Attah @86: Niger Delta governors urged to declare November 20 as work free day
Governors in the Niger Delta have been asked to declare every November 20 as a work-free day in commemoration of…
Category: Niger Delta
Troops recover arms, seize stolen crude oil, deactivate criminal boats in Niger Delta
The Nigeria Army said its troops of the 6 Division, in conjunction with other security agencies have scaled up the…
Nigerian govt commits to enforcing court judgements in Niger Delta
The Federal Government says it is committed to upholding compensations awarded by court judgements relevant to environmental and social justice…
Niger Delta activists demand Kyari’s removal over moribund PH, Warri, Kaduna refineries
A group, Niger Delta Activists for Renewed Hope (NDARH), has threatened a showdown over the prolonged non-functionality of the Port…
Navy deactivates 124 illegal refining sites, arrests oil thieves in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy has announced that its troops from Operation Delta Sanity have achieved significant success in the Niger Delta…
Niger Delta youths fume over continued delay in resumption of Port Harcourt Refinery
The Niger Delta Youth Network, NDYN, has expressed disappointment over the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL,…
We’ll not protest on October 1 – Niger Delta ex-agitators
Determined to maintain peace in the Niger Delta region, over 30,000 ex-agitators have opposed the planned protests across the country…
Cabinet reshuffle: Put Police Affairs under Ministry of Interior — Niger Delta group urges Tinubu
The Niger Delta Rights Advocates, NDRA, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s plans to reshuffle his cabinet as announced…
Port Harcourt refinery: Niger Delta lawyers knock NNPCL over failed promises
The Coalition of Niger Delta Lawyers on Energy Reforms and Transparency in the Oil and Gas Sector, has urged the…
Tinubu appoints Jennifer Adighije MD, CEO of Niger Delta Power Holding Company
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engineer Jennifer Adighije as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power…
Ex-lawmaker slams Niger Delta govs over mismanagement of 13% derivation funds
A former member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has renewed his criticism of the…
Troops seize wooden boats, destroy over 40 illegal refining sites in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Army said troops of 6 Division seized several wooden boats, destroyed over 40 illegal refining sites and confiscated…
Akpabio: NDDC’s forensic report on N81.5bn spending can’t be found – Niger Delta Minister, Momoh
The Minister of Niger Delta, Abubakar Momoh, has revealed that the forensic report on the spending of N81.5 billion appropriated…
EndBadGovernance: Niger Delta part of protest – Ijaw youths
The Ijaw Youth Council has expressed disappointment in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, saying the Niger Delta region remains part…
Protest: Tinubu has done a lot for Niger Delta – Minister Momoh appeals to youths
Amidst the controversies surrounding a nationwide protest billed to commence on August 1, the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar…
Protest: We’ll occupy East-West road – N/Delta youths vow
Niger Delta youths under the platform of Revamp Niger Delta Now Movement, RNDNM, have vowed to go ahead with the…
Ex-Niger Delta agitators mobilise protest against East-West road neglect
Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region are gearing up for a massive protest against the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,…
I’ll correct prolonged neglect of Niger-Delta – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to correct the years of neglect of the Niger Delta region through…
Rivers Crisis: Your silence is worrisome – Niger Delta group slams Tinubu
A group, 21st-Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) has frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s silence…
NDDC to spend N1trillion on “legacy projects” in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is proposing to spend N1 trillion on “legacy projects” in 2024, according to the…
True strength of Niger Delta lies in youths – Group
The Niger Delta Young Professionals, NDYP, has said that the true strength of the region lies in its human capital,…
Ajayi Crowther University: Niger Delta Youth, NANS demand autopsy report of dead student
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the Niger Delta Youth Leaders Front have demanded an autopsy report on…
NIMASA asked to establish skills centres in 5 Niger Delta states after building facilities in Kaduna
A petition has been forwarded to the National Assembly, demanding that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, establish…
