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 …

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 …

Across the Niger Delta, where dark mangroves intertwine with winding waterways, a wondrous transformation is taking place. Spearheaded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), under the visionary stewardship of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director, a staggering 56,786 solar streetlights ascend like quiet guardians. Their soft glow heralds a new era across the region, signalling the NDDC’s ambitious ‘Lighting Up …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has signed a Performance Bond with the Ministry of Niger Delta Development as part of its commitment to achieving the objectives of President Bola Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Minister of the Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh supervised the signing ceremony during a two-day NDDC Board and Management Retreat at the Four …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has distributed palliatives to flood-prone communities across the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State, as part of its efforts to mitigate the effects of flooding on the people of the state. During the handover of the various palliatives in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku said that the distribution …

It was a day filled with joy, love, and laughter as family, friends and well-wishers gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kpansia, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, to honour the matriarch of the Ogbuku family. Mama Victoria Opusigi’s 73rd birthday celebration was an occasion to cherish, a testament to the impact she has had on everyone …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has urged management and staff of the commission to pray that the development and prosperity of the Niger Delta region continues to flow from the interventionist agency. During the Annual Thanksgiving Service organised by the NDDC Christian Fellowship at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has stressed the need for peace and security to create the environment for the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. During a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Nigerian Airforce, led by the Commander 115 Special Operations, Group Captain Ali Idris, at the NDDC headquarters …

When an American author, Chris Fussell, wrote that “in any bureaucracy, there’s a natural tendency to let the system become an excuse for inaction,” he was not being sarcastic. He wrote with the conviction that stiff bureaucracy, like the Nigerian variant, is stultifying. The recent disclosure by the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has called on the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu to promote peace in the Niger Delta region. During a dinner and awards night to mark the 25th silver jubilee of the Kaiama Declaration and foundation of IYC, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa …