A palpable wave of optimism is sweeping across the Niger Delta region. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), long beleaguered by underfunding, is embracing an ambitious new vision for the future, promising a transformative era for the oil-rich yet relatively underdeveloped region. At the heart of this renewed hope is the recently approved ₦1.911 trillion budget for 2024, aptly named …

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission will leverage technology to upgrade all its operations in the quest to transform the Niger Delta Region. Ogbuku, who spoke during a three-day Capacity Building and Retreat for the staff of the NDDC Directorate of Finance and Supply in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, stressed the …

Over 2,000 patients have benefitted from the first phase of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Free Health Medical Outreach holding at the Ukwa General Hospital, Oke Ikpe in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku stated this at the week-long free healthcare programme. This was contained in a statement by its …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has enjoined all stakeholders in the region to intensify efforts towards ridding the nation of malaria. According to a statement on Thursday by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni, NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, represented by the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde during the Commission’s World Malaria Day Enlightenment …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has started discussions with officials of the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, as part of its efforts to collaborate with development partners in the quest for economic growth in the Niger Delta region. In an interview with newsmen at the end of the 31st Afreximbank Annual Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has commenced a partnership with communities in the Niger Delta region to empower 4,500 rice and cassava farmers to ensure food security in the region and country at large. Speaking during the onboarding Programme for the empowerment of the farmers at the NDDC Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director (MD), Dr Samuel …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that he appreciates the concerns expressed in some quarters over the plan to obtain credit lines of N1 trillion to fund the completion of on-going and new legacy projects of the Commission across the Niger Delta region. Last Tuesday, the Senate approved the NDDC 2024 budget of N1,911,844,833,046, which made provision for …

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has donated food items valued at several millions of Naira to Soku, a riverine community in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, to cushion the effect of the cholera outbreak, it suffered months ago. The donation is in fulfilment of the promise made to the community by the State Representative on the Board of …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has assured traditional rulers that the commission would allow various communities to choose development projects for their areas. At the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of Monarchs in the South South in Asaba, Delta State capital, the NDDC boss said that communities had the right …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said it would commission 92 infrastructure projects valued at over N84 billion across five states in the region in the next two weeks. In a statement in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Sunday, its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni said: “With a forward-looking, innovative and result-oriented roadmap, the commission is well-equipped …