The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has trained 500 young men and women in financial prudence and distributed 150 minibuses and 200 tricycles to another set in Cross River State as part of its empowerment programme. Speaking during the Skills Acquisition and Capacity Enhancement Programme in Calabar, Cross...
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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has formally presented its proposed 2025 budget of N1.74 trillion to the House of Representatives, seeking legislative consideration and approval. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr. Samuel Ogbuku, submitted the budget to the House Committee on NDDC during a session in Abuja, describing...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has warned Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, of potential contempt proceedings for failing to enforce a court judgment compelling the publication of names linked to the alleged misappropriation of ₦6 trillion in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and abandoned federal...
Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, December 5, 2025, adjourned till March 3, 2026 for judgment in the alleged N3.6bn fraud involving a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli. Omatsuli is standing trial alongside Don...
Environmental campaigners, civil society organizations, and community representatives from across the Niger Delta have called for an immediate review of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), demanding a clear deadline to permanently end gas flaring in the region. The demand was among the key resolutions reached at the Climate Justice...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated a new Naval Strategic Base in Ayakoro community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to strengthen the fight against piracy, oil theft, kidnapping, and other crimes across the region’s waterways. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, NDDC Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku,...
The trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the House of Representatives before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has been adjourned till December 8, 2025 for adoption of written addresses. Mutu, who served as Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development...
President Bola Tinubu has called on Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to focus on delivering projects that empower communities, uplift youth, and foster hope across the Niger Delta. Represented by Finance Minister Wale Edun at Ogbuku’s 50th birthday celebration and the launch...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) against engaging in corrupt practices. ICPC Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Mrs. Ekere Usiere, gave the warning during a quarterly anti-corruption sensitisation workshop for NDDC staff in Port Harcourt. Warning on CorruptionUsiere stated...
The Anti-Corruption Commissioner for the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), in Rivers and Bayelsa States, Mrs. Ekere Usiere, has advised staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to distance themselves from corrupt practices. Speaking during the quarterly anti-corruption sensitisation workshop at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Usiere...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to prioritize the completion of abandoned critical projects across the Niger Delta region. This directive was issued during the 25th anniversary plenary celebration of the NDDC in Port Harcourt. The event was themed,...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has attributed the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) challenges to infighting among its management team members. Akpabio spokes on Friday at the agency’s 25th-anniversary celebration in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He revealed that disunity among board members hindered the commission’s...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is marking its 25th anniversary with a renewed focus on completing abandoned legacy projects in the region. NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, highlighted the commission’s achievements over the past two years and outlined its new commitment at a world press conference in Asaba....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to promptly investigate the allegations that high-ranking officials and politicians indicted in the report of the forensic audit...
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has announced plans by the Commission to organise a retreat and agricultural summit for the Niger Delta region in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s agrarian programme. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer, who made this known...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to organize a summit aimed at revolutionizing agriculture across the nine states of the Niger Delta region . According to the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the summit will bring together state governments and stakeholders...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded foreign postgraduate scholarships to 200 successful candidates under its 2025 scholarship program. The Director, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Seledi Thompson-Wakama, announced that the Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, presented the award letters to the beneficiaries at a ceremony in Port Harcourt. Dr....
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded a Computer-Based Test (CBT) to select candidates for its 2025 Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship programme. Executive Director of Finance and Administration at the NDDC, Chief Boma Iyaye, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He stated that about 6,000 applicants...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has emphasised that legal advocacy on issues affecting the Niger Delta holds the potential to accelerate the region’s development. Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, made this assertion during the 2025 MOOT and Mock Trial Competition, which featured participation from 20 law...
by BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned the public regarding the activities of fraudsters offering non-existent postgraduate scholarships to unsuspecting victims. Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama, issued the warning in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Sunday. She...