Niger Delta

NDDC 50-man Project Committee opaque, prone to fraud ―Coalition

NDDC 50-man Project Committee opaque, prone to fraud ―Coalition

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 […]
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NDDC: Ignore calls to sack Akpabio as Minister, ex-militants tell Buhari

NDDC: Ignore calls to sack Akpabio as Minister, ex-militants tell Buhari

….commend President for making best choice in former senator to lead N/Delta Ministry By Levinus Nwabughiogu Akwa Ibom State Ex-Militants Phase 2 Forum of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore threats and calls for the removal of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Minister of Niger Delta. The Forum […]

Buhari’s board Vs Akpabio’s interim c’ttee: Storm rages in N-Delta over NDDC

Buhari’s board Vs Akpabio’s interim c’ttee: Storm rages in N-Delta over NDDC

NIGER Delta activist and President of parallel Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Mr. Eric Omare, says the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was an interested party in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and, therefore, stakeholders in the region do not want his participation in any team to  oversee the forensic audit of the agency.

NDDC and the new realities: Vote for interim management committee

NDDC and the new realities: Vote for interim management committee

By Ejiro Jomafuvwe Henry Kissinger, a renowned former US Diplomat said that the success of any government is its ability to bring about new realities. When President Buhari in his quest for a new beginning, ordered a forensic audit into the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from inception to date, little did […]

Security of Niger Delta crucial to nation’s economy ― Otuaro

Security of Niger Delta crucial to nation’s economy ― Otuaro

By Emma Amaize, Asaba Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, has said that security in the oil Niger Delta region, especially Delta State, was very critical to the nation’s economy. Otuaro, who chaired the annual lecture of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Asaba Chapter, in Asaba, the state capital, said the national […]

Allow NDDC interim board complete mandate, Ogoni urges Niger Delta groups, Senate

Allow NDDC interim board complete mandate, Ogoni urges Niger Delta groups, Senate

By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt The Conscience of Ogoni People, COOP, has urged groups in the Niger Delta that have been in protest over the inauguration of the interim board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, led by Joy Nunieh to allow the board complete the mandate given it by the Minister of […]