The Coalition of Civil Societies for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CCSGGC) says there is a deliberate attempt to frustrate Joi Nunieh, acting managing director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in the bid to recover looted funds. The group tackled some “disgruntled elements in the guise of civil society groups who are blackmailing Dr. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has a huge burden as the leader of Nigeria. Buhari, a globally acclaimed upright leader with impeccable credentials consciously courted trouble when he defined the operational character of his administration tethered to the tenets of integrity, honesty, and incorruptibility. Right from his first tenure in 2015, President Buhari’s uncompromising stand on these […]

There is a new campaign in town, and it is hinged on bringing down a high-profile target at all costs. The strategy is that if the target is not brought down, there would indeed be trouble, and the consequences might be severe. I have watched closely as the events are unfolding, and I dare say […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja A proposed law in House of Representatives, seeking to include Lagos on the list of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) States, is in process. The Bill entitled: “A Bill for An Act to Amend the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC Act 2000, to Provide for the Inclusion of Lagos State in […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joy Nunieh, has said the commission would deny payments to contractors and consultants who fail to present their jobs for verification. Nunieh, Wednesday, at the Rivers state office of NDDC in Port Harcourt, said, “Anyone not on the NDDC list is not […]

BENIN – MINISTER  of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, has disclosed that the dissolution of the recently screened board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was in order, as the move prevented the perpetuation of corruption in the interventionist agency.

Perez Brisibe – Ughelli The 50-man Project Verification Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been described by a Coalition as “opaque and prone to fraud.” The committee which is headed by the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh during its inaugural speech, had stated that “records available to the commission show that most […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to release its counterpart fund for the reconstruction of the 105.6-kilometer Benin-Abraka Road project, so as to intensify work on the project. The completion of the project is expected to be delivered through the co-financing arrangement contained in a […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to release its counterpart fund for the reconstruction of the 105.6-kilometer Benin-Abraka Road project, so as to intensify work on the project. The reconstruction of the road was re-awarded early last year on joint […]

By Perez Brisibe THE Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, has been asked by the Niger Delta Integrity Network, NDIN to be mindful of his utterances against the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC which he described as “hurriedly put together.” Describing the outburst of the minister as regrettable, […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu weekend said that it is the turn of the state to produce the next Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akeredolu said the law was very clear on how the position should be rotated amongst member states. He said this while receiving a delegation from […]

Executive Director, Projects of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and Chairman of NDDC Contracts Verification Committee, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, in this interview, speaks on findings made so far on contracts awarded by the Commission. Ojougboh, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, also talks about the Supreme Court verdict on Imo State governorship poll.

As Niger Delta Ministry, Edo govt partner to revive housing scheme The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, has said the dissolution of the recently screened board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was in order, as the move prevented the perpetuation of corruption in the interventionist agency. The minister, […]

NDDC isolated from State govt’s  – Ayade  By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has asserted that President Buhari was not in any way playing politics with the development of the Niger Delta region of the country. He added that the forensic audit ordered by the president was a […]

By Jimitota Onoyume – Warri A group, Izon-Ibe Oil and Gas Producing Communities Association, has thrown its weight behind the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying it is a step that will reposition the commission to be effective on its mandate in the region. President of the group, Dr Irawo Joseph […]