Niger Delta

By Emmanuel Nduka The Niger Delta Integrity Group (NDIG), has warned that the continued collection of N65,000 monthly stipends by ex-agitators is capable of truncating the nobel intention of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and encourage...

By Emmanuel Nduka In his resolve to reform the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd), the Interim Administrator of the intervention programme has sought the cooperation and support of traditional rulers in...

By Ere-ebi Agedah Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has asked oil firms in the state to steer clear of politics, saying it breeds conflicts. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, on Thursday when he received representatives...

By Ere-ebi Agedah The Nigerian Senate has endorsed the N48 billion oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded by the Federal Government to a former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, High Chief...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Lauretta Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday, at the plenary read...

By Ere-ebi Agedah and Emmanuel Nduka  Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the 13% oil derivation funds accruing to the state is being prudently spent, mostly on infrastructure development. Senator Diri stated this on...