The Appeal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands has ruled in favour of communities in Niger-Delta in a suit seeking compensation for unlawful oil exploration activities in the region by Royal Dutch Shell. Several fishing communities in the Niger Delta were polluted and contaminated during two separate oil spills from Shell in 2004 and … Read more
The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil And Gas (HOSTCOM), has cried out over what it described as the collapse of the relative peace in the Niger Delta region. The group expressed concern about the resurgence of violence within the states of the region resulting in the vandalism of truck pipelines carrying crude oil from … Read more
National security adviser, Babagana Monguno, says N712 billion was misappropriated and unaccounted for under the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme (NDAP). Monguno made this known on Friday when Milland Dikio, interim coordinator of the programme, paid President Muhammadu Buhari a visit in Abuja. The presidential amnesty programme was set up in 2009 by the federal government … Read more
Key leaders in the Niger Delta region on Wednesday commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for the huge changes in the region. The leaders, deeply impressed by Akpabio’s political style and transparency, called for a united front against critics of the former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State. Specifically, the leaders praised the … Read more
Militants in Niger Delta under the auspices of Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, a merger of militant groups, Monday morning, threw their weight behind Minister of Niger–Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying findings by them showed the National Assembly was after him because he refused lawmakers from continuing their plundering of the Niger Delta Development Commission, … Read more
Elder statesman and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has warned that the scrapping of the presidential amnesty programme for former militants in the Niger Delta could portend grave consequences for the nation. Clark issued the warning while Speaking at a virtual press conference on Monday. Clark said the warning is sequel … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects delivered by local contractors and technology that create jobs for thousands of Nigerians. The President, amidst clamours for urgent infrastructural development of the oil-rich Niger Delta region of the country, also assured that more projects are planned for … Read more
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly linked two former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to some of the projects that have been executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, Punch reports. Akpabio in a letter sent to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Why is Nigeria like this? Don’t look too far: the answers are well articulated in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) saga. I would say NDDC is a microcosm of Nigeria. If you understand the genesis of NDDC, as well as the latest revelations, you do not need to stretch too much … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the various security and investigating agencies to work together with the National Assembly to foster sanity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the large amount of resources dedicated to the development of the Niger Delta sub-region. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity made … Read more
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2019 budget was padded with atleast 500 Ghost Projects, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, Acting Managing Director reports. Professor Pondei, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, explained that a huge amount of money was appropriated for bogus projects. He was reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the Commission’s … Read more
There was palpable apprehension amongst residents of Delta state after the National Spokesman of Ijaw Interest Advocate, Mr. Famous Belief Wonikiri-ebi, aka Izanzan, was assassinated by gunmen It is learnt that the Niger Delta activist was shot dead along Udu Road in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State by unidentified shooters. A source … Read more
Former president of the federal of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has revealed the truth about a statement credited to him on the position of Niger Delta over agitations for the Biafra republic. Recall an online publication had alleged that the former Nigerian leader spoke on the relationship between the South East and Niger Delta. The … Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has ordered some of its key staff to embark on mandatory leave immediately. The placement of the officials on mandatory leave is coming on in the wake of the ongoing forensic audit of the commission ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. However, Director, Corporate Affairs of the commission, Charles … Read more
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has called for more investment into the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC. The minister appealed to corporate organization to look into the NDDC with the view of investing in the commission to move the Niger Delta region forward. Akpabio disclosed this at a meeting with directors, … Read more
………Don’t destroy one of Nigeria’s finest, Coalition cautions American judiciary The Nigerian Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum (NENYLF) on Saturday warned that nothing must happen to embattled Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema and his Air Peace Airline. NENYLF also accused the business rivals of Onyema of collaborating with some people in the United States Government to … Read more
The representative of Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency of Rivers State Hon. Farah Dagogo, has moved a motion that would mandate oil conglomerates to relocate to the Niger Delta region. Dagogo submitted the motion to the leadership of the House alongside another motion, urging the Federal Government to liberalize investment in solid minerals. He stressed that … Read more
The National Assembly has rejected the N23bn proposed in the 2020 budget for Niger Delta presented by the Minister of Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, saying it was designed to fail. The Senate Committee on Niger Delta, confirmed the development to newsmen shortly after the budget defence at the Senate in Abuja. The committee noted … Read more
– Minister of Niger Delta,Gods will Akpabio said that the senate committee on Niger Delta never rejected its ministry’s budget – He said: “I agree with them but unfortunately, we are working under a very tight envelope – The ministry was allocated about N23 billion; 60 per cent of it will go to already existing … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition of governors of Niger Delta to the reconstitution of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was shameful and disgraceful. In a statement by its National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Ntufam Hilliard Eta, the APC asked the governors to concentrate on delivering the … Read more