Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented its 2024 budget estimates of N1.9 trillion to the House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC with the commitment that early approval would further fast track socio-economic transformation and improve the standard of life and infrastructures in the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel …

A coalition of Niger Delta activists at the weekend threatened a showdown with the oil multinationals if President Muhammadu Buhari failed to inaugurate the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), cleared by the Senate since 2019. The group, 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21ST CYNDAC) gave the government a week ultimatum. A …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Patricia Olubunmi Etteh. According to PREMIUM TIMES,  Mrs Etteh, who was Speaker between June and October 2007, was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday by operatives of the Special Duty Unit of the anti-graft agency. The former lawmaker is reportedly being …