The Deputy National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, on Saturday, described the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as a celebrated...
The shouting match between the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike following the latter’s corruption allegation against Amaechi got tougher on...
Governors of the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone are in disagreement with the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on the inauguration...
Last week, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity, Benjamin Kalu, confidently dished a strange reason for the recorded deaths of National Assembly...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday narrated how the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allegedly duped the state of N400 million, over failed projects....
Over N6.589 trillion was received by eight oil-producing states from the Federation Account under the 13 percent derivation principle, between 2009 and 2019 according to a...
A group, the Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. NDDI based...
The Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas in Nigeria (HOSCON) has pleaded with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government not to yield to calls asking him to...
A former Special Adviser to a one time Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dan Abia, Mr. George Turnah was on Monday re-arraigned...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday described as fictitious and malicious, claims that he received a bribe from...
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader, Edwin Clark, has said that the problem they have in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) remained the Minister of...
An analyst with KPMG, Wale Ajayi, has advocated for the scrapping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and the open allocation of oil blocks by...
The year 2020 was a year that had a potpourri of highs and lows for Nigerian politics, with some unforgettable scandals sipping into the media space....
Angry Ijaw youths on Monday blocked the East-West Road to protest the appointment of Effiong Okon-Akwa as Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday appointed the acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, as the...
The Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Okowa, who made the...
In 2014, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded 10 road projects worth over N2 billion in various communities in Edo State, with a 12-month completion...
Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo State has cried out for being excluded from the budgetary provisions of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The people made...
Probe. This is another word for political manoeuvring, horse-trading, chicanery and blackmail – in the Nigerian milieu. Probes are launched here not for righteous ends but...
In this concluding part, ARINZE CHIJIOKE discovers that apart from the Obohia-Ohuru-Aba Road, there are similar projects initiated by the NDDC in Abia State which have either been abandoned, not started...
There were feelings of excitement among the people of Ohuru-Ndoki Community when three contractors were prequalified to bid for the construction of their road in 2008. They were...
Contrary to widely held view that core oil producing areas in the Niger Delta are benefiting from 13 percent derivation and the Niger Delta Development Commission...
If there was any Nigerian who was excited and optimistic that the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, would be concluded in real time,...
Nigeria turns 60 today! Sixty years of flag independence from British colonial rule that spanned centuries. When the Union Jack was lowered in Lagos on the...
Nigerian students under the scholarship scheme of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday protested at the Nigerian High Commission in London. They said they...
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio....
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) acting Executive Director (Projects), Dr Cairo Ojougboh has denied reports the agency paid members of the Senate N20 million each...
The Nigerian Senate has responded to the claim that its members collected N20 million from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as COVID-19 palliative. NDDC’s Interim...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Monday said it had cleared the tuition and stipends it was owing stranded scholarship students in the United Kingdom...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had grilled top management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over allegations...
The sum of N722.3 million has been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for eight field forensic auditors to audit the Niger Delta Development Commission...
Last week had its exciting moments. However, six stories made our pick. Top of the pack include the strong reservations expressed by the Christian Association of...
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, described the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as a cesspit of corruption, saying the commission...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that it is already investigating the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio; and the acting Managing...
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, claimed on Sunday he had evidence to substantiate his allegation...
The ongoing investigations into alleged corruption at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been described as “just a drama”, by the Urhobo Progressives Union (UPU),...
A construction firm, Webster Global Ventures, accused of being used by some National Assembly members to engage in alleged contracts scams at the Niger Delta Development...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has been asked to arrest and prosecute Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contractors, who after receiving mobilisation funds, failed...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Peter Nwaoboshi, on Friday, dismissed the commission’s request for him to refund N2.5...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has demanded the refund of about N2.5 billion from the Chairman of Senate Committee on NDDC, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. According...
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has denied allegations that the N6.5 billion earmarked for COVID-19 palliatives was embezzled by the Interim Management...
The monarchs and stakeholders of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), have urged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio to resign....
Governor Nyesome Wike of RIvers State on Tuesday described the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as the cash cow of politicians in the country, where they...
Stranded scholars of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) studying abroad have gotten a major relief as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the commission to pay...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday it had secured the final forfeiture of N827, 679,098.32 from Flank Power Resources Limited and GMFD...
The Nigerian Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu has reacted to being listed among National Assembly members that benefited from Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contracts. The...
The former governor of Delta State, Mr Emmanuel Uduaghan has reacted to the claim that he was among those that got contracts from the Niger Delta...
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has reacted to reports that fresh financial infractions have been uncovered at the commission. The NDDC, in...
A labour union in the country has hinted that it would take to the streets nationwide to protest alleged corruption in several agencies within the President...
The Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the delay in sacking the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. The...
