Niger Delta Set for Skills Boost as PIND Unveils ₦113m TVET Modernisation Initiative
The Niger Delta’s technical skills landscape is poised for significant transformation as the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has launched a ₦113 million programme to modernise 14 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres across the region. Read Also: OPEC Urges Nigeria to Refine Locally The upgrade initiative, which directly […]
N’Delta Youths Applaud Tinubu for Naming Okowa South-South Coordinator
The Coalition of Niger Delta Youth Stakeholders (CNDYS) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, as the South-South Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), describing the decision as both strategic and commendable. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Convener of the coalition, Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei, […]
Siasia Says MSMEs Key to Job Creation in Nigeria
Founder of the Niger Delta Young Professionals, Moses Siasia, has reaffirmed the vital role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in driving job creation and long-term economic growth in Nigeria. Siasia made this known in a statement on Tuesday ahead of the fifth Niger Delta MSME Summit, scheduled for December 9 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa […]
Troops Arrest Suspected Oil Thieves in Niger Delta
Troops of the 6 Division Nigerian Army have arrested fourteen suspected Oil thieves, confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen products and dismantling of fourteen illegal refining hubs across the Niger Delta region. According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Danjuma, In several operations conducted by […]
Niger Delta Youth Leaders Denounce Allegations Against Ogbuku
A coalition of youth leaders under the banner of Concerned Niger Delta Youth Leaders has denounced what it described as baseless and malicious allegations against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku. In a communiqué issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, recently, the group reaffirmed its confidence in Ogbuku’s […]
Momoh Launches Committee for Niger Delta Ferry Project Development
The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has inaugurated the Project Development Committee for the proposed Niger Delta Ferry Services (NDFS), a major step toward revitalising water transport and boosting economic integration across the region. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, Momoh said the ferry project, to be executed through a […]
NDDC To Inaugrate 650 Bed Hostels In Niger Delta University
Efforts are being intensified to complete the six hundred and fifty-bed hostel being built by the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, in the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amasoma, Bayelsa State. Dr Ogbuku, who made this known during the inspection of the project, stated that the hostel would be inaugurated soon as part of the second […]
Millions Benefit from EU’s Peace Building in Niger Delta
Over ten million persons have benefited from the Community Centred Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in three states of the Niger Delta region. Mass Media and Information Management Coordinator of the peacebuilding organisation, Search for Common Ground, Nigeria, Mr Sunny Dada, made this known at a Regional Dissemination Meeting of a Social Media Listening […]
Niger Delta Forum Backs Tinubu’s Reforms, Seeks Inclusive Development
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s reform initiatives, while urging the Federal Government (FG) to prioritise inclusive development across the Niger Delta and the wider nation. In a goodwill message marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary on Tuesday, the group, through its National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, congratulated […]
Illegal Oil Bunkering Tops Social Media Conversation in Niger Delta- Search for Common Ground Study Reveals
A one-day Social Media Listening Stakeholder Validation Meeting took place on Monday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, to mitigate online conflict drivers and engender peace-building efforts in communities in the Niger Delta. At the presentation of the Social Media Listening Report by officials of Search for Common Ground, Nigeria, participants discussed the findings, which […]
SSDC Targets Infrastructure, Human Capital to Fast-Track South-South Growth
The newly inaugurated South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has pledged to prioritise large-scale infrastructure and human capital projects as part of its blueprint to accelerate economic transformation across the oil-rich region. At its maiden board meeting in Abuja on Thursday, September 4, the Chairman, Chibudom Nwuche, outlined the commission’s focus areas, ranging from transport corridors and […]
Niger Delta Women Seek Justice through SERAP
Women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, including those from Rivers State, are raising their voices against systemic marginalisation and injustice, with support from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). On Monday, September 1, during an interactive session in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, women from Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, and Rivers States shared […]