Tag: NDDC

NDDC Official Kidnapped by Gunmen in Imo State

17Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Breaking News, Crime, Nigeria, Terrorism

NDDC Official Kidnapped by Gunmen in Imo State

Engineer Kingsley Okorafor has been abducted by unknown gunmen near his residence in Umuadara Umulogho Autonomous Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo state. The community not far away from a military checkpoint was thrown into panic, when an official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) went missing in the early hours of Saturday. A family member disclosed that the abductee went to the vigil of the late traditional ruler of Ndihu, Eze innocent Anyawu on Friday night. The late Eze innocent of the Ndihu Autonomous Community in Obowo Local Government Area was to be buried on Saturday. See Also: Gunmen Attack Kuje Prison, Release Inmates The NDDC staff was suspected to be trailed by his abductors after he left the vigil and was later kidnapped in his c...

Senate To Include Kogi, Bauchi, Others Among Niger Delta Commission

11Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Senate To Include Kogi, Bauchi, Others Among Niger Delta Commission

The Amendment of a bill to include Kogi, Lagos, Anambra, Gombe and others among the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill titled: “A bill for an Act to amend the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Act No 6, 2000 and for other related matters connected therewith, 2021”, was sponsored by Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan representing Lagos West Senatorial district. Olamilekan in his lead debate submitted that the NDDC Act was activated over 21 years ago and since then, oil and gas have been discovered in Lagos, Kogi, Anambra, Gombe, Bauchi and other States, hence, the amendment would offer an opportunity for the Act to capture peculiarities of the new oil states. In his contribution, Senator Ahmad Baba Kaita repr...

SERAP Issues Buhari 14-Day Ultimatum To Publish Names of Suspected Looters Of N6Trillion Niger Delta Funds

26Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria

SERAP Issues Buhari 14-Day Ultimatum To Publish Names of Suspected Looters Of N6Trillion Niger Delta Funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN to widely publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC”. This was contained in an open letter signed by SERAP's deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The organisation urged Buhari to direct Malami and other appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly bring to justice, anyone suspected to be responsible for the missing N6 trillion and to fully recover any misappropriated public funds. According to SERAP,...

22Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Interview, News, Nigeria, Youths

NDDC to train Niger Delta Youths

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) at the weekend said it would soon begin the training of Niger Delta youths at the Innoson Kiara Academy, a technical and vocational institution affiliated to the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company. NDDC Interim Administrator Mr. Efiong Akwa, represented by his Special Adviser on Youths, Udengs Eradiri, spoke after inspecting the facilities at the Innoson factory in Nnewi, Anambra State. He was accompanied by the NDDC Deputy Director (Commercial and Industrial Development), Daniel Ajunwa. Akwa said NDDC already had a partnership with the motor manufacturing company for the training of youths in automobile maintenance, adding that the visit was to firm up the partnership. He said: “There are lots of skills that our young ones can g...

13Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

NDDC Orders Contractors Back to Site

The Interim Administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Mr. Efiong Akwa, has ordered contractors handling its projects to return to site immediately and complete their work. Akwa gave the order while inspecting the Niger Delta Regional Specialist Hospital, at Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A statement signed by the commission’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Ibitoye Abosede, said Akwa explained that the commission would not go back on the regional hospital project because of its strategic importance. He promised to pay for the milestones already achieved by the contractor to ensure the completion of the project. Akwa, who was accompanied by directors of the commission, also inspected the 175-room University of Uyo permanent site hostel in Uy...

Gov Obaseki Orders Stoppage of All NDDC Projects in Edo, See Why

21Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Gov Obaseki Orders Stoppage of All NDDC Projects in Edo, See Why

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered contractors executing projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to immediately cease work in the state, African News Today gathered. Obaseki who disclosed this when the management of Seplat Petroleum Company paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City, said the NDDC has continued to fail the people of the region in the execution of its mandates. The governor added that the state government would be approaching the court to seek an order stopping the NDDC from executing any project in the state without the permission of the state’s Executive Council. He said, “We embarked on a very ambitious project by signing an agreement with the NDCC and Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (...

NDDC Issues Senator Two weeks Ultimatum to Refund N2.5bn for Failed Contracts

8Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, Economy, Education, Finance, Judiciary, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Press Statement

NDDC Issues Senator Two weeks Ultimatum to Refund N2.5bn for Failed Contracts

Case pending before two courts, letter has not reached me – Nwaoboshi The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has hit back at the Nigerian Senate, asking Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger-Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, to refund N2.5n for contracts his companies failed to deliver. The commission failed to mention the names of the concerned firms in the letter written to the lawmaker. The commission gave Nwaoboshi a two weeks ultimatum to refund the funds to its account. NDDC in a letter signed by the Director, Legal Services, Peter Okoro, dated July 5 asked Nwaoboshi to return to its coffers fund earmarked for the supply of plastic chairs and desks for primary and secondary schools in the Niger Delta region in 2017. The letter read, “Instead of supplying the cha...

NDDC-gate: Another Gory Exposure of An Ailing Nation

21Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Features, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria

NDDC-gate: Another Gory Exposure of An Ailing Nation

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was developed by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in pursuant of a concerted effort at genuinely developing the Niger Delta region which is blessed with natural resources. Nigeria has built its revenue generation around the income generated from crude oil such that sectors like agriculture have been sacrificed on the altar of oil. During the administration of former President Obasanjo, agitation heightened in the Niger Delta due to what they perceived as neglect of the region in spite of its contribution to the treasury of the nation. Youths in the area rose in arms destroying pipelines and vandalizing oil installations to attract the attention to the people of the region who were facing underdevelopment and threat to health due to oil s...

Reps Accuse Akpabio of Distorted Testimony During NDDC Misappropriation Hearing

20Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Finance, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Reps Accuse Akpabio of Distorted Testimony During NDDC Misappropriation Hearing

Members of Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber, House of Representative Committee panel probing mismanagement of fund in the Niger Delta Development Commission have faulted Godswill Akpabio, Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs of giving disparaging testimony during hearing. The presiding lawmaker, Honourable Thomas Ereyi-Tobi equally alleged that Akpabio lied under oath during his testimony. The lawmaker said, "I have listened attentively through all your submissions but I just want to tell you one thing, you came here to mislead the parliament and you are under oath. That is what you have done deliberately. "You decided to just come here and mislead the parliament. I want to put it to you that your submission and all the annexures, 8,9,10 and 11 are misleading. "Before then, y...

NDDC Defends Collapse of Acting MD, Pondei at Reps Hearing

20Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Legislature, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria

NDDC Defends Collapse of Acting MD, Pondei at Reps Hearing

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has attributed the collapse of its acting Managing Director, Prof. Keme Pondei, to a medical condition which his doctors have warned him against. Charles Odili, Director, Corporate Affairs said in a statement that Pondei went against the warning of his doctors who had warned him against attending the hearing given his medical condition. Odili said that his state of health had degenerated after two weeks of illness prompting the instruction from his doctors. According to Odili, "The commission wishes to disclose that Prof Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks. This morning, his condition deteriorated, and his doctors advised against attending the hearing. "However, he ignored his doctors’ advice because of the realisation that his ...