Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Environment, Hon Terseer Ugbor, has called the Niger Delta region to key into mangrove restoration as part of efforts to combat oil spill in the region. Ugbor made the call shortly after the…
The Nigerian Navy said on Wednesday that following its anti-crude oil theft (COT), and anti-illegal bunkering effort under the auspices of Operation Delta Sanity, its platforms have foiled the stealing of over 60,815 barrels of crude oil valued at over…
The Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre and their allied community-based women’s organisations have expressed dismay at the announcement by Shell to sell off their on-shore assets to investors. They noted that Shell did not conduct the necessary consultations with communities…
Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Barr. Chiedu Ebie, has called on the nine states that make up the commission to co-exist and work harmoniously in order to benefit in terms of infrastructural and human capital development. He…
The Niger Delta Development Commission has inaugurated the Oruma rigid pavement Road, a major by-pass for commuters from both Bayelsa and Rivers states, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, during the…
The Niger Delta Development Commission has re-stated its commitment to complete all its ongoing development projects, especially those with key impact potentials, in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Executive Director Projects, Sir Victor Antai, stated this during an inspection…
There seems to be no truce in sight in the controversy over allocation of projects by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Abubakar Momoh, to Edo North senatorial district excluding Edo South as Benin National Congress (BNC) in a petition…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft, Alhassan Doguwa, announced that the House is set to introduce legislation aimed at bolstering the role of private security firms in safeguarding the nation’s oil and gas facilities.…
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has tackled Senator Suleiman Kawu for kicking against the nomination of Mr Oluwole Adama as the Executive Director, Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, MDGIF, Governing Council. Adams was nominated by President Bola Tinubu.…
Some Nigerians from Niger Delta on Monday called on President Bola Tinubu to compel Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) to pay $3.6 billion awarded to them as compensation for the 2011 Bonga oil spill. The group staged…