Niger Delta: Ministry, CSO move to tackle conflicts in oil rich region
A civil society organization, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is collaborating with the Ministry of Niger…
Amnesty Programme not solution to Niger Delta problems – MOSIEND
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta, MOSIEND, has declared that the Federal…
Forum tasks oil firms to consider host communities’ claims, other concerns before divesting
Niger Delta Activists Forum has called on some multinational oil firms thinking of divestment to, first of all, consider the…
Isaac Boro Day: Presidential Amnesty Programme boss urges Niger Delta youths to shun violence
The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Chief Dennis Otuaro, has urged the youth of the Niger Delta to…
Niger Delta will be better if allowed to use its resources for development – Gov Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, at the weekend called for a review of the country’s revenue derivation formula in line…
Lagos-Calabar Highway: Haters stay clear – Niger Delta youths warn Peter Obi, others
Youths of the Niger Delta have issued a warning to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and…
Nigeria loses N1.29tn yearly to oil theft in Niger delta
Abbas Tajudeen, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the country is losing N1.29 trillion to oil…
Be proactive, defend Niger Delta people – Factional IYC caution South-South Governors
The leadership of the factional Ijaw Youths Congress, IYC, Worldwide led by Dr Theophilus Alaye, has cautioned the six governors…
Okuama massacre: Surrender now – Niger-Delta women tell perpetrators
The Niger-Delta Women Professionals have called on the people involved in the killing of soldiers from 181 Amphibious Division in…
Foreign, local media criminalizes Ijaw, Niger Delta struggle – IPF
The National President of the Ijaw Publishers Forum, IPF, Comrade Austin Ozobo, on Thursday said foreign and local media had…
IYC threatens to lead massive protest against Tinubu in Niger Delta over hardship
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide have threatened to stage and lead a protest in the Niger Delta region against…
Niger Delta group backs Obasanjo’s position on rising oil theft
A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta, MSDND, has thrown its weight behind…
Niger Delta women urge Tinubu not to approve divestment of Shell, AGIP, ExxonMobil
A coalition of women organisations in the Niger Delta region has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to approve…
Edo APC Primary: Niger Delta cabal working against party – Buhari’s ex-aide, Onochie
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Lauretta Onochie on Thursday alleged that a Niger Delta cabal is trying to frustrate…
Niger Delta: PAP boss Ndiomu responds to alleged threats from splinter ex-agitators
The interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (retd), has responded to questions on possible…
Niger Delta communities ask court to remove NDDC chairman Ebie
Niger Delta communities in Bayelsa State have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the appointment of Mr…
CBN, FAAN relocation: APC chieftain tells Tinubu to move NNPCL, NIMASA, NPA to Niger Delta
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon. Yekini Nabena, has called on President Bola…
Shell must address impact of operations in Niger Delta before selling SPDC – CSOs
Some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, engaged in environmental rights advocacy have demanded that Shell must address the ecological, health and…
Oil theft: NNPC uncovers 83 illegal refineries in 7 days
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta…
Niger Delta youths express dismay over campaign of calumny against Edu
The Niger Delta Progressive Youths League has expressed dismay over the campaign of calumny and unnecessary blackmail against the Minister…
Oil theft: Niger Delta group sends message to Nigerian Navy, CNS Ogalla
The Niger-Delta Development Initiative (NDDI), a pro-democracy and development group, has lauded the efforts of the Nigerian Navy in combating…
Oil theft: There’s calamity in Niger Delta – Mele Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, has described oil theft and…
Niger Delta: NDDC seeks green technology investors
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has called for investors and development partners in green technology to help minimise the…
PAP: Kuku urges Ndiomu to revive, complete vocational centres in Niger Delta
Kingsley Kuku, former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the Interim Administrator of the…
Niger Delta stakeholders fault calls for increased budget for Amnesty Programme
The Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta, MSDND, has faulted calls for an increase in the budgetary allocation…