Port Harcourt, Nigeria – As it crossed the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite imaged acres of bare land. The site outside the city of Port Harcourt was on a United Nations Environment Programme cleanup list, supposed to be restored to green farmland as the Delta was before thousands of oil spills turned it into…
Calabar, Nigeria – Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Otu Duke, the Cross River State representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reiterated the Commission’s unwavering commitment to ending all forms of violence against women and girls. In a statement to mark the ongoing 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Chief Duke emphasised…
By Ken Henshaw In May 2021, CEO of Shell, Mr. Ben van Beurden announced at its annual general meeting that the company will be divesting its crude oil assets from the Niger Delta, effectively bringing to a close nearly 70 years of Shell’s profitable crude oil venture in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Justifying the decision to…
Following the establishment of the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA), the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief (Dr) Samuel Ogbuku, has addressed the fears that the initiative will press down on other similar initiatives. Ogbuku while addressing entrepreneurs, business owners and youths…
A team of four Law Students with A Staff from the University of Calabar (UNICAL), led by Greatness Eyonsa, 400-Level Student, accompanied by other notable personalities such as; Ignatius Ogabor(400 Level), Glenn Bassey (400 Level), Hannangel Samuel(100 Level) and Dr Paul Ebiala (Law Lecturer) arrived in Port Harcourt on Sunday, 4th August 2024. They are…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has unveiled a Youth Internship Scheme for youths and young school leavers between the ages of 18-40 years. The NDDC Youth Internship and Empowerment Programme is to empower 10,000 youths from the Niger Delta region. Successful applicants stand to receive a N50,000.00 stipend monthly for one year. The NDDC…
Mr Ama-Ebi Ebikpolade, Representative of the South-South in the Board of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has disclosed that only Cross River among South-South states has a dedicated hall for table tennis (Canaan Table Tennis Club). Ebikpolade disclosed this on Saturday in Calabar during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting…
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has hailed the Senate for passing the N1.9 trillion budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2024 fiscal year. MOSIEND, in a statement by its National President, Mr Kennedy Tonjo-West, said the speedy consideration and passage of…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is organising a free medical outreach in Cross River State from 16th to 22nd June 2024. CONVERSEER gathered that the outreach which cuts across the nine NDDC states will take place at the General Hospital Akamkpa, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The free medical outreach includes…
Cross River community decries abandonment of ₦297.7m NDDC road project By Archibong Jeremiah Residents of Ayeabam community in Akamkpa local government area in Southern Cross River State, are suffering due to an unfinished road project awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in 2014 and the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) in 2021….
