By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, has destroyed several illegal refining sites and disrupted oil theft activities in air raids in Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and...
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Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd., a private security contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd., has said its activities in combating crude oil theft have saved Nigeria over $43.2 million daily. The Executive Director, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd., Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, said this at the...
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has deployed an aircraft and five vessels to contain the oil leakage from Egina facility operated by TotalEnergies. According to the spills agency, the response aircraft and vessels were used to apply dispersants on the oil leak that...
Oil bearing communities in Bayelsa have bemoaned prolonged delays in the implementation of the host community fund component of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Representatives of the communities expressed dismay that since the PIA came into effect in 2021, no meaningful development projects had been carried out due to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected crude oil thieves over alleged involvement in pipeline vandalism and illegal oil refinery operations in Rivers. The NSCDC Spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi, said this in a statement on Friday, in Abuja. Afolabi stated that the suspects...
Over the years, scholars have advanced the idea that Human Capacity Building feeds the complex web where education, innovation, growth and employment are interlinked. For an interventionist agency such as the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, there is a tendency to focus more on infrastructural development. However,...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says the Federal Government has achieved a lot in the fight against oil theft. Matawalle, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, said that many practical gains had been recorded in the resolve to end...
Former President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Atuboyedia Obianime, has said leaders of the Niger Delta region are satisfied with the leadership style of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku. Obianime disclosed this in Yenagoa on Friday while speaking to...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja The ongoing military operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) across the country have continued to yield appreciable results with the elimination of 113 terrorists and arrest of 300 other criminal elements in the last two weeks. Troops of the AFN also...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the overall development of the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, said this in a statement on...
A group has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Ogoni Bill of Rights as adopted by the people of the land. The group include People Advancement Centre(PAC), Ogoni People Assembly, Partners for Electoral Reform and Social Action. Mr Akpobar Celestine, PAC Team Leader made the appeal...
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has urged Niger Delta stakeholders to forge stronger bonds and collaborate to pave way for a brighter future for the oil-rich region. Speaking during a reception in honour of Dr Samuel Ogbuku by Yiba-Ama (Oruma) Community at...
Senator Ned Nwoko, (PDP-Delta) has said nobody should be seen as above the law when dealing with issues of oil theft and spillage in the country. Nwoko, who is the Senate Vice Chairman on Environment, and member representing Delta North Senatorial District, said this on Sunday, in an...
The Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it will ensure International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in the country, pay their contributions to the coffers of the commission. Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP-Delta North), and member Senate Committee on NDDC, made the disclosure while speaking with the...
Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP-Delta), and Senate Vice Chairman on Environment, has disclosed that the Senate was resolute in addressing environmental degradation in the country. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, disclosed this on Sunday to l the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja. He noted that the major...
Leaders of various ethnic nationalities in Niger Delta have paid a solidarity visit to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to convey the region’s appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and congratulate Wike on his appointment. A statement issued by Dr Kingsley Kuku on Saturday,...
Stakeholders in Abuja on Friday called on the Federal Government to fastrack environmental justice in Ogoniland to alleviate the plight of the people of the area. Mr Michael David the Executive Secretary of Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) made the call during the photo...
Troops of “Operation Delta Safe’’ uncovered and destroyed 96 illegal refining sites and apprehended 57 suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta in the last one week. The troops also discovered and destroyed 106 dug out pits, 111 boats, 229 storage tanks, 290 coking ovens, eight pumping machines,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that building a viral economy for the country transcended political party affiliations. Wiki stated this when leaders of ethnic groups from the Niger Delta region paid him a solidarity visit in Abuja. The minister...
South-South National Leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Monday warned of dire consequences should Rivers State Governor, Siminalaye Fubara be impeached as being planned by some vested interests. Clark gave the warning in a statement he issued in reaction to the setting ablaze of the Rivers...