….As Gov. Diri urges collaboration By Amgbare Prince, Yenagoa NIGERIA’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off Free Medical Outreach in Otuasega in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic growth in the region. The Managing Director of NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, announced this at the inauguration of the board of NDCCITMA …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Thursday, inaugurated the reconstructed Ndioro-Ntalakwu and its adjoining road networks, measuring 18.25 kilometers, in Ikwuano Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia. The commission also inaugurated another reconstructed 5.5-km road, linking Umudike with Olokoro in Umuahia South LGA. In a speech at the ceremony …
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Gunmen have abducted Mr. Loveday Akari, a Senior Special Assistant to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in Ayakoro Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama’s report, disclosed that the incident occurred on March 7, 2025. The sources said …
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In recent years, Nigerian lecturers have been vilified, scapegoated, and subjected to intense scrutiny under the guise of moral purification. The National Assembly went as far as passing a law prescribing severe punishment for any lecturer accused of harassment—ensuring that even mere courtship with a student could lead to dire …
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Dr Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says members of the commission’s Governing Board are currently serving a four-year term. This he said was contrary to insinuation in some quarters that their term would end in 2024. Ogbuku made the clarification on Wednesday in Port …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reaffirmed its commitment to regular engagement with critical stakeholders in driving the development process in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this when a delegation of stakeholders from Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, paid him …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has urged youths in the Niger Delta to take advantage of the commission’s special training programme to acquire entrepreneurship skills. The Governing Board Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, made the call at the inauguration of the NDDC Youth Internship Scheme in Port Harcourt on Monday. …
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Senators unanimously voted on Thursday to reject a bill seeking to establish the South-South Development Commission. The lawmakers after an extensive deliberation on the bill stood it down following stiff opposition from northern senators. Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, stepped down the bill when he sensed that the mood in …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented postgraduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. Mr Chiedu Ebie, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Ebie, in a statement …
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