NDDC Commissions Road in Abia State
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned the Ubaha-Umuogba Orindu link Road in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Speaking at the commissioning of the 3.2-kilometre road, the NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, who was accompanied by the Executive Director Projects, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, said... Read more
NDDC Boss, Nsima Ekere Linked With N188 Million Fraud Scandal, Accusers Petition Nigeria’s Financial Crimes Commission
*Ekere accused of defrauding Akwa Saving and Loans Limited * Bank petitions EFCC, Demands Prosecution Nsima Ekere, the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is embroiled in another massive financial scandal in which a bank has dragged him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,... Read more
Why suspicion surrounds vaccination offer from Nigerian soldiers in the South East
By Nnaemeka C.I Meribe This made a lot of sense. Let’s all publish it as opinion. I picked it from a Facebook friend: The people of the southeast are not rejecting vaccination. It is on record that that part of Nigeria has about the highest rate of vaccination uptake.... Read more
2018 FIFA World Cup: 3,496,204 tickets requested as the first sales period concludes today
Only 9 spots are yet to be filled at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. Hosts Russia have been joined by Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Germany, England, Spain, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Poland, Egypt, Iceland, Serbia, France, Portugal, Panama, Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina. Excitement is building prior... Read more
Stakeholders express feelings Over Plans to Reintroduce Tolls on Federal Roads
Stakeholders in some states in Nigeria have expressed different opinions over plans by the Federal Government’s to reintroduce toll gates on Federal Highways in Nigeria.   They spoke in a separate interviews in Benin, Calabar and Yenagoa.   The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, told... Read more
Cross River Requires About N1b to complete Indoor Sports Hall — Orok Duke
From Dianabasi Effiong   The abandoned indoor sports hall of the U.J. Esuene stadium, Calabar, Cross River state will need over N1 billion to be completed.   However this figure is only for the completion of the oval portion of the hall with roofing while the other attachments for... Read more
NDDC devotes 70 per cent of  budget to on-going projects, says Ekere
. Commissions 3 New Roads in Cross River State The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has stated that the Commission is devoting 70 per cent of its budget to the completion of on-going projects in the Niger Delta region. Mr Ekere, who... Read more
Text of President Buhari’s 2017 Independence Broadcast
My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always a day for celebrations. It... Read more
NDDC devotes 70 per cent of  budget to on-going projects, says Ekere
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has stated that the Commission is devoting 70 per cent of its budget to the completion of on-going projects in the Niger Delta region. Mr Ekere, who spoke during an interactive meeting with NDDC design and... Read more
IPOB Challenges Nigeria’s Clamp Down in Court
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja should set aside the order of injunction proscribing the activities of the group. The Chief Judge of the Federal High, Justice Abdu Kafarati, on Wednesday in Abuja, granted Federal Government an interim injunction proscribing... Read more