the pioneer University of Science and Technology in Nigeria and free education. These contributions are indelible and yearn for historical documentation.
