The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to *embraceaccountability and transparency in its processes* to ensure that theCommission effectively discharges its mandate of fast-tracking thedevelopment of the Niger Delta region.* Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, EDFA, Chief IbangaBassey Etang, made this pledge during an inspection of one of theCommission’s facilities in NDDC in…
Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal has commended the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, GCON for his doggedness and tenacity and challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Febuary 2019 presidential polls up to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court had yesterday ruled in favour of the…
The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr Joi Nunieh, has assured that the Commission will impact on all rural communities spread across the Niger Delta region. Dr Nunieh, who gave the assurance when she assumed office yesterday at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, stated that her team…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an Appeal the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23 poll. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed said the panel agreed that there is no…
Nigerian International and Defender of La Liga Club, Leganes, Kenneth Omeruo has commended Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for his commitment to the grooming of young football stars. Speaking during a meeting with Governor Wike in Madrid on Tuesday, Omeruo said that the establishment of an Academy would create a generation of great football stars. He…
OCTOBER 29, 2019Despite opposition from governors of the NDDC statesPresident Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, requesting for the screening and subsequent confirmation of former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu as Chairman, Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In a letter read on Tuesday by the President of the Senate,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has described the governors of the nine Niger Delta States as critical stakeholders and partners in the development of the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Director Corporate Affairs, Mr. Charles Obi Odili, who spoke in an interview at the Commission’s Headquarters in Port Harcourt, noted that the governors of…
The construction of the imposing Rumuogba Flyover Bridge in the heart of Port Harcourt has been flagged off by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Performing the flag off on behalf of the Rivers State Government in a ceremony attended by Rivers Prominent Leaders and Traditional Rulers on Tuesday, the Oyo State Governor declared that Governor Nyesom…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio on Monday said, though in 2019, N35.2 billion and N877 million were allocated to the Ministry of Niger Delta for Capital and Overhead Expenditure, no refunds have been released by the Federal Government since January for the capital projects in the region. He spoke at the National…
Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has welcomed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a forensic audit of the accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The group also urged the President to publicly expose the names of beneficiaries of NDDC contracts awarded between 2001 and 2019, as well as carry out a…
