Stakeholders under the auspices of the Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition (NDRC) and Transparency and Accountability Advancement Group (TAAG) have alleged that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) has admitted corruption and guilt, Daily Times gathered. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Godknows Sotonye, NDRC said that its attention had been drawn to a story in […]
The beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scholarship abroad have protested over the non-payment of their tuition fees by the commission. READ ALSO: We do menial jobs, sleep at train stations, abandoned NDDC scholars cry out DailyTimes gathered that the students staged their protest on Monday at the Nigerian High Commission in London. […]
Dr Orji Kalu, Senate Chief Whip, , said on Monday that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had not paid contractors that handled roads he facilitated in Abia. Kalu stated this in a statement issued by Mr Emeka Nwala of Office of the Senate Chief Whip and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Dr. Gbene Joy Nunieh who is the immediate past acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has alleged that Senator Godswill Akpabio threatened to remove her if she did not carry out his orders. Nunieh spoke on Friday, July 10 after the final session of the Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating alleged […]
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has shut down the commission’s corporate headquarters following COVID-19 scare. According to the Nation, the scare was triggered by the death of a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of NDDC, Mr. Ibanga Etang. Etang, who until his death, was the Acting Executive Director of […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will do everything possible to resettle the over two million persons displaced by flood in the Niger Delta region. Dr Cairo Ojougboh, the commission’s Executive Director of Project gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Flooding: Ejigbo LCDA begins clearing of canals According […]
Dr Joi Nunieh, the Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Tuesday called on the public to ignore social media friendship requests purportedly sent by her. Nunieh said this in a statement issued by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the 2019/2020 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and approval. President of Senate Ahmad Lawan read the letter accompanying the budget estimates at the plenary. The letter states: “In pursuant to Section 18 Sub Section (1) of the NDDC establishment Act, I forward herewith, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says he felt touched and sad to know that OML-25 Host Communities are pleading to have primary schools in 2019 after 40 years of oil exploration. Buhari expressed his displeasure during the official reopening of the OML-25 Flow Station in Belema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers on Thursday. Represented by […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria through President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, has presented an expenditure framework (2020 Budget) of N10.33 trillion and N8.155 trillion revenue to the joint session of the National Assembly for the approval. The Federal Government adopted a conservative oil price benchmark of US$57 per barrel, daily oil production of an estimate […]
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) abandoned projects has vowed to drag defaulting contractors before the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), to ensure thorough investigation and prosecution. Mr Adedeji Olajide, a member of the committee, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in […]
Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said that effort to improve the bulk supply of electricity to Ondo South and the entire Ondo State is in top gear. Reacting to an advertorial published by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), in a national daily newspaper on Sunday, 23rd June, […]
After considering the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) committee’s report, the Senate on Thursday approved the N299.5 billion as 2015 Budget for the Commission. Presenting the report to the lawmakers, Senator James Manager said, the committee consider the proposal of the commission and noted that the non-project content was about N28.4 billion representing about 9.5 […]
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results Albert Einstein Since the first part of this article was published last week, many persons have contacted me to respond to its contents. It is interesting that many people felt that what I initiated was a timely and worthwhile debate. I […]
In its determination to complete all on-going projects, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said its Ekeremor Shore Protection project in Bayelsa State and the 44 chalet built for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at Otuoke, in Ogbia Local Government Area have almost been completed and ready for commissioning. The Managing Director […]