Tag: Niger Delta

Niger Delta group petitions UN over massive corruption in NDDC

Ishaku Yohanna

A group, the Restore Initiative has petitioned the United Nations (UN) over massive corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), while seeking for the prosecution of indicted persons involved in corrupt acts in the agency over the years. The petition which was signed by Gloria Okolugbo national leader of the group a copy which was made available to BusinessDay, Sunday. The group noted that it was saddened that despite the vast resources of the region which is the main sources of income for the nation, the people of the…

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Buhari gives NDDC till Friday to pay scholarship of stranded Niger Delta students abroad

Ishaku Yohanna

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the payment of fees and stipends of stranded scholarship students of the Niger Delta Development Commission studying abroad. This was contained in a statement titled ‘NDDC invites President Buhari to Commission Signature Project’ and signed by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, on Tuesday. Odili said Buhari conveyed the directive to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio The statement reads, “Under the Commission’s finance protocol, only the Executive Director (Finance) and the Executive Director (Projects) can sign for the release of…

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