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Featured
Niger Delta ethnic nationalities seek devolution of power
The Ethnic Nationalities of the Nigerian Delta region, has called for the devolution of power from the centre to the states in tandem with global best practice of true federalism. This is contained in the communique after a meeting of the Conference of President-Generals of the ethnic nationalities, held at the Ijaw House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The communique was signed by…
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NDDC plans ferry services, jetties in Niger Delta communities
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will construct jetties and provide safe ferry services in communities not connected by roads in the region. The Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, made the disclosure at the inauguration of Abitto Luxury and Maritime Safety Boat in Calabar on Saturday. Ogbuku, who described the Abitto ferry services as a game-changer in transportation…
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General News
Sen. Dafinone advises parents on youth reorientation
Sen. Ede Dafinone has advised parents to be more involved in reorienting the youths on the need to shun social vices and imbibe good habits. Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, advised in Ughelli on Wednesday at a public lecture organised to mark the 10th anniversary of Advocate Newspaper. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture is…
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Defence
Operation Delta Sanity has improved crude oil production- Navy
The Nigerian Navy has said that the activities of its Operation Delta Sanity have led to improved crude oil production in the country. Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, made the statement at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday. Akinwande said that the operation involved several vessels and naval personnel deployed for aggressive surveillance…
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OIL&GAS
PETAN resolves to support Nigeria’s oil, gas production growth
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has promised its support to the Bola Tinubu-led administration toward increasing the country’s oil and gas production for maximum value. Mr. Wole Ogunsanya, the Chairman of PETAN, expressed this commitment during an interactive session with energy correspondents on Friday in Lagos. He said that the vision and intention of PETAN were to support…
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Agriculture
NDDC to procure tractors for mechanised farming in Niger Delta – official
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), plans to acquire tractors and other modern farming equipment to enhance its agriculture initiatives in the Niger Delta, an official has said. Mr. Victor Antai, the commission’s Executive Director, Projects, revealed this while inspecting farming equipment produced by Bobtrack Limited, in Port Harcourt on Thursday. He emphasised that investing in agriculture would help the…
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Defence
Ajaokuta probe: Urhobo group warns against protecting culprits
Urhobo Progressive and Development Union (UPDU), a South-South group, has condemned the petition to the Senate by some traditional rulers in Kogi seeking to stop the probe of Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCL) bordering on allegations of corruption. The leader of the group, Ogheneruno Oghenetega, in a statement on Monday, described the petition as despicable. Oghenetega said that just as every…
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Features
NDDC targets unprecedented development of Niger Delta
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has for long been known for its immense economic importance in the country due to its vast oil and gas reserves. However, in spite of this economic potential, the region also faces numerous challenges, including environmental degradation, economic disparity, and social unrest. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was, therefore, conceived to accelerate the development of…
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Energy & Environment
NDDC Forensic Audit Report: Have you read it?
No doubt, some folks are psychic, very perceptive. Some are gifted with the ability to see what mere mortals cannot see, they tread in realms where no mortal dares. It seems there are mentally gifted folks who have seen the NDDC Forensic Audit Report without the Report being in public space. Before the NDDC Forensic Audit Report was submitted to President Muhammadu…
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News
Corrupt Amnesty Officials delaying training projects for ex-agitators, says Dikio
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has explained that training projects for ex-agitators have not taken off because he is not willing to continue with corrupt practices bugging the system. Dikio in a statement signed on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Nneotaobase Egbe, said he met an entrenched system of inducements, kickbacks…
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News
Akpabio to host Niger Delta groups
Ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region will on Friday be hosted by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio at Ministry’s Conference room in a bid to address crucial issues affecting the region. A Statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Babayo Ardo stated that meeting described as urgent and attendance essential will…
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News
NDDC gets 33 new vehicles for forensic audit security team
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors should now carry out their activities of identifying and verifying projects across the Niger Delta region with extra confidence. This is after the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, handed over 33 Ford Ranger utility vehicles to the Security Committee working with them, to help in the physical verification…
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News
Akpabio calls for improved funding of NDDC
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has called for improved funding for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to enhance the infrastructural development of the region. Akpabio made the call in his keynote address during the NDDC strategic capacity building workshop on Friday in Uyo. He said the funding system was poor because budgetary provisions for the commission…
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NEWS
Osinbajo meets Sylva, Otuaro to avert tension in Niger Delta
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met with the Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva and the deputy governor of Delta State Kingsley Otuaro, to engage them in discussions over disturbing developments from the Niger Delta and the threat of hostilities by ex-militants in the region. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Sylva said the discussion centred…
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Energy & Environment
7 killed in oil installation blast in N’Delta oil field
Seven people were killed in an explosion at the Gbetiokun oil field in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta region during the installation of a ladder on a platform, the state oil company said on Wednesday. Accidents and pipeline attacks in the Niger Delta are common in Nigeria, cutting into the country’s oil output. Pipelines in the region are exposed and often…
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NEWS
Forensic audit is the solution to decay in Niger Delta – NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has touted the forensic audit of the account of the commission ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari as the antidote to the years of decay and challenges of underdevelopment in the region. Speaking during a two-day training organised by Clearpoint Communications for 10 communication specialists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the NDDC Acting Managing Director,…
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Nigeria
EAST – WEST ROAD: Government orders Contractors back to site
The Federal Government has ordered the contractors handling the construction of the East – West road sections 1 to 4 to return to site within the next one week for the speedy completion of the project. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio handed down the order at a tripartite meeting with officials of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment…
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