ISOKO GROUP DECLARES STANCE ON ZAMFARA, CBN GOLD DEAL AND OIL IN THE NIGER DELTA

The Isoko Advancement Network (IAN), a flagship socio-political organisation during her extraordinary meeting expressed disappointment with the leadership of the National Assembly for blowing a muted trumpet over the Motion raised on the floor of the Senate by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, regarding the sale of gold worth N5billion by Zamfara State to the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a statement signed … Continue reading ISOKO GROUP DECLARES STANCE ON ZAMFARA, CBN GOLD DEAL AND OIL IN THE NIGER DELTA

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NDDC NEEDS NEW MASTER PLAN FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT – Akpabio

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says that the ministry is committed to harmonizing the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan with the Niger Delta Action Plan to produce one regional road map for development in Nigeria’s oil-rich region. Akpabio, who spoke at the new Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, permanent headquarters at the Eastern By-Pass, Port Harcourt, harped on the need … Continue reading NDDC NEEDS NEW MASTER PLAN FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT – Akpabio

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WE ARE VERIFYING NDDC SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES – NDDC Mngt.

PRESS STATEMENT We Are Verifying NDDC Scholarship Beneficiaries The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, finds it necessary to make clarifications on the recent protest of some students, who claimed to be beneficiaries of the Commission’s 2018 scholarship programme, at the Nigerian Embassy in London. We observe that the students were driven by mischief, otherwise they had the opportunity to present their case … Continue reading WE ARE VERIFYING NDDC SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES – NDDC Mngt.

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NDDC, Niger - Delta News, Oil and Gas, Rivers News

GOV WIKE SAYS NIGER DELTA IS SAFE FOR BUSINESS, DEMANDS IOCS RELOCATE HEADQUARTERS TO RIVERS

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the Niger Delta Region is safe for companies to conduct their businesses. He has therefore dismissed multinational companies who use insecurity to justify their refusal to relocate their operational headquarters to the Region. This was contained in a release by Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, which disclosed that Governor Wike made the assertion during … Continue reading GOV WIKE SAYS NIGER DELTA IS SAFE FOR BUSINESS, DEMANDS IOCS RELOCATE HEADQUARTERS TO RIVERS

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Delta News, Niger - Delta News

OKOWA URGES IYC TO PARTNER SOUTH-SOUTH GOVTS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, August 14th, urged the leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to partner governors and stakeholders in the South-South to fast-track transformation of the region, especially in peace and development. Okowa made the call when he received the newly-elected executive committee members of IYC at the Government House, Asaba. He congratulated the new leadership of the council on … Continue reading OKOWA URGES IYC TO PARTNER SOUTH-SOUTH GOVTS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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NDOKWA NEKU UNION (YOUTH WING) GIVES FED. GOVT TWO WEEKS ULTIMATUM TO ADDRESS GRIVIANCES, THREATENS TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF OIL COMPANIES IN NDOKWA LAND

RESOLUTIONS OF A MEETING,BY NNU YOUTH WING,HELD ON MONDAY 27TH JULY 2020,AT . KWALE. Over the years,Ndokwa Nation has been neglected by the Federal Government of Nigeria in all facets of life,even when Ndokwa Nation contributes over 50% revenue in oil and Gas to the Federal Government,it has been established that Ndokwa Nation hosts the largest deposit of Gas in Subsahara Africa,and hosts over 8 … Continue reading NDOKWA NEKU UNION (YOUTH WING) GIVES FED. GOVT TWO WEEKS ULTIMATUM TO ADDRESS GRIVIANCES, THREATENS TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF OIL COMPANIES IN NDOKWA LAND

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Ndokwa Youths Demands: NNPC GMD TAKES UP MATTER, AS REPS MINORITY LEADER SUES FOR PEACE

There’s a bright lining on the horizon for the Ndokwa nation, one of Nigeria’s formost oil and gas producing ethnic nationality located in Delta State, as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has taken up the grievances and demands of the youth wing of Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), the socio/cultural umbrella body of Ndokwa nation, with the Group Managing Director … Continue reading Ndokwa Youths Demands: NNPC GMD TAKES UP MATTER, AS REPS MINORITY LEADER SUES FOR PEACE