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NDDC is broke – Akpabio

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

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,

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NDDC not property of any state, ethnic group, says Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

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 […]

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Ijaw youths Vs NDDC

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2021 0

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. […]

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Oil spill: Shell, environmentalists differ on Dutch court’s ruling

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2021 0

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

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Ijaw Youths tackle FG for cancelling oil blocs awarded to N-Deltans

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2021 0

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 […]

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Fight breaks out at N’Assembly as host communities, CSOs reject PIB

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2021 0

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

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Host communities want NDDC scrapped

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2021 0

*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 […]

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Akwa Ibom State indigenes warn against ethnic sentiment in Niger Delta over NDDC appointments

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2021 0

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 […]

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Ex-Militant leaders resolve to end piracy, kidnapping in Niger-Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2020 0

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 […]

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Columnist: Niger Delta: Time to take responsibility and reset the narrative

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

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 […]

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More developmental projects coming to Niger Delta – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

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

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Ogoni cleanup: Endless wait for restoration, justice

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

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 […]

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PDP asks Akpabio to step aside for probe

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana, Abuja Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to step aside from office pending a comprehensive investigation of accusations against him in the unfolding allegations of fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The party said the monstrous sleaze being unearthed in […]

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Why NDDC is down, by Akpabio

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2020 0

*Insists that rot in dates back to inception *Assures that forensic audit will be ready in December Minister of Niger Delta, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has said that he is not deterred by the series of corrupt allegations against him since he has no skeleton in his cupboard. Alleging a campaign of calumny against him, he […]

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NDDC : Check abuses in budgets, Akpabio tells NASS

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

*MD threatens to quit if corruption allegations are proven At the conclusion of the Senate ad- hoc committee investigative public hearing on alleged N40 billion financial recklessness by the Interim Magement Committee ( IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDC), the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio charged the National Assembly […]

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SENATE, NDDC FIGHT OVER CASH

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2020 0

*Agency grilled over N3.14b Covid-19 relief funds * Commission’s alleged N81bn financial recklessness unacceptable, says Lawan Senate and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) officials traded tackles yesterday over alleged corruption. They pointed fingers at each other, with the Senate saying it would no longer condone financial malfeasance at the agency. NDDC

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NDDC insists forensic audit solution to decay in N/Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 3 July 2020 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says the forensic audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari for the body, was a solution to the years of decay and challenges of underdevelopment in the Niger Delta. Speaking during a two-day training for ten communication specialists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the NDDC’s Acting Managing Director, Professor Daniel

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Bayelsa monarchs applaud Buhari over NDDC forensic audit

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Some monarchs in Bayelsa state under the auspices of Paramount Rulers Forum for Oil Host Communities in the Niger Delta have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the ongoing forensic audit at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The monarchs made the commendation in a letter to the President dated June 22, a copy of which […]

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COVID-19: Bayelsa wades into state resident doctors’ strike

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2020 0

The Bayelsa state government has initiated measures to end the ongoing resident doctors’ strike at the state-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri. The doctors said they had yet to suspend their indefinite strike in spite of the suspension of the nationwide action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Sunday. State […]

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COVID-19: Resident doctors yet to suspend strike in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2020 0

Resident doctors at the Bayelsa State Government owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri, have yet to resume from the indefinite strike suspended on Sunday by their national body. The leadership of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had on Sunday directed its members across the country to resume work as the Federal Government […]