Tag: Niger Delta
NLNG cautioned over unpaid development levies
The Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON) have expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged inability of the Nigeria…
Youth Empowerment Will Fast-track Development In Niger Delta
The Coordinator , Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, says adequate empowerment schemes for youths in the Niger Delta…
Niger Delta peace initiative boosts refineries’ production – NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, says Federal Government’s peace initiative in…
NDDC Boss Commends Developments In Niger Delta
Mr Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the focus of the Federal Government…
NAF destroys illegal oil storage facility
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said it destroyed an illegal oil storage facility and other related items in…
Niger Delta Youths tell Nigerian government to cleanup Ogoni
The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) has urged the Federal Government to fast-track the cleanup of…
Former Governor rallies support for Buhari’s development initiative
Nigerians have been urged to support the development initiatives of President Muhammadu Buhari for the Niger Delta Region.
Organisation Urges Niger Deltans To Embrace Its Project
Afrihealth Optonet Association(AOA), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on the Niger Deltans to embrace its Sustainable Citizen Participation…
The Niger Delta: A bouquet of investment opportunities
The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is a sprawling mass of expensive real estate that is held together like a…
Nigeria issues 30-day ultimatum to developers in Niger Delta to resume work
Nigeria has given contractors 30 days to resume delayed development projects in the Niger Delta oil region or face prosecution,…
FG to unveil roadmap for Niger Delta development
The Federal Government will soon unveil a comprehensive roadmap for the development of the Niger Delta, a Presidency source said…
Niger Delta: Youths Commend Kachikwu’s Peace Efforts
The Niger Delta Youth Coalition for Peace and Progress (NGYCPP) on Sunday applauded the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,…
Lawmaker Warns Against Provocative Comments On Niger Delta, Crude Oil
The Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Public Account, Moshood Oshun, has warned against provocative comments…
Niger Delta Now Witnesses Less Oil Theft- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says contrary to notion in some quarters, illegal bunkering, refinery and oil…
29-point guideline on Nigeria Delta operations released
The National Council on Hydrocarbons on Tuesday released guidelines on how to review, strengthen and initiate robust policies for the…
Osibanjo begins tour of Niger Delta Monday
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is to begin tour of communities in the Niger Delta on Monday in a…
Four suspected sea pirates arrested in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy on Friday at Masunkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, arrested four suspected sea pirates in…
Army explains role of new Division in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Army said its newly-created 6 Division in Port Harcourt was established to organise and improve its internal security…
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Niger Delta stakeholders present 16-point demand to Buhari
Niger Delta stakeholders on Tuesday presented a 16-point request before President Muhammadu Buhari asking, among other things, for the restoration…
Buhari moves to end militancy in Niger Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that his administration would review the situation in the Niger Delta with a view…
NAF destroys more illegal barges in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed another set of illegal barges in the Niger Delta Region. A statement by its…
Niger Delta group canvasses support for Buhari’s anti-corruption war
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war has received a groundswell of support from the Niger Delta Zone of the country. A…
Military action still option against militancy in Niger Delta – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna on Saturday warned that decisive military action was still an option to deal with militancy…
We will ensure lasting peace in Niger Delta – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his administration will ensure lasting peace in the troubled Niger Delta region. The president…
UK pledges support to end oil theft in Niger Delta
The UK Minister for Africa and Middle East, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr Tobias Ellwood, has pledged to support Nigeria…
Minister re-defines strategies for service delivery in Niger Delta
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani said on Monday in Abuja, stressed on the urgent need…
We ’ll solve Niger Delta problem soon – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday assured Barack Obama, the American President, that Nigeria was making steady progress towards resolving the Niger…
Amnesty boss sues for peace for Niger-Delta
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has appealed to ex-agitators in the Niger-Delta to always tow the…
NAF deploys more men to Niger Delta
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Sunday said arrangements had been concluded by NAF to…
Military vows to apprehend culprits of Nembe attack
The Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta has vowed to apprehend the militants who attacked its base and…