NDDC Partners LIFE-ND to Enhance Niger Delta Agriculture
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in partnership with the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises–Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has stepped up efforts to boost agricultural development and rural livelihoods across the Niger Delta region. As part of its oversight responsibilities, officials of the NDDC and LIFE-ND recently inspected agricultural incubation centres in Rivers, Imo, and Akwa Ibom […]
Maritime Security Calls for Stronger Private Sector Partnerships
The Niger Delta Investment Summit has renewed calls for stronger private sector partnerships to enhance maritime security and safeguard critical national assets across the Niger Delta region. The call was made in a statement issued by the summit’s organising committee following a courtesy visit to Target One Group in Abuja. Read also: Bonny LG Chair […]
NNPC Discovers New Oil Well in Niger Delta
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the discovery of a new oil well, Awodi-07, in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta, describing the development as a significant boost to Nigeria’s hydrocarbon exploration efforts. The discovery was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh. […]
PHCCIMA Joins Push for Post-Oil Niger Delta Economy
In a strategic engagement aimed at fostering sustainable development in the Niger Delta, Dr. Chinyere Nwoga, President of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), received a high-level delegation from the Federal University Otuoke (FUO), Bayelsa State. The visit, led by Prof. John Kalama, Head of the Department of Political Science […]
COAS Seeks Public Support Against Economic Sabotage in Niger Delta
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has called on residents of the Niger Delta to cooperate with security agencies by providing timely and credible information to curb economic sabotage in the region. Shaibu made the appeal during an operational visit to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers […]
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 […]