Tag: Niger Delta

We’re Willing To Cooperate With Government To Develop Niger Delta – Ex-militants

Former Niger Delta agitators has on Saturday declared their willingness to cooperate with the federal government toward the overall development of the region. Tonye Bobo, leader of the Third Phase Presidential…

PANDEF Condemns President Buhari For Assenting To PIB

The Pan Niger Delta Forum led by Chief Edwin Clark has berated President Muhammadu Buhari, for signing the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law amidst outcry. The group said…

PANDEF Tells Buhari to Exonerate Saro-Wiwa, Others of Murder Convictions

The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to exonerate late playwright and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, alongside eight other Ogoni leaders, who were during regime…

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172 Polluted Sites Discovered in Ogoniland Since 2011 – HYPREP

The new Project coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project, HYPREP, Ferdinand Giadom has revealed that about 172 polluted sites have been discovered in Ogoniland since 2011 when the…

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Man Reveals One Greatest Challenge in Niger Delta

A certain man on social media has disclosed one of the greatest challenges facing the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. He, Joseph John noted this discovery on his Facebook account…

INC Fumes Over NDDC, Water Resources Bill, NNPC, Others;  Insists on Restructuring

The Ijaw National Congress, INC, has reiterated its calls for restructuring and resource control in Nigeria as the only route to justice, fairness and equity. The apex Ijaw body also…

FG to Scrap Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria has hinted on a total closure of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) within six months. The newly appointed Interim Administrator, Maj Gen Barry…

NDDC To Begin Remedial Work On East-West Road

The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will commence immediate remedial works on the flood-ravaged section of the East-West Road. Obong Umana Okon Umana, the Minister of Niger…

NDDC: Lauretta’s Appointment Will Be Resisted by All Means – Group

A Niger Delta group, the Ijaw Interest Advocates has announced plans to resist the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission by all means. This…

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Our Operations More Beneficial to Niger Deltans Than FG – Tantita

The activities of Tantita Security Services LImited has been described as more beneficial to the Niger Delta and its environment than it is to the Federal Government. This was declared…

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