Tag: Niger Delta
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…