| Summary: | Women are the champions for peace in any society because women are always at the receiving endof any out-break of disasters, especially war. Women lose virtually everything from property to life.Women have also been known to challenge repressive governments. Women, throughout historyhave led various social movements that brought change to the society. This paper examines theroles played by women to address exploitation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. It also examines the modusoperandi of women to address the question of under-development in the area. Social ExchangeTheory is employed in this paper to explain the reason why women engage in protests in order toredress injustice in the Niger Delta. Qualitative method of In-depth Interviews was employed tocollect data from women’s organizations in the randomly selected oil-producing States in the NigerDelta. The paper main finding is that women have been drastically affected by the activities of oilcompanies in the area. Also, the restiveness among women was found to be caused by injustice,neglect, deprivation, and unequal distribution of resources. The paper, therefore, recommends thecreation of a special account to finance women development projects. And also, women rights mustnot only be recognized by government and oil companies, but must be upheld and respected.
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