The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has reported that its troops have seized 197,000 litres of stolen crude oil and arrested 29 suspects in the Niger Delta region. The Army also announced the destruction of 42 illegal refining sites…
The Presidential Compact for Natural Gas Infrastructure (PCNGI) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing the implementation of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) policy in the Niger Delta region. Managing…
A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in the LiveWIRE programme of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) since it was introduced in 2003 as part of efforts to boost employment…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. “There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission,…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has pledged to complete all ongoing projects, in addition to those already finished and commissioned. The Managing Director (MD) of NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, made this announcement…
NUPRC inaugurates BON to handle community disputes in NigerThe Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has inaugurated the Body of Neutrals (BON) of the Upstream Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre to handle disputes in the Niger Delta region. Mr Gbenga Komolafe,…
By Dennis Udoma The Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum has called for solidarity among southern political leaders to advocate for justice, equity, and an end to the marginalisation of southerners in governance. At a press conference in the South-South region on…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Environment, Petroleum Resources Upstream, Petroleum Resources Downstream and Climate Change has queried oil producing companies operating in the country over the environmental degradation. The Chairman of the joint Committee, Rep. Pondi Gbabojor, said…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the country is losing N1.29 trillion to oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region. Tajudeen disclosed this on Friday at the inauguration of the New…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated its willingness to partner the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to execute a Health Insurance Project, as well as other health programmes that will benefit the people of the Niger Delta region. This…
