IYC vows to examine CSR claims of Oil Companies in host communities
The Western Zone of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), comprising Edo, Delta and Ondo States, has pledged to begin examining oil companies operating in the zone to ascertain their corporate social responsibilities to their host communities. Omaghomi Olu-Derimon, the newly elected secretary of the zone, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, the Edo state capital, […]
South-South senators berate bill to include new states into NDDC
South-South senators, including the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, on Wednesday, kicked against a bill by the Senate seeking the inclusion of Lagos, Ogun, Anambra and others as oil-producing states into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Under the NDDC Act, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Delta, Abia, Imo, Rivers, and Ondo are members […]
IYC blasts Sylva over distribution of NNPC road projects
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has called out the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, over his negligence to protect the interest of the Niger Delta region in the N621.2 billion road projects to be undertaken across the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). A statement by the IYC President, Peter […]
Tax expert condemns conspiracy against S-South’s development
By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi Ambassador Clement Akanibo, a chartered tax accountant, has condemned what he described as injustice against the South-South Geo-Political Zone in terms of taxation. Speaking with TPCN on Monday in Port Harcourt, the tax practitioner decried a situation where huge taxes are collected from the zone while denying it of the appropriate development […]
Ex-militants warn FG over invasion of Justice Odili’s residence, call for investigation
Former Niger Delta agitators have called on the Federal Government to investigate the recent siege at Justice Mary Odili’s house and not to sweep it under the carpet. This follows the invasion of the Abuja home of Justice Odili by security operatives on Friday, October 29, 2021. The group also refuted claims that some incriminating […]
Amnesty office unveils action plans for Niger Delta ex-agitators
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office said it has mapped out plans for ex-agitators that would focus on wealth creation to improve the Niger Delta. The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), said the programme would leverage partnerships that will positively affect the economy of the Niger Delta […]
I have no idea how new staff are recruited – Akpabio tells Senate
Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, and former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says he is unaware of how workers are being recruited into the Ministry. Akpabio disclosed this on Thursday while addressing the Senate Committee on Niger Delta during the Ministry’s 2022 budget defense exercise. The Minister, who was reacting to why the wage […]
NDC to sign Niger Delta resource control and self-determination charter in November
Ogoni Youths reject state pardons for late Saro-Wiwa, others
The Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposed posthumous state pardons for the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others executed by the Sani Abacha-led administration. A statement signed by the OYF Publicity Secretary, Lene Kingsley Lekue, explained that Ken Saro-Wiwa was not guilty of any crime and did not need to […]
Substance abuse fueling militancy in Niger Delta – Dikio
Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), says substance abuse among youths in the Niger Delta fuels militancy in the region. Dikio, while speaking during a visit to the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Muhammad Buba Marwa (rtd), in Abuja, said urgent […]
Group calls for accountability, effective service delivery of NDDC
By Tina Amanda The Niger Delta Region have called for the repositioning of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for accountability and effective service delivery through the arrest and prosecution of those found guilty in the forensic audit report. The call was made during a Town Hall Meeting organised by the Social Development Integrated Center […]
Oil and gas companies to relocate to operational bases in the Niger Delta – Senate
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday initiated moves to ensure that all oil and gas companies in Nigeria, relocate to their operational bases in the Niger Delta. This decision follows a motion sponsored by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district and co-sponsored by 23 others. According […]