Niger Delta region

To ensure equitable allocation of revenue from the exploitarion of natural resources, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission ( RMAFC) says it has commenced the verification of disputed oil wells and newly developed gas…

It is an acronym that is as classy as it is inspiring. In 1999, just as the Fourth Republic was birthed, the governors of the six states that make up the Niger Delta, got together and set up the BRACED Commission - to create a strong…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) said there are still 697 illegal pipes through which crude oil is stolen in the Niger Delta region. The 697 illegal pipes are the remnants of the 5,543 illegal connection points…

Poverty is expected to drop in the Niger Delta as unemployed youths in the region become the major beneficiaries of the $3.6 billion Integrated Gas Processing and Methanol Plant in Odioma, Brass Island, Bayelsa with the capacity to create…

The Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is working on a new regional master plan for the development of the Niger Delta region, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has said. Akpabio stated that the ministry is…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to relocate its subsidiary, Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), outside the Niger Delta region. The spokesman of the corporation, Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement issued on…

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army headquartered in Port Harcourt says it has uncovered a plot by politicians in the Niger Delta region to arm thugs in fake military uniform to cause trouble on the opening day of the general elections on…

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari removed former Acting Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Matthew Seiyefa. Seiyefa was replaced…

BARBARA BAKO, Abuja The Bank of Industry (BOI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Export-Import Bank of China for a $500m facility for the establishment of modular refineries in Nigeria. The establishment of modular…

The issue of power devolution again was central in a closed door meeting between Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and President Muhammadu Buhari with focus on others including security and socio-economic developments in Bayelsa and the Niger…