Martha Agbani

Martha Agbani is a Nigerian environmental activist.

Early life and education Agbani was born in Khana, Nigeria. Her mother was an activist who protested against the multinational oil company Shell in the 1990s. As a teenager, she was a student in Bori City, and eventually attended Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic. Agbani began to grow mangroves to sell to Shell and, in 2009, established the Lokiaka Community Development Center, a non-governmental organization that aims to support Ogoni women farmers to maintain the natural environment. According to Nigerian online newspaper TheCable, the organization sells mangroves to oil companies at a rate of approximately ₦500 – ₦1,000 (US$0.33 – US$0.66) per seedling.