Category: Niger Delta
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Ijaws fume over claim Rivers is 6th Igbo state
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has advised some people of Rivers to avoid statements capable of causing ethnic crisis in the state.
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Pressure mounts on Tinubu to revalidate $27.29bn Escavos seaport project
The Chairman of the Mercury Maritime Concession Company (MMCC), Rear Admiral Andrew Okoja (rtd), has called on President Bola Tinubu to revalidate the $27.29 billion Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex (ESIC) project in Delta State.
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Court dismisses suit challenging Tinubu’s appointments in NDDC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the appointments of the current managing director and executive directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Bola Tinubu. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the suit on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked the legal right to…
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Reps reject call to restore Niger Delta ministry
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion that sought to restore the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
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Ijaws kick against scrapping of Niger Delta ministry
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) worldwide has faulted the Federal Government over the scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and appealed for the reversal of the action.
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Count us out of Oct. 1 protest – N/Delta youths
Youths in the Niger Delta region on Friday disassociated themselves from the Oct. 1 planned nationwide protest. The youths, in their thousands, stormed Effurun to make their position known at a Stakeholders’/Engagement
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Bayelsa Govt threatens to dismiss truant public servants
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has warned public servants to take their duties seriously or face sanctions, including dismissal. He gave the warning while receiving a report from the Teachers Redistribution Committee headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff
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NDDC MD dismisses reports of tenure expiration
Dr Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says members of the commission’s Governing Board are currently serving a four-year term. This he said was contrary to insinuation in some quarters that their term would end in 2024.
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PIA: Host communities make fresh demands from oil companies
Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have called for an upward review of the three per cent statutory fee accruing to host communities from oil companies. According to HOSTCOM, the review becomes necessary in view of present economic realities.
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Financial malfeasance rattles NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has denied diverting funds to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Edo.