Tag: Niger Delta
Era of violence, arms struggle in Niger Delta over: Amnesty boss
Rtd Col. Milland Dikio, Interim Administrator (IA) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), said the era of violence and arms…
Stop including Niger Delta in your maps, UNDEDSS warns secessionist agitators
The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, warns secessionist agitators to keep off the states of Niger Delta
Niger Delta farmers floor Shell in UK court
The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed 42,500 Niger Delta farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in…
NDDC to distribute boat ambulances, others to Niger Delta states
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to distribute 36 waste disposal trucks, two boat ambulances and 162 waste bins…
Ijaw Forum to address Niger Delta challenges
More than 100 Ijaw Elders under the auspices of the Ijaw Elders’ Consultative Forum have resolved to convene an All…
Niger Delta militants Asks FG to dismiss demands of South-South Govs
A coalition of nine militant groups, under the auspices of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, has asked the Federal Government…
IYC to IPOB: We’ll not allow you to cause chaos in Niger Delta
By Okafor Ofiebor The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has warned that it will not allow any secessionist group such…
Jonathan urges N/Delta youths to shun violence
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday urged Niger Delta youths to shun violence and embrace peace for the development of…
Niger Delta region has more than oil to offer- Agba
Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said that the Niger Delta region…
Okowa urges military to sustain peace in Niger Delta
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged the Nigerian Army to sustain the current peace and security in the…
Senate rejects budget for Niger Delta Ministry
The Senate Committee on Niger Delta has rejected the 2020 capital budget of the ministry over the noncompletion of major…
N/Delta youths commend Buhari’s appointment of ministers
A coalition of Niger Delta youths has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing ministers of high pedigree from the area…
Shun violence, embrace education – Environmentalist tells Ijaw youths
An environmentalist in the Niger Delta, Mr Morris Alagoa, has urged Southern Ijaw youths to shun violence and take education…
Federal Govt reiterates commitment to development of Niger Delta
The Federal Government says it will continue to embark on meaningful projects that will attract development to the Niger Delta.…
Stop looking up to external forces, Don tells Niger Delta leaders
Academics from the Niger Delta region on Wednesday challenged leaders from the area to look inwards to tackle its developmental…