NDDC
15 Oct
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has flagged off the distribution of 50,000 U-Lesson Educational Tablets and Software Initiatives to primary and secondary schools in the Niger Delta, describing it as the largest educational technology investment in Africa. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the NDDC…
11 Oct
The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has mandated every contractor working with to henceforth register with the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA). NDDC said the registration which comes with a certificate will become a prerequisite for doing business with it. Managing Director of NDDC Samuel Ogbuku stated this in…
9 Oct
Amid falling or stagnating revenues, rising funding needs and the ballooning cost of debt service, state governments may not only lose their fiscal lifeline to emergency development vehicles
7 Oct
Sen. Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, says that the South-South Development Commission bill, when approved, will ensure even distribution of resources to the zone. Dafinone, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, was reacting to a proposed bill presently before the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria…
1 Oct
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has intensified its efforts to address youth unemployment in the Niger Delta through its Project HOPE initiative. Project HOPE, which stands for 'Holistic Opportunities Programmes for Engagement,' was conceived by the Commission last year to address the pressing challenges facing youth in the region, particularly in the areas of…
1 Oct
Members of the Governing Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have re-stated commitment to promoting projects and programmes that would guarantee food security and sustainable growth in the Niger Delta region.
30 Sep
A former representative of Ondo State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Benson Enikuomehin, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in the state. Enikuomehin defected from the APC along with over 200 of his…
30 Sep
The leadership of the Niger Delta Youth Council Worldwide (NDYC) has thrown their weights behind the appointment of Mr.Chiedu Ebie as the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). NDYC National Coordinator, Engr. Jator Abidoin a statement insisted that Ebie's appointment is in line with extant provisions of the law. The group applauded President…
30 Sep
The six-year old $60m Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project has made significant strides in its first phase, ending by March 2025.
23 Sep
There is no gainsaying the fact that abandonment of public projects and enterprises retards economic growth and development in Nigeria. At both the national and sub-national levels, public projects and enterprises are indiscriminately dumped after billions of Naira
17 Sep
With the threat of flooding in states across the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has set up centres for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. The facilities at the emergency shelters, according to the Managing Director of the Commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, include essential amenities like a…
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The Senate has approved the nomination of Omolola Oloworaran as the substantive Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). President Bola Tinubu had nominated Oloworaran for the position and sought Senate approval through a formal request. Her confirmation followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, presented during…
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Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav looks set to miss the remainder of the year after picking up a hamstring injury in training, coach Sebastian Hoeness said Thursday. Undav, who pulled out of Germany's Nations League fixtures this month, suffered the injury on Wednesday, with a scan confirming a muscle tear. "We'd be doing well if we…
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Spain's ombudsman on Thursday urged the country's Catholic Church to compensate victims of sexual abuse committed on the institution's watch. Unlike in other nations, clerical abuse allegations have only recently started to gain traction in Spain, once a deeply Catholic country which has become increasingly secular. Figures published last year in the first-ever official report…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was using Ukraine as a weapons-testing ground, accusing Moscow of having apparently launched an armed intercontinental ballistic missile at his country. If confirmed, it would be the first use of such a weapon in conflict in history and a sharp escalation of the fighting in…
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Findings from the Phase VI tracking of Constituency and Executive Projects by Ministry Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government have exposed how staff of executing agencies connive with facilitators or contractors to execute shoddy projects. The investigation was carried out by the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI), an intervention initiative conceived to engender…
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Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country. The objects, dating to the 19th century, are symbols of governance, chiefship and royal heritage. Originally crafted by Asante court artisans, they include swords, linguist…
53 mins ago
WaterAid Nigeria has called on Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries to scale up financing in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector by investing a minimum of $15million annually to scale up access to WASH facilities in the country. The Country Director of WaterAid Nigeria Evelyn Mere stated this at a 2-day…
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Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu will miss the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on Ghana duty. The 20-year-old underwent surgery on Wednesday in a major blow to Leicester's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Fatawu had made an impressive start to the season, but his campaign has come…
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Bangladesh's illness-plagued opposition leader Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years on Thursday, months after her release from house arrest following the ouster of long-time foe Sheikh Hasina. The ferocious rivalry between the two former premiers -- born in blood and cemented in prison -- has defined politics in the Muslim-majority nation…