FG unveils strategic implementation work plan for Niger Delta
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has launched the Strategic Implementation Work Plan (SIWP) equipped for the development of the Niger Delta. During the launch, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, said the government identified the SIWP as a critical measure to trigger the anticipated development needed in the […]
Find another alternative to oil, PANDEF tasks Niger Delta
PAN Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on the Niger Delta region of the country to begin a search for an alternative to oil as an economic backbone to ensure peace and progress in the region. The call was made in Port Harcourt on Tuesday BY PANDEF’s National President, Senator Emmanuel Essien, during the official […]
FG announces plans to meet with Ogoni stakeholders
The Federal Government has announced plans to meet with stakeholders in Ogoniland on the ongoing clean-up exercise. According to FG, the meeting is scheduled to get their assessment of how far the government has gone. Disclosing this at the weekly ministerial press briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Minister […]
Ijaw youths threaten to shut down Agip flow station over neglect
Youths in the Olugbobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened to shut down the Tedidaba Flow Station operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) over alleged neglect of the community. The youths under the aegis of Concern Olugbobiri Youths Movement, who staged a protest in the community, on Monday, […]
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
