By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa Some traditional rulers in Bayelsa State have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to come to the aid of their impoverished communities. The Bayelsa chiefs’ appeal to NDDC over dead fishes was contained in a letter dated April 27, 2020, signed by […]

  By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Hundreds of youths drawn from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have staged a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt, decrying alleged interference of state governors of the region in the distribution of the COVID-19 food palliatives by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The protesters at […]

Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition (NDRC) has joined the swelling ranks of well-meaning Nigerians and people of Niger Delta region to drum support for the National Assembly for unanimously rising to their oversight function to probe an alleged N40 billion illegal expenditure by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan said, on Tuesday, that the investigation being carried out by the Senate into the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was to complement the ongoing forensic audit which was ordered by the Federal Government. Lawan, while inaugurating a seven-man ad-hoc committee on alleged financial recklessness in the NDDC, […]

Some ex-militants from the Niger Delta region have thrown their weight behind the resolve of the National Assembly to probe an alleged fraud of N40bn in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) has said that his committee will feel fulfilled in their oversight functions if the agency is repositioned for optimum performance.

A group of Ex-militants has warned some politicians holding top political appointments in the current administration to desist from threatening the country over the National Assembly’s attempt to probe the N40bn alleged fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Condemns reappointment of NDDC interim Cmte By Levinus Nwabughiogu A coalition of Niger Delta agitators has cried to the federal government and the international oil companies operating in the coastal region to remember them in the distribution of coronavirus pandemic lockdown palliatives. The group in a statement on Sunday said that they feel neglected by […]

A Niger Delta Group, Global Centre For Good Governance (GCGG) has implored the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to desist from  intimidating the National Assembly for unanimously rising to their oversight function to probe an alleged N40 billion illegal expenditure by the interventionist Agency.

By Emma Amaize Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group in Delta state, on Friday, said it did not have confidence in the ability of the Senate to investigate an alleged N40 billion expenditure scandal rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC because the upper chamber speaks from both sides of the mouth. The […]

A political pressure group, Governors Mandate Network (GMN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for extending the tenure of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) till 31st December 2020.

FORMER Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has taken a swipe at the Senators over the  probe into the  alleged Financial Recklessness to the tune of N40 billion by the Interim Management Committee, IMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying the Senate erred.

Following report by the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, saying that it would go after those who are undermining the good works of the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, a group known as Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition, Friday condemned RNDA’s position, saying they (Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition), are impeccable and cannot be deterred.

By Henry Umoru – Abuja A group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Forum for Equity and Justice has taken a swipe at the National Assembly, accusing the lawmakers of frustrating President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade. In a statement, on Wednesday, by the leaders of Niger Delta Forum for Equity and Justice, the group, […]

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo A Civil Society Organisation, under the aegis of Niger Delta Movement for Peace & Justice, NDMPJ, has commended members of the National Assembly for setting up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the alleged N40billion fraud levelled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). National […]