This is not the best of headlines. It contradicts common sense. The lexis and syntax are yelling for a harmonious structure. The sense here is in the apparent nonsense. But it serves the purpose of the day. The shouting oxymoron in the headline is deliberate. It is about the only way to explain the new fad in government business in …

Protest broke out on Tuesday at the Cornelia Connelly College camp of athletes participating at the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival over non-payment of their allowance. The festival is taking place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom with the closing ceremony billed for Tuesday after which participating athletes would depart to their various states. It was reported that the athletes refused to …

Slight adjustments have been made to the programmes leading up to the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) with the extension of deadline for registration from 28 February to 7 March. In recent briefing to members of the Technical Committee and States Liaison Committees, Co-Chairman of the Technical Committee, Enefiok Udo-Obong attributed the extension to a surge …

The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh has said the Federal Government has no plan to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), saying the commission remains a crucial part of the government’s regional growth agenda. During the 2025 ministerial briefing in Abuja on Friday, Momoh noted that the defunct Niger Delta Ministry was integrated into the broader Ministry of …

The Niger Delta Development Commission has begun the payment of N50,000 monthly stipends to 10,000 indigenous youths from the Niger Delta under its Youths Internship Scheme. The Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, Mrs Seledi-Thompson-Wakama, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Thursday. She explained that the beneficiaries would undergo practical, hands-on training across the …

The first lady, Remi Tinubu, has launched the distribution of U-Lesson educational tablets to primary and secondary schools across the nine states of the Niger Delta. The initiative, organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), aims to equip students with digital tools to support quality education and help Nigeria meet the …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to collaborate more with state governments in the Niger Delta region for the development of legacy projects that will impact the lives of the people. Diri spoke at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa, during a courtesy visit by members of the NDDC Executive Management, led …

Former Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien has sounded a strong warning about the escalating discontent across the country due to severe economic hardship. He called on the Federal Government to urgently reconsider its economic policies, which he said is aggravating poverty and inflation, leaving millions of Nigerians struggling to survive. In a statement in Abuja …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned to 31 October to deliver a ruling and judgement in a suit seeking the sack of the Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Barrister Chiedu Ebie, over alleged wrongful appointment. Following Ebie’s appointment last year, some aggrieved stakeholders from Niger Delta dragged President Bola Tinubu, the …

The Niger Delta Development Commission has pledged readiness to partner with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, to find solutions to the environmental challenges hampering the efforts to develop the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during a courtesy visit by the team leader in the Strategy, Planning, and Coordination Section of …