Security votes on N-Delta enough to develop the region—Pereotubo
By Aniema Umoh A Niger Delta activist, Mr Oweilaemi Pereotubo, has called on the Federal Government and multinational oil companies operating in the region to expend their security votes on the human capital and infrastructural development of the region rather than waste them on security they cannot guarantee. Pereotubo, a presidential aspirant for Ijaw Youth Council, […]
Niger Delta: Let the dialogue continue
We are heartened by indications that the dialogue initiated by the Federal Government with stakeholders in the Niger Delta with a view to ending the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta is yielding some frutiful results. This should encourage all sides to continue the search for peaceful solutions.
Niger Delta: Northern group takes over battle against militants
Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief when the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA and other militant groups suspended hostilities in the Niger Delta region following a two-week ceasefire announced by the Federal Government, June 6.
Niger Delta: Group demands true federalism
The Ndokwa militant group has called for the practice of true federalism in Nigeria, just as it urged oil companies operating in the country to site their head offices at their areas of operation.
N-Delta billion Naira projects under probe
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani, says no project embarked upon by the ministry under his predecessors was completed, explaining that the worrisome development forced him to raise a technical committee to audit the billion Naira projects awarded by the ministry so far.
Militancy: This war won’t pay Niger Delta agitators — Nwankpa
FORMER journalist cum development activist, Mr. Emeka Nwankpa, is the Chief Media Strategist of the Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC), an advocacy group with a focus on the promotion of good governance within a democratic Nigeria. In this interview, Nwankpa speaks on issues arising from the ongoing agitation in the Niger Delta among others
