The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Sunday urged all Niger Delta compatriots to remain calm and patriotic. The forum also condemned the quit notice issued to the Hausa and Yoruba in the Niger Delta by militants, goading the groups to ignore it. The leaders of the coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA), on Thursday had […]
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In a meeting between the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and leaders from the Niger Delta region under Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), held at the presidential villa on Thursday night, the presidency highlighted seven successes of its engagements with the oil rich region. The meeting follows a November 1 ultimatum given by PANDEF to the government […]
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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has pulled its representatives out of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a coalition of elders and leaders of the region. Jomo Gbomo, spokesman of MEND, who announced the withdrawal of his organisation in a statement, accused the leaders of the forum of being insincere. […]
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The Buhari administration is promoting a new way of thinking and engagement that will secure the development of the Niger Delta and the entire country, according to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. That new approach, which he restated as the New Vision, according to him involves an active and effective collaboration between the government, the […]
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The Federal Government has secured funding of over $1 billion from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to develop the Niger Delta region, acting President Yemi Osinbajo has announced. Mr. Osinbajo made the announcement on Monday in Port Harcourt at a town hall meeting with governors, former governors, community leaders, women and various youth groups in […]
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Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, says every year, Nigeria loses at least $80 billion to vandalism of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. Militants are responsible for attacks on oil assets. Kachikwu made this known at the resumed dialogue with Niger Delta stakeholders in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo […]
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Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo arrived Bayelsa today to continue the Federal Government’s policy of engagement and dialogue with the people of Niger Delta. Here is a photo report by Novo Isioro. Acting President Osinbajo in Yenagoa with the staff of office representing Honour from the Council of Elders of the Niger Delta Region. Left […]
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Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the Niger Delta region of the country is unique environment, one with special challenges that must be treated as such. Speaking in Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta state when he flagged off the peace tour of the Niger Delta on Monday, the nation’s number two citizen appealed to the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday vowed to continue to find sustainable solution to the challenge posed by insurgency in the Niger Delta. The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said this in a statement issued in Abuja. “The Corporation has created security management platforms that would enable […]
Continue ReadingIn an effort to find lasting solution to the persistent crisis in the Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted stakeholders from the Niger Delta region at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Recall that Clark is one of the leaders chosen by some militant groups to kick start dialogue process with the federal […]
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