By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D For the record and for posterity, it is imperative to state that oil found in the Niger Delta region belongs to the people of the area. It is not owned by Nigeria. God provided every habitat…
Some monarchs and civil society groups in the Niger Delta have dragged the National Assembly to the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking a restraining order in the continued use of the 1999 constitution in the operations and exploration of…
A local government in the Niger Delta is disputing the conclusion of an investigation over who was to blame for a five-week oil spill, with potentially significant implications for affected communities’ prospects of securing compensation. Lagos-based Aiteo Eastern E&P Co.…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to tackle the challenges of pollution and reverse the environmental degradation in the region. The NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa, made the call on Wednesday during the second meeting…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri has urged the mulit- nationals in oil and gas industry to relocate their headquarters to Niger Delta States where they are having their operational activities. Governor Diri…
What is known to have a root for several forms of aggression in the Niger Delta region at the wake of militancy responses in protest of what was described as agitations against neglect of their land amid degradation of the…
By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba In its determination to tackle unemployment and youth restiveness through entrepreneurship in the Niger Delta states, the Federal Government (FG) has commenced a partnership with UFUGOLD Projects Services Limited to train and empower youths of the…
The Military operating under Operation Delta Safe have discovered and deactivated a total of 69 illegal refining sites in different parts of the Niger Delta region of the country. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC,) has started discussions with the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, in furtherance of the Commission’s training and skills acquisition programmes for Niger Delta youths. Speaking during a visit to the ITF Area office in Port…
Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo (APC – Bayelsa East) has urged Niger Delta senators not to instigate violence in the region by making malicious and unfounded statements over the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The lawmaker made the call at a…
