Tag: nddc
5 Things that Should Matter Today: YCee and Kizz Daniel are proving artistes need entertainment lawyers before signing contracts
Kizz Daniel has now been dragged back to court by his former record label, G-Worldwide who are seeking N500m in ...
The days of balderdash between the Executive and the Legislature are over – Saraki
The Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Wednesday, highlighted that the era of face-offs between the legislature and the executive is over. ...
N31 million ransom for Igbonla six, $793.2 million illegal cash in banks | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
1.2 million – The National Examination Council (NECO) said out of the 7,410,030 candidates that sat for the Senior School ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. FG ORDERS REINSTATEMENT OF CRK, IRK AS SEPARATE SUBJECTS The ...
FG begins probe into educational qualification of NDDC staff
The Federal Government has ordered an investigation into the educational qualification of members of staff of the Niger Delta Development ...
Reps reject bill seeking to create South-East commission
After a rowdy session due to the absence of the sponsor of the bill, the House of Representatives has rejected ...
[The Presidential Blog] Finally, the Senate has time for President Buhari’s nominees
If you are anywhere near Twitter today, you’ll see that the Senate Plenary is popping. motions left, right and centre ...
Buhari sends replacement for rejected NDDC nominees to Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of three nominees for confirmation into the board of the Niger Delta Development ...
BREAKING: EFCC arrests Jonathan’s ally over alleged theft of N2bn
by Azeez Adeniyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained a political ally of former President ...
Opinion: NDDC and Sagay’s allegation of corruption
by Michael Jegede On March 2, 2017, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof. Itse Sagay, ...
“We are ready for probe” | NDDC responds to alleged corrupt practices
by Azeez Adeniyi The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has it is ready to be probed to prove that it ...
How NDDC bought over 70 new vehicles despite claiming broke – Sagay
by Azeez Adeniyi Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Thursday disclosed that the ...
NDDC appeals to N’Delta militants to halt destruction of oil facilities
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has appealed to militants in the region to ...
Cheta Nwanze: What I would have done, if I was at that Niger delta meeting
by Cheta Nwanze Okay, now that I’m on my lunch break, let me type a little. Nigerian leaders are generally ...
Cheta Nwanze: Dear Niger Delta, you have no leaders
by Cheta Nwanze So many watched the meeting between President Buhari and the “leaders” of the Niger Delta yesterday with ...
Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and Pres. Buhari (Pt. 2)
by Annkio Briggs SETTING THE NIGER DELTA AGENDA [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s recently confirmed by Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Ibe ...
Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and President Buhari (Pt.1)
by Annkio Briggs The oil-rich delta region of southern Nigeria – called Niger Delta – is larger than 70,000 square kilometers ...
Opinion: Niger Delta Development and the fierce urgency of now
by John Effiong In Charles Dickens seminal novel, A tale of two cities, which was first published in 1859, the ...
Simon Kolawole: Restructuring the debate on Nigeria
Why is Nigeria like this — I mean grossly underdeveloped? I’ve been asking this question all my life. And until ...
Opinion: The challenges new NDDC chairman, Ndoma Egba would need to overcome
by Richard Romanus It’s been 16 years after the Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC)was established with a core mandate of ...
Senate takes 2-week break, but first, it passed a budget
The Senate after today’s session will not be seating until July 12- adding another two weeks to the series of breaks ...
‘Niger Delta Avengers, neglect, fraud’ | Why Reps failed to pass NDDC budget
The location of most of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects in the constituency of the Chairman, House Committee ...
‘We may take forceful steps’ | Ex-militants protest in Port Harcourt (PHOTOS)
Former Niger Delta militants have protested the non-payment of their wages by the Niger Delta Development Commission. The ex-militants, who protested ...
Sacked NDDC executives sue Buhari over their sack
Members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board will not go down without a fight. They have asked the ...
Disabled protest at NDDC office in Port Harcourt (PHOTOS)
Disabled men and women were reported to have blocked the Rumuola-Waterlines line of Aba Rd, in front of NDDC office. ...
Ex-militant leaders have the following demands for President Buhari
Ex-militant leaders under the aegis of Urhobo Gbagbako, have made some requests from the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu ...
Patience Jonathan denies receiving N3 billion from NDDC
by Kolapo Olapoju First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has denied being paid N3 billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), ...
They have resumed! Gunmen kidnap 4 health workers in Rivers state
by Azubuike Azikiwe Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted seven health workers in Rivers State. The health workers, four medical doctors, ...
Opinion: How to manage oil wealth through developmental funds
by Mohammed Dahiru Aminu The success in managing the oil wealth of Nigeria will enable the country achieve some set ...
Simon Kolawole: We’d soon start drinking our oil
by Simon Kolawole I am not interested in who is the chairman of governors’ forum or Speaker of Rivers House ...