By Etim Etim In the early morning of Saturday,6th March, 2021, workmen were already cleaning up and putting finishing touches to the new head office building of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, located on Eastern Bypass, Marine Base, not far from LNG Headquarters, Port Harcourt. They’ve been working every day to get the place ready […]

A group, Akwa Ibom Patriots, has expressed disappointment over the non completion of the forensic audit of the Niger Development Commission, NDDC, saying that the people of the region were already losing patience with the process.

“The NDDC Interim Administrator has done well because for development to take place, the first thing you need is peace. He has been able to reach out to stakeholders and members of the National Assembly.” This assessment, by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, sums up the views of many […]

Following his statement on why the National Assembly, NASS, is repealing the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Act, a group known as Transparency and Accountability Advancement group, Thursday, disagreed with the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, insisting that the commission has no problem that would warrant amendment of its Act. Yesterday, […]

The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Efiong Akwa, has said that the commission would  put in more efforts to ensure the completion of the 24-kilometre dual carriage way linking Imo and Rivers states through oil-bearing communities in both states. Akwa stated this when he led a team of NDDC directors […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,  Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that the need to amend the commission’s Act was to make it more development orientated in the service of the region. He said that many deficiencies inherent in the extant laws regulating the affairs of the commission […]

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that the need to amend the Commission’s act was to make it more development orientated in the service of the region.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday said the it will fastrack the construction of the Emevor-Orogun road in Isoko North and Ughelli North Local Government Areas of Delta State.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday directed the contractor handling the 24 kilometres dual carriageway linking Imo and Rivers back to site. The NDDC’s Interim Administrator, Mr Effiong Akwa, gave the order while inspecting the road traversing several oil-producing communities in both states. He said the road which runs through Avu-Adapalm-Etekuru in Imo […]

By Emma Amaize YOUTHS and activists in Niger Delta, Wednesday, commended the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on his efforts to reposition the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, but urged him to inaugurate the screened and confirmed board of the interventionist agency without  further delay. The crusaders under the auspices of 21st Century […]