The Niger Delta People’s Liberation Movement has said the Niger Delta region has seen so much of confusion since the assumption in office of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Reacting to a call by six civil…
Niger Delta Stakeholders say Akpabio lied over NDDC leadership
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has been accused of “telling serial lies in his grand design to appropriate and control the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).” This is the position of the Niger Delta Stakeholders, led by…
NDDC: Interim Management Committee unknown to law – David Ekuetafia Esq
In recent weeks, there has been a rash of misconception being peddled in both the print and electronic media about what next steps Mr President needs to take on matters relating to the Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission.…
NDDC: Stop heating up the polity, Isoko youth group tells Akpabio
The Isoko Nation Youth Congress (INYC) in Delta State, led by its president, Engr Godstime Akokotu has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Olorogun Bernard Okumagba and Prophet Jones Erue from Delta State to serve on the newly-confirmed board of…
Reps urge minister to dissolve three-man NDDC Interim Board
The House of Representatives has called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio to dissolve the three-man interim board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Ossai Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta) presented a Motion on Matters of Public…
Buhari orders forensic audit of NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2001 to 2019. This, a statement by the President’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, is a result of the persistent criticisms of the…
Nine govs to meet Buhari over NDDC board (Punch)
The governors of the nine oil-producing states covered by the Niger Delta Development Commission have said they will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the composition of the NDDC board. The governors said the new board had ignited widespread…
Niger Delta youths give Wike seven days to reopen NDDC office (Punch)
Niger Delta youths have issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to reopen the corporate headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission or risk an economic crippling protest in the state. The youths, under the aegis…
Atiku shares his thoughts on Fixing the Niger Delta (#Time2Atikulate series)
Atiku Abubakar has described the Niger Delta as a huge blemish on the collective conscience of the Nigerian nation. According to the PDP presidential front runner “the area has accounted for over 85% of Nigeria’s annual revenues for the past…
Ex-NDDC MD, Aginighan, son, police orderly loss lives in auto crash (Punch)
The Ijaw Nation has been thrown into mourning following the death of a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Pastor Power Aginighan. Aginighan reportedly died in a fatal accident that involved his son, Tammy, and his…