The Federal Government has assured residents in the oil-polluted Niger Delta that its mangrove restoration programme will tackle climate change in the region. Minister of State Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, who made the pledge during the tour of remediation sites…
The Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) has disclosed that over 4000 hectares of mangroves had been destroyed by decades of oil spills in the Ogoni area of the Niger Delta alone. HYPREP’s Project Coordinator, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, made the…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, has confirmed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) agreed to partner with the commission to implement a Health Insurance Project and other programmes that will benefit the people…
The Chief of Defence of Staff, Christopher Musa, has given the reason why the Nigerian military has been unable to permanently end oil bunkering and theft in the Niger Delta region. Mr Musa, an army general, spoke when he appeared…
Ever since its discovery in 1956 around the Niger Delta region in Bayelsa State, crude oil has been the major backbone of the Nigerian economy, thus contributing the largest share to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. However, illegal activities…
Ex-warlords from the Niger Delta region have issued a 7-day ultimatum to all multinational oil companies operating in the area to ensure they pay them all outstanding stipends and entitlements. The ex-agitators under the auspices of Black Waterway Boys, led…
In all parts of the country, small businesses remain largely in the informal sector of the economy because the perceived benefits of remaining informal, outweigh the perceived costs. However, this sector of the economy operates in a challenging business environment,…
FOUNDATION co-chair, African Stroke Organisation, Professor Mayowa Owolabi, has said the Niger Delta region has the highest prevalence of stroke in the world, as he called for a four-pronged approach: surveillance, prevention, acute care and rehabilitation, to stem the rising…
The Niger Delta Development Commission has commenced a computer-based test for 5,000 applicants from the Niger Delta region for its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship programme. The commission said it was part of its efforts to provide more opportunities for the youth.…
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 and Communications, Office of the…
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