…Nigeria can serve as an interesting test case for inquiring to what extent revenue transparency can actually contribute to greater accountability…The paper is therefore guided by the question: To what extent can the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative mitigate the resource curse in the Niger Delta?... The paper begins with a discussion of the possible negative consequences of oil exploitation in developing countries…Section 2 analyzes what constituted the resource curse in the case of the Niger Delta, applying the analytical framework…[T]he third section assesses the potential of NEITI to alleviate some of the grievances emanating from oil extraction in the Niger Delta…After a presentation of NEITI the author delineates the limitations to its impact…[refers to Agip (part of Eni), Chevron, Mobil Oil (part of ExxonMobil), Elf Petroleum Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Shell]