…We must prove ourselves worthy of public trust, says Gbajabiamila By Tordue Salem and Levinus Nwabughiogu The House of Representatives has resolved to sue the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio for criminal perjury and civil defamation. Speaker of the House, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila made the decision on Thursday on behalf of the House. […]

By Henry Umoru A group under the aegis of the Youth Aid Nigeria, yesterday warned the National Assembly not to intimidate the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) through probes. In a statement signed yesterday by the Executive Director of YouthAid Nigeria, Comrade Smart Edwards, however, […]

The mud- splashing between the National Assembly and officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the ongoing probe of the commission got messier yesterday in both chambers of the legislature.

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday ordered the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to publish details of members of the House, who collected contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The House, through its helmsman, issue the order in reaction to Akpabio’s […]

THE on going investigative hearing of the House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee into the activities of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was yesterday full of drama.

By Tordue Salem Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said members of the National Assembly are the greatest beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, contracts. Akpabio made the revelation on Monday, while responding to questions from the House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee investigating the activities of the agency. Making his […]

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says he does not have knowledge of any contract allegedly awarded to the Chairman, House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rep. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo.

By Ephraim Oseji Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has described the allegations levelled against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, by a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joy Nunieh, as not only embarrassing to the minister, but also to Nigeria. Onuesoke, who made the statement […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently set up a presidential investigative panel to probe grave corruption allegations in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. SERAP, specifically, called for a probe over allegations that the agency illegally spent N81.5 billion, on travels, ‘condolences’, consultancy and ‘public […]

SOME Niger Delta leaders and crusaders, including a former President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, Mr. Ledum Mitee; Ms. Annkio Briggs; Coordinator of the Niger Delta Peace Coalition, NDPC, Mr. Zik Gbemre, and a former National President of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Eric Omare, are peeved at the turn of events in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

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Plans mass action against plot to frustrate exercise Urges Buhari not to allow any interest derail it By Chris Ochayi The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow any interest to derail the on-going forensic audit of the financial activities in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi FORUM of Niger Delta Activists and Leaders (FNDAL) has urged consultants on ongoing forensic audit on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure they expose those who allegedly hijacked N376 billion excess budget for the commission between 2018 and 2019. FNDAL, convened by Oprite Amachree in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on […]

The immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, Friday testified before the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC investigating the alleged financial impropriety at the Commission, leading to a fresh summons of the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio and the current Acting MD, Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei.

By Perez Brisibe Fiery Niger Delta rights activist, AnnKio Briggs, has described the current controversies trailing the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as an issue of systemic corruption beyond the personality of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, and former Managing Director of the commission, Joy Nunieh. Briggs, who also described the […]