List of contractors is authentic and was not compiled by Akpabio - NDDC

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has disclosed that the list of contract beneficiaries released by Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta Affairs, is authentic and was not compiled by him. Prominent names on the list compiled in 2018 are former Governors, Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia), James Ibori (Delta}, Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), and Senator Peter Nwaoboshi.

Students On NDDC Scholarship stage protest in London over non-payment of their tuition fees (photos)

Nigerian students on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scholarship program, today August 3, staged a protest outside the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, over the non-payment of their tuition fees by the commission.

Abiola Ajimobi made heaven, he is at peace with God – Former Oyo first lady, Florence Ajimobi says

Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, the widow of the former governor of Oyo state, late Abiola Ajimobi, says her husband made heaven and is currently at peace with God. The former first lady said this when she received a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ at her Oluyole, Ibadan home over the weekend. The former governor died on Thursday, June 25 in Lagos from COVID-19 complications.

Akpabio reportedly links former Delta state governors, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to some NDDC projects

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly linked two former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to some of the projects that have been executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, Punch reports. Akpabio in a letter sent to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, listed the former governors as some of the beneficiaries of the projects by the commission.

Amaechi evades question on Hong Kong being a third party in Nigeria-China loan deal

Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation failed to answer a question on why Hong Kong is the third party in the loan agreement between China and Nigeria while appearing on a Channels Television program.