Tag: NDDC
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NDDC probe: Investigation must be indepth, Akpabio demands
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has criticized what he described as the limited scope of the National Assembly’s inquest into the financial activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission. According to him, the probe should not be restricted to between February and July 2020 that is currently the mandate of the…
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After Buhari’s order, NDDC scholarship students to receive payment this week
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the payment of fees and stipends of stranded scholarship students of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) studying abroad. A statement signed by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said Buhari conveyed the directive to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, following the protest of the…
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NDDC: Set up investigative panel now, SERAP tells Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-governmental Organization, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to urgently set up a presidential investigative panel to probe grave corruption allegations in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), including allegations that the agency illegally spent N81.5 billion on travels, condolences, consultancy and…
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Release former NDDC boss to us now, Rivers CP tells Wike
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Gobum Mukan, has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to hand over former Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, who is currently taking refuge at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Police boss called on the governor to hand over…
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I never harassed fmr NDDC acting MD, Akpabio insists
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied sundry allegations, including harassment levelled against him by a former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ms. Joi Nunieh. Nunieh, who headed the former Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC, in an interview on ARISE NEWS Channel, the broadcast…
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NDDC probe: We stand by our daughter Nunieh — Wike
The Rivers State Government said on Tuesday that it would not allow any harm befall the immediate past acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Joi Nunieh, with regards to the ongoing probe of the agency. The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, expressed…