THE GUARDIAN The Delta State Task Force on Environment says it has proposed N300 million for its activities in the 2022 fiscal year. Agency Chair Silvester Oromoni disclosed this in Asaba when he led other officials of the agency to…
THE NATION The Niger Delta Peoples Charter, embedded with critical developmental demands for Nigeria’s oil-rich region, has been earmarked for unveiling on February 23, 2022. The President of the Niger Delta Congress (NDC), Nubari Sataah, disclosed this at the weekend…
VANGUARD NEWS Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has warned the Federal Government not to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, or merge it with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, noting that such would trigger crisis in the oil…
THE SUN The Federal Government has said a new revenue allocation formula for the country is long overdue but reiterated that it must be based on the constitutionally allocated functions. This is even as it has applauded the nationwide consultation…
LEADERSHIP.NG Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has awarded scholarships and cash donation to nine-year-old Deborah Quickpen following her heroic performance at the recent Africa Youth Chess Championship in Accra, Ghana. Miss Quickpen emerged champion in the Under-10 category after…
THE SUN The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has said President Buhari should not blame Ijaw and Niger Delta leaders if the boiling anger in the region snowballed into crisis. The group also raised the alarm over an alleged plot to…
THE GUARDIAN It is certain that over two thirds of the earth’s surface is covered by water; less than a third is taken up by land. As earth’s population continues to grow, people are putting ever-increasing pressure on the planet’s…
NAIJANEWS.COM Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has inaugurated members of the probe tribunal that will conduct an inquiry into the collapse of a 21-storey structure on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi on Monday. Naija News reports that this was made…
THE NATION An offshore rig under construction by Shelf Oil and Gas Drilling Company Nigeria Limited has exploded in the Atlantic Ocean close to Sangana, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the explosion, which occurred at…
THE WILL Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, launched an ICT-based scheme to empower youths in the state. Under the initiative tagged “Diri Digital Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (DDEEP),” 8,000 beneficiaries across the eight local government areas of the…