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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, lamented the sorry state of Niger Delta, saying the region is currently considered the most polluted in the world due to the high amount of spills. 
18 Apr
An indigenous technological firm, Tech Nexus Limited in collaboration with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said it is organising an exposition in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to showcase and ignite innovation and technological advancement among youths in the Niger Delta region. Chief Executive Officer of Tech Nexus Limited, Belema George, in a statement…
17 Apr
For many years, there exist a veiled agreement that one of the perverse and unintended consequences of the discovery of oil in Nigeria is that governments have almost completely abandoned agriculture in the mad quest for petrol dollars.
9 Apr
Residents of Ubulubu community in Aniocha North Local Council of Delta State have lamented the dilapidated state of the only major road that leads to the village from Obomkpa.
1 Apr
A legal luminary, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has tasked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and all public sector entities to ensure adequate funding of their legal departments to compete favourably with their counterparts in the private sector for optimal performance.
28 Mar
When Mr Chiedu Ebie, the chairman, Governing Board, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), noted that the commission is poised to fast-track development of the Niger Delta region, only but few paid attention to that remark; but with the current accelerated and coordinated development ongoing in the region, it is obvious that Ebie’s remark has become a word made flesh.
11 Mar
Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme, Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chiedu Ebie, Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, and others have committed over N100 million to resuscitate and preserve Ika language.
29 Feb
A bill to include Anambra State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been rejected by the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Tony Nwoye, representing the Anambra North district, was presented on Wednesday but failed to pass the second reading, facing strong opposition from a majority of senators. Currently, the…
23 Feb
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Chiedu Ebie, has vowed to honour the principles and virtues espoused by the late Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Prof. Chike Edozien, in advancing the development of the Anioma nation.
21 Feb
The House of Representatives has ordered the completion of the Amassoma community Shoreline in Southern Ijaw part of Bayelsa state.
20 Feb
The Accountability Initiative (AI), a Nigerian civil society group, has fired back at Senator Godswill Akpabio's accusations against former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, highlighting Akpabio's own ongoing corruption investigations and demanding he face charges instead. Akpabio recently claimed the current administration is struggling to find charges against Emefiele for his time at the helm…
19 Feb
Following the cholera outbreak in Soku Communities in Akuku-Toru Local Council of Rivers State, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), through the State Office of the Commission, said that it has deployed medical personnel and response materials to the area.

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