Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

May 12, 2014

Dickson presents N30m draft to Niger Delta women in Lagos

As part of his eco­nomic empower­ment programme for Women, the Bayelsa State Governor, Se­riake Dickson yesterday in Lagos presented a draft of N30 million draft as […]
May 12, 2014

WEF Launches U.S.$1.7 Trillion Devt Initiative for Africa

The World Economic Forum and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation has set up a joint task force to redesign development financing for Africa and other developing […]
May 12, 2014

Canada to Invest $5bn in Producing 3,000mw in Delta State

Delta State has taken the lead in the generation of renewable energy as a Canadian based investor has concluded plans to invest $5 billion to produce […]
May 8, 2014

[ORGANISATION SPOTLIGHT] FORWARD AFRICA (FOFA)

 1.    BRIEF HISTORY OF FORWARD AFRICA  Organizational Profile                    Forward Africa (FOFA) is a non-profit development organization founded in 1992 to strengthen the capacity of individuals, especially […]
May 8, 2014

Jonathan to flag off maritime university, ship dockyard

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Saturday, May 10, flag off the commencement of the Nigeria’s first maritime university located in the Niger-Delta region. The president will […]
May 6, 2014

Governor Dickson Takes Steps to Stop Menace of Crude Oil Theft.

Disturbed by the rising cases of crude oil theft adversely affecting revenue accruing to Bayelsa State from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in recent times, […]
May 6, 2014

Bayelsa Governor Tasks US Ambassador on Global Peace

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has urged the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department’s Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations, Ambassador Rick Barton and US […]
May 5, 2014

WHO Calls For Private Sector’s Support to Tackle Malaria

In order to mobilise financial and human resources to tackle the malaria scourge, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for support from the private sector, […]
May 5, 2014

Nigeria To Promote Gender Mainstreaming – Centre

The Federal Government, in partnership with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, is set to formulate policies to increase women participation in decision-making. The Director of the […]
May 5, 2014

SMEs Key To Development Of Niger Delta, Says SEC Boss

The Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh, says Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the development of the Niger Delta […]
May 2, 2014

JTF Destroy 9 Illegal Refineries, Impounds Crude Laden Barge

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta said that it destroyed nine illegal refineries and impounded a barge laden with suspected stolen crude in […]
April 30, 2014

FG, ExxonMobil launch fresh malaria prevention campaign in Rivers, Akwa Ibom

The Federal Government of Nigeria and ExxonMobil have launched fresh campaign on prevention of malaria in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. The initiative, titled “Nightwatch” is […]