Stolen oil vessels: HOMEF faults manner of destruction, says it hurts the environment
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has raised serious concerns over the manner vessels of stolen crude oil are being destroyed in Nigeria without recourse to the environment and…
Group writes Tinubu, demands amnesty for Boko Haram, Bandits in the North
A pan-north group, Northern Development Forum (NDF), has issued a two-week ultimatum to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant amnesty to Boko Haram and bandits in the…
Ndiomu Has Sanitized PAP, Ignore Mischief Makers – Aide
The Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has maintained that despite episodes of misinformation and negative being “sponsored” in the media, its Principal, Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has…
Ndiomu, Presidential Amnesty and peace in Niger Delta, by Efosa Umukoro
Nigeria’s crude oil production quotient has been on a see-saw, swinging up and down according to the whims of some militants in the oil-bearing Niger Delta region. However, since the…
NDDC Need Assessment Polls Show Priorities of Niger Delta People
Two online polls by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on LinkedIn and Twitter have revealed that most people want the NDDC to invest in training, empowerment, and jobs for…
Onochie: NDDC to Address Needs of Youths and Communities in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured that it will address the needs of youths and communities in the Niger Delta region. NDDC Board Chairman Lauretta Onochie disclosed this…
Presidential Amnesty Programme: Ndiomu as the fit man
BY KEN UGBECHIE Every so often, the man who’s right, tends to walk alone. He’s the subject of a mob attack just for doing the right thing. That sums up…
Board backs Onochie’s move to cut financial waste in NDDC
The Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has given its Chairman, Lauretta Onochie, the go ahead to her plans to cut financial waste and implement other measures aimed…
Niger Delta Blue Economy: UN group identifies $1.5trn blue opportunities, as expert raises environmental concerns
As Nigeria Blue Economy Stakeholders step up engagements through the Niger Delta Blue Economy Investment Forum to change the dynamics of the crude oil dependent region to a new future…
Umana and NDDC: Behold, the enforcer cometh, by Ken Ugbechie
Obong Umana Okon Umana is the new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Barely two weeks on duty, he already has his job situationally and contextually defined. He superintends, among others,…