Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have agreed to partner on key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state.   Speaking when he hosted the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa and...
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Unical Seeks NDDC, TETFUND Support To Build New Library

Unical Seeks NDDC, TETFUND Support To Build New Library

Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to come to its aid in the construction of a new library for the institution.  Prof. Obi, who spoke in an interview with...
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Clark Urges Buhari To Constitute NDDC Board 

Clark Urges Buhari To Constitute NDDC Board 

Elder Statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a substantive Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) without delay.Clark made the appeal when members of the Delta Central All Progress...
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Group Drums Support For Umana To Salvage NDDC

Group Drums Support For Umana To Salvage NDDC

Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), on Sunday, commended the appointment of Chief Okon Umana as the new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.  National President of MOSIEND, Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, told the News...
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NDDC Revokes 20-Year-Old Unexecuted Contracts

NDDC Revokes 20-Year-Old Unexecuted Contracts

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has revoked contracts awarded between 2000 and 2019 where the contractors did not move to site.  “Consequently, all affected contractors are advised to note that all monies earlier received by way of mobilis...
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NDDC: Stakeholders Demand Prosecution Of Erring Contractors

NDDC: Stakeholders Demand Prosecution Of Erring Contractors

Stakeholders in Niger Delta on Friday applauded the Federal Government for the recently concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).   The stakeholders, who spoke at a Consultative Forum on Strengthening NDDC-Citizens Re...
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South-South Governors To Join VAT Suit

South-South Governors To Join VAT Suit

Governors of South-South states, on Monday,  resolved to join the suit currently before the Supreme Court over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT).  The VAT case is between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers Government....
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ExxonMobil Contributes N67.5b To NDDC

ExxonMobil Contributes N67.5b To NDDC

Between 2001 and June 202O, the Multinational oil company, ExxonMobil, based in Mkpanak, Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, contributed N67.5 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).   Speaking at an interactive session with Jou...
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NDDC Hands Over Former Headquarters To Rivers Govt

NDDC Hands Over Former Headquarters To Rivers Govt

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has handed over the keys to its former headquarters building, Harold Dappa Biriye House, on Aba Road in Port Harcourt to the Rivers State Government, concluding the phased movement of the Commission to its...
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Minister Decries IOC’s $4b NDDC’s Debt

Minister Decries IOC’s $4b NDDC’s Debt

The International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta region are indebted to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the tune of $4billion, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godwill Akpabio, said on Thursday.&...
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NDDC Recruits 12 Physically Impaired Youths

NDDC Recruits 12 Physically Impaired Youths

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has recruited 12 physically challenged youths in compliance with the 2019 Disability Right Law.  The NDDC Director of New Media, Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, in a statement on Sunday explained that the NDDC Interim Adm...
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No Rift Between Sylva, Akpabio Over Constitution Of NDDC Board’

No Rift Between Sylva, Akpabio Over Constitution Of NDDC Board’

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com  — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says there is no rift between him and Minister of Nigeria Delta Affairs,  Sen. Godswil Akpabio, over the constitution of board of the Nige...
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Minister Inaugurates 33 Vehicles For NDDC Field Forensic Audit

Minister Inaugurates 33 Vehicles For NDDC Field Forensic Audit

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has handed over 33 utility vehicles to the Security Committee working with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors.  Senator Akpabio, who inaugurated the vehicles...
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NDDC Partners Civil Society Organisations, Seeks Sustainable Development

NDDC Partners Civil Society Organisations, Seeks Sustainable Development

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has engaged Civil Society Organisations as part of a wider stakeholders’ partnership to ensure sustainable development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at a one-day Stakeholders Engagement with Civil Society O...
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