The European Union through its Micro Project Program has released the sum of N1. 5 billion (9 Million EUR) for six Niger Delta States of Nigeria (Abia, Imo, Ondo, Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers States) in its Budget for the current extra programs 335 Micro Projects in the Six States.  Spanning 6 months, this program will cover a period from 1st May to 31st October 2007.
 

The budget increase to the current program estimate is expected to increase access of over 300 communities to basic infrastructure like in the areas of Water supply and sanitation, health, education, income generating and rural access according to a release by the EU in Abuja.

It is expected that by the end of October 2007 the Program would have achieved a total of 1502 completed and functioning Micro Projects in the six states. 
 

The last four years, the European Union has maintained a consistent leadership in providing grants and aids for the implementation of basic infrastructure projects in the Niger Delta Area.
 

The program funded by the EU, is being implemented by a Micro Project Management Unit (MMU) in collaboration with the National Planning Commission (NPC); and the communities.  

The European Union Micro Project Program in the Six States of the Niger Delta is a 5-year project (May 2003 –May 2008).  The states are Abia, Cross River, Edo, Imo, Akwa Ibom and Ondo States in Nigeria. The goal of the European Union MPP6 is to improve living standards on a sustainable basis in poor communities in the 6 States of the Niger Delta (Reduction of poverty, social tensions and crisis).