NDDC
23 Oct 2023
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been urged to resume work on dredging projects to ensure the wellbeing of the citizenry in the oil rich region.
19 Oct 2023
Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, a socio-political group, Bayelsa Renaissance Movement (BRM) has cautioned the heads of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to be apolitical and concentrate in discharging the mandates of their offices. BRM said by openly campaigning for one political party against the…
18 Oct 2023
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the Commission is set to invest in solar and carbon credit to combat climate change. He said that the impact in solar power aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address climate change issues in Nigeria. Ogbuku stated this, yesterday, at NDDC headquarters…
12 Oct 2023
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered, at least, N41.78 billion from three prime cases, among several others pending before the agency.
11 Oct 2023
Shell companies in Nigeria have awarded contracts amounting to $1.9 billion to registered Nigerian contractors within a year. According to a 2023 Shell Briefing Note obtained by The Guardian, the oil multinational also paid $1.36 billion...
10 Oct 2023
President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives’ confirmation of appointment for the positions of Chairman and members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
2 Oct 2023
The Manager Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbukwu, has lamented the myriad of challenges facing the region, ranging from infrastructure deficit to environmental concerns, as well as socio-economic disparities.
20 Sep 2023
Renewed controversy and agitation over the recent appointments into the Board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by President Bola Tinubu, on which state the chief executive of the Commission should come from, is one too many.
12 Sep 2023
A former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), George Turnah, has been sentenced to two years improvement for N2.9 billion fraud. Turnah was sentenced alongside two others, Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas Chidebere, who each also got two-year jail terms. Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal…
2 Sep 2023
Inspired by the desire to entrench collaboration, cooperation, partnership and synergy with key stakeholders in the Niger Delta for the development of the region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) recently convoked a two-day Partners for Sustainable Development....
2 Sep 2023
Chairman Ekuku-Agbor Elites Association, a prominent group in the oil-producing communities of Ika Local Government Area of Delta State...
2 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of the Ondo State Representative-nominee to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC), Victor Akinjo, with Otito Atikase.
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