Tag: Niger Delta
Four nuns abducted in Niger Delta
Reports say that four reverend sisters and two others have been abducted by gunmen in Delta state.
Army begins ‘Crocodile Smile III’ exercise in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Army says it has commenced Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise across the states of the Niger Delta to…
Niger Delta Towns Where Women Marry Women
We’ve heard about it in hush tones, on the corners of the streets, with the periphery of our ears. It…
Nigerian Govt to look into 13% derivation benefit to Niger Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the…
Ikpeazu calls for completion of abandoned federal road projects
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has called on the Federal Government to urgently resume work on abandoned federal roads and…
Niger Delta: Air Force pledges more collaboration with security agencies
The Bayelsa Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged more collaboration with sister security agencies to free…
Niger Delta: Dokubo promises to reintegrate ex-agitators
Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), on Wednesday, promised that trained Niger Delta Ex-agitators would be reintegrated through…
Militancy could lead to under-development – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Friday warned that if the youths of Niger Delta don’t stop militancy, it…
Microsoft partners with Niger Delta stakeholders to initiate e-learning in the region
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Microsoft and other Silicon Valley companies in U.S. have begun an e-learning project to…
ABU to establish standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in the…
ABU to establish standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-build refineries in Niger Delta to…
Modular refineries will end youth restiveness in Niger Delta – Boroh
The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP),Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, says the establishment and operations of modular refineries in the…
Niger Delta: Nigerian Govt to design sustainable peace building initiatives
The Federal Government says it is committed to utilising the centre for peace at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs…
President Buhari assures Niger Delta of rapid development
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reassured the people of Niger Delta that his administration would continue to support…
Nigerian Navy destroys over 700 illegal refineries in N/Delta
The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Abubakar Al-Hassan, said the Command had destroyed over 712…
Unemployment, pollution remains Niger Delta’s biggest challenge – NDRBDA MD
Mr Tonye David-West, the Managing Director of Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, on Friday said youth unemployment and environmental…
UNICEF challenges Niger Delta states on nutrition, child welfare
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geopolitical zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
2018 Budget: Buhari gets commendation over projects in N/Delta
A human and environmental rights activist, Celestine AkpoBari has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the inclusion of some strategic projects…
Gbaramatu monarch frowns at pipeline vandalism
The monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, Pere Williams Ogoba, Oboro II has ordered…
Illegal bunkering: Air Force destroys oil barges in Niger Delta
Keeping to its resolve to remain resolute in making oil theft and illegal bunkering unprofitable,The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has…
Operation Crocodile Smile 2, achieving result in Niger Delta – Army
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says the “Exercise Crocodile Smile 2” operational activities within the Division’s Area of…
NDDC, NSIP to tackle poverty in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will work with the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) to eradicate poverty…
Troops destroy suspected militant camps in Operation crocodile smile II
In continuation of the Operation Crocodile Smile II in the Niger Delta, troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin,…
Niger-Delta: Institute to hold town hall meeting to challenges
The Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP) says its 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference will feature town hall…
Niger Delta agitators tasked on protection of national assets
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), has urged ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region to work…
SPDC GM shares why Niger Delta is no longer attractive for investment
Mr. Igo Weli, the General Manager, External Relations, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), on Thursday said the Niger Delta was…
Group Condemns Quit Notice Against Northerners
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has condemned reports credited to the so-called Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators’ of its…
NDDC tells monarchs to embrace Niger Delta master plan
The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) has urged traditional rulers in the South-South region of the country to embrace the…
JTF kills Pirates in Rivers, destroys kidnappers den
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta says it has destroyed a hideout used by kidnappers in…
Nigeria seeks collaboration on Niger Delta devt.
The Federal Government on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among all stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to ensure the…