The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources on Monday, January 16, 2023, disclosed that Nigeria recorded progress in oil earnings following improvements in security within the Niger Delta region. The ministry disclosed that the country raked in an additional N363bn from…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday intensified its campaigns across the Niger Delta to end cultism and drug abuse among youths as part of efforts to sustain peace in the region. The Acting Managing Director, NDDC, Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua,…
On Monday, the NAOC Joint Venture (JV) made up of Oando PLC, Agip and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Ltd (NPDC), delivered food and essential commodities to 260 communities affected by flood in Rivers Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states. As…
Following opposition from stakeholders in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has rescinded its earlier plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme. This came as jubilation permeated the region. The Interim Administrator of PAP, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.), confirmed…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has committed one million dollars to provide relief materials to people impacted by the current flood disaster in the Niger Delta. A statement issued on Wednesday by SPDC’s Media Relations …
By Uthman Salami One of the leading international oil companies, Chevron Nigeria Limited has made a commitment of $112 million into the Partnership Initiative In the Niger Delta as part of its efforts in combating deep rooted socio-economic challenges within…
Troops of Operation Octopus Grip and those of Operation Delta Safe discovered and destroyed 40 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region in the last two weeks. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this in Abuja on Thursday…
The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/ FoEN) has unveiled a community manual on International Oil Companies (IOCs) Divestment in the Niger Delta to induce a better understanding of the processes that have left communities out. The…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has sought the support and intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in curbing oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. This request was made on Monday, May…
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have faulted the reasons advanced by International Oil Companies (IOCs) for divesting from onshore assets in preference to offshore fields. They said that the divestment move by IOCs was contrary to the transition advocacy to…
