The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has denied media reports that it is owning six months salaries of its security workers, on the basis of which the employees are threatening to carry out a peaceful protest. In a statement on Wednesday, its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni said: “We wish to state that the commission engages security companies …

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for developing a budgetary process that involves stakeholders in its efforts to develop the region. Presenting a keynote address at the NDDC Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD) Forum – NDDC 2024 Budget of Reconstruction Conference in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Belgore …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has appointed Mr. Pius O. Ughakpoteni as the Director of Corporate Affairs. He replaces Dr. Ibitoye Abosede, who is retiring. Until his elevation, Ughakpoteni served as Director of New Media at the NDDC from last October, after a seven-month stint as the Director of Abuja Liaison Office, leading a team of talented and passionate …

The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) has warned against the activities of fraudsters forging its website to swindle unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement on Sunday in Port Harcourt, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede said the fraudsters were parading fake contract offers. The statement reads: “The attention of the Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission …

The Bayelsa Elders Council has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to collaborate with other development agencies and state governments to find a lasting solution to the perennial floods ravaging the Niger Delta region. During a recent interactive meeting with the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Chairman of the Elders’ Council, Rear …

Ondo State Government has hailed Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for completing the 132/33kv electricity sub-station at Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa Local Government. During the courtesy visit of NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku and the commission’s management to Government House in Akure on Monday, the state’s Acting Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa expressed delight that the sub-station, which would provide electricity …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced that it has attracted several partnership requests from the European Union, foreign and domestic entities, state governments, and the private sector due to its transparency and accountability in delivering its mandate. During his visit to Ondo State Government House, where he was received by the Acting Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, NDDC’s Managing …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it would create 10, 000 jobs for youths in the Niger Delta region. The commission said the jobs would be driven through its Holistic Opportunity Project of Engagement, codenamed ‘Project HOPE’. While flagging off the project at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku …

A former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Obong Nsima Ekere is not under arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to the Coalition of Southern Professionals led by its National President, Dr. Hart Williams. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said that news reports to that effect are being used to deceive some …

The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has dismissed as fake a contract award letter being circulated online. Its promoters claimed that the letter originates from the desk of the Managing Director of the commission. The fake letter purportedly notified an Italian company of an award of a contract for 56,250,000 Euros. The fake letter neither states the …