The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has urged the Federal Government to inaugurate the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prevent resumption of hostilities in the region of the country. Its National Coordinator, Mr Jator Abido, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Abido cautioned that if the […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Ijaw Youths Congress (IYC) on Thursday shut down the recently completed 13-floor Headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), located at the Eastern By-Pass, Marine Base in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State. The shutdown is coming on the heels of similar exercises carried out by the youth body in […]
By Doosuur Iwambe Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have asked the federal government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution its extractive activities have created in the Niger Delta. The CSOs cautioned that Shell’s plan to move offshore is only targeted at evading the scrutiny that its onshore activities have attracted. The […]
Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) said on Wednesday that it is grilling the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, over a N100 million bribe allegation. Both men reportedly appeared before the Investigation Committee set […]
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has lauded the resolutions made by the governors of Southern part of Nigeria following a meeting in Delta State on Tuesday. The Governors, who met mainly because of the worsening security situation in the country, made a 12-point resolution, which includes a ban on open grazing in the region. […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Interim Administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Efiong Akwa, has pledged to assist local governments to beef up security in the coastal communities of the Niger Delta region. Mr. Akwa stated this when a delegation from members of the Local Government Chairmen of Niger Delta Coastal Communities paid him a […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to immediately invite the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to name politicians in the All Progressives Congress (APC) that are behind the acts of terrorism and banditry ravaging the nation. The party […]
Joy Obakeye A socio-cultural group, the Voice of Niger Delta, (South-South) has endorsed former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2023 presidency. The group said the former Lagos State Governor has all it takes to lead the country. The Chairperson of the group, Ambassador Motajo Success Ebierebo, disclosed this while speaking […]
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is broke and needs better funding to carry out its duties. He stated this at the NDDC capacity building workshop held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, with the theme, “Collaborating, Planning and Re-strategising for a Better Niger Delta […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike has condemned the posture of some states and ethnic groups that suggest that they own the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He said the commission belonged to all states in the region and that no one particular ethnic group could assert itself as the dominant owner of the […]
Ray Ekpu A couple of weeks ago, a faction of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) based in Abuja invaded the office of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio and disrupted the normal flow of work there. They were saying with placards that they do not want a Sole Administrator for the NDDC. […]
Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and prominent Environmentalists have held divergent views over ruling by a Dutch court over the weekend that found Shell liable for pollution of farmlands and fish ponds of four farmers in Niger Delta. While SPDC expressed disappointment over the ruling, some environmentalists applauded the […]
Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has condemned the Federal Government for cancelling Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPL) 2001, 2002 and 2003 awarded to companies owned by Niger Delta indigenes in spite of a court order restraining it from carrying out such action. Speaking through its National Chairman on Strategy, Planning and Program, Comrade […]
Oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta through some civil society organizations on Thursday, distanced themselves from the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), leading to violence at the N’Assembly. They protested against the shabby treatment meted to them by the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on PIB at a two-day public hearing which it organised. During […]
*Minister happy with the progress of PIB proposal Tunde Opalana, Abuja & Nosa Akenzua, Asaba For the people living in communities hosting oil and gas exploration to fully enjoy the benefit of government interventions, there is the need to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This position was canvassed by the Host Communities of […]
ISAAC JOB, UYO Ibom patriots, a group of eminent indigenes of Akwa ibom State has appealed to the people of the Niger Delta region to always ensure equity and brotherliness in relating with one another to prevent ethnic clashes rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission The warning was issued against the backdrop of criticisms that […]
Philip Clement, Abuja The ex-militants’ leaders have challenged each other to end sea piracy and kidnapping in the region in abid to foster the development of the Niger Delta communities. They also pledged to work with the Amnesty Programme to see to the achievement of its objectives. This was part of the resolutions from a […]
By Henry Nwawuba I was privileged to moderate a high-level virtual conference on the Niger Delta recently. It was a humbling and expository experience that has changed my perspectives on the resource-rich region significantly. For me, engagements about the current fate and future of the region can never be the same. I am convinced and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that more developmental projects are planned for oil-rich Niger Delta region. President Buhari gave the assurance on Thursday during the virtual commissioning of the new headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. READ ALSO: Democracy Day: President Buhari reveals his administration restored […]
By Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt When the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its report on the environmental devastation of Ogoni land following the oil exploitation and exploration activities of multi-national companies operating in the area, Nigeria and indeed the people of Ogoni heaved a sigh of relief. Hope was raised for a people who […]