INC tackles Obasanjo on crude oil ownership
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has rebuffed the argument raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that crude oil in the Niger Delta belonged to the country and not the people of the region. Okaba, who stated this on ‘The Morning Show’ programme of Arise Television on Thursday, said Obasanjo […]
Oil belongs to Nigeria, not Niger Delta alone – Obasanjo replies Clark…. Ozekhome reacts
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the oil found in the Niger Delta constitutionally belongs to Nigeria and not the region alone. This follows the allegations raised by Niger Delta elder, Chief Edwin Clark who accused the former president of showing a display of hatred against people of the Niger Delta region. He also […]
Niger Delta militants stopped my government from performing – Buhari
Akpabio asks UN to extend interventions to Niger Delta
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the United Nations to intervene in the development of the Niger Delta region. The mister made the call when he received the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the past Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, and current […]
Olu of warri calls for unity among Niger Deltans, pledges support to PAP
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has called on the people of the Niger Delta region, particularly the leaders, to unite in order to tackle challenges in the region. The monarch stated this at his palace when he received the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col Milland Dikio (retd.), in Warri, […]
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 […]