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…
Stakeholders have resolved to review and update the master plan of Niger Delta Regional Development master plan, with clear goals and roles for all stakeholder set out as the under-girding framework. They also resolved that the Niger Delta Development Commission,…
The Federal Government has told South-South states that multinational oil companies would not relocate their Headquarters to the Niger Delta because peace cannot be guaranteed. The government said if the place remained insecure, investment would continue to be elusive as…
The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) says no individual or group should compel the region to be part of Biafra, Oodua, or any group outside of Nigeria. UNDEDSS Executive Secretary, Mr Tony Uranta in a statement on…
…Make case for Buhari’s administration …Commend Sylva for creating 35,000 Jobs in Bayelsa State Some prominent leaders in the Niger Delta region on Monday urged Nigerians to encourage the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in its efforts to create jobs,…
Key stakeholders in the development of the Niger Delta region have applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for re-positioning the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to fast-track the development of Nigeria’s oil-rich region. The stakeholders stated this after a meeting of the…
Ijaw Youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have described as deceitful and diversionary the comments attributed to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, over the possible constitution of a substantive board of the…
