THE GUARDIAN Following its earlier condemnation by different groups and individuals, the Ijaw Nations Development Group (INDG) has condemned the reintroduction of the National Water Resources Bill in the National Assembly, vowing to resist it vehemently. The INDG described the…
PUNCH NEWS No fewer than 9,000 vulnerable households from three local government areas of Bayelsa State have been registered for the Federal Government’s National Cash Transfer Program also known as Household Uplifting Program. The Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) Manager, State…
THE GUARDIAN Sony Neme, AsabaFollowing concerns over abandoned projects in the riverine communities, the Delta State Government has moved to complete the projects, such as bridges and roads.One of such projects embarked upon by previous and present administrations is the…
THE GUARDIAN To achieve environmental justice in the Niger Delta region, the State and Federal Governments have been implored to strengthen coordination of the Ogoni cleanup exercise and remove any political undertone in the project. The Executive Director, Civil Society…
DAILY POST Armed Youths of Okarki, a boundary community between Rivers and Bayelsa State, have reportedly attacked operatives of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Federal Task Force on Pipeline Vandalism, Bayelsa State Command, during an inspection on…
THE SUN There are corruption allegations leveled against some administrators of NDDC, involving the present acting MD, immediate past acting MD, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and even members of the National Assembly, what’s your take? The NDDC was…
DAILY POST he Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged foul play in the just-concluded governorship election in the state. It, however, called on party members to stay calm while party leaders study the result and…
LEADERSHIP You shouldn’t whistle and sneer at the same time. You simply shouldn’t. You will look ridiculous! Okay, whistle or sneer all you want, but just don’t do both together. One of the more daunting burdens of a commentator/chronicler is…
THE CITIZEN Governors have resolved to review the contentious Water Resources Bill to present a common position to the Federal Government. The contentious bill has continued to generate controversy as some prominent socio-cultural groups have rejected it. The bill intends to…
THE SUN Aggrieved women drawn from 40 crude oil producing communities in Brass, Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw local government areas of Bayelsa State on Friday stormed the Yenagoa office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), demanding N20billion as compensation from…
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