Category: Niger Delta
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Olu of Warri and some Kings In the crude oil bearing communities In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are good host
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lee Engineering & Construction Limited, Dr. Leemon Ikpea, who has been a major player in the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy for 46 years, has commended the good nature and behavior of some traditional rulers in the oil-bearing communities of Nigeria.
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Senate frowns at IOCs over funds owed NDDC
Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday in Abuja frowned at non-remittance of funds owed the Commission by International Oil Companies (IOCs).
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NUPRC intervenes in Chevron/Escravos dispute
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has waded into the dispute between Chevron Nigeria Limited and communities within the company’s Warri exploration and production area, Delta State, over Host Communities Trust Fund.
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Bayelsa Oil Communities lament bottlenecks in PIA implementation
Oil bearing communities in Bayelsa have bemoaned prolonged delays in the implementation of the host community fund component of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
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Niger Delta Minister puts new NDDC board on toes
The Minister of Niger Delta, Mr Abubakar Momoh has warned members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board against underperformance during their tenure.
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Niger Delta will witness monumental development under Tinubu – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the overall development of the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media
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NASS, AGF dragged to court over Section 257 of PIA
Some natives of oil-bearing communities in Niger Delta and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have dragged the National Assembly to Court over Section 257 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
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Court stops N18.4bn compensation for 34 Rivers oil communities
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, declared that the Senate acted illegally in awarding N18.4 billion as compensation to 34 oil producing communities of Obiafu, Soku to Bonny in Rivers over Nigeria NLG Ltd’s acquisition of right of way (ROW).
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Clark asks Tinubu to remove Abia, Imo, Ondo from NDDC
Chief Edwin Clark, the Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to move for the amendment of the 2000 Act establishing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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Recruitment: Army woos Delta, Rivers indigenes to join military
The Nigeria Army in Rivers say it has commenced its recruitment campaign to woo indigent youths from the state to join the army.