The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has said that President Bola Tinubu has charged the commission to do more to develop the Niger Delta region and impact positively on the lives of the people. During an interactive session with management and staff of the NDDC at its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku said …

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Shuaib Belgore has directed the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku to oversee the commission’s affairs until a new Board is constituted. The memo, dated 21st June and addressed to Ogbuku, directed him to route all correspondence meant for the attention of the President …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it would soon reactivate its free health care programme covering communities in the Niger Delta region. In a statement on Tuesday, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede said that the commission’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd.), told a beneficiary of NDDC’s healthcare intervention, Miracle …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Friday assured the people of Akinima community in Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State of its speedy intervention on the damaged and unmotorable road linking the community with Joinkarama. On an inspection tour of the Akinima-Joinkarama road, which has been greatly damaged by erosion, NDDC Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commended the House of Representatives for passing the commission’s N876 billion budget for the 2023 financial year. In an interview at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku noted that the approval of the House of Representatives on Wednesday followed that of the Senate on Tuesday, 16th May. He …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has expressed his gratitude to the Senate for Tuesday’s passage of the commission’s 2023 budget. The Senate had earlier stood down consideration of the budget and requested further information and clarification on NDDC’s financial activities for the 2021 and 2022 budget estimates. In a statement on Tuesday, …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has said that the Senate did not accused the agency’s Board and Management of corruption or misappropriation of N1.4 trillion. In a statement on Wednesday, in which explained the issues raised during Tuesday’s Senate probe of the agency’s budgets for 2021 and 2022, Ogbuku urged the public to …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is in discussion with global consultants to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on its corporate governance structure, its Executive Director on Projects, Mr. Charles Ogunmola has said. In an an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Oil Technology Conference (OTC), which ended last Saturday in Houston Texas, United States. Ogunmola said: ‘‘We …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated relief materials to Aiyetoro, a coastal community in Ondo State recently ravaged by ocean surges. The Executive Director of Projects, Mr. Charles Ogunmola, led the team that delivered the items on Thursday at the Naval Base Igbokoda. Others in the delegation were the Director of Ondo State Office of the NDDC, Mr. …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Consulate and a United States-based firm, Atlanta Global Resources Inc. (AGRI) to build a railway network that will connect the nine states of the Niger Delta region. The project is expected to provide locomotives, construct railway lines and operate same in the oil …