Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

April 17, 2014

Communal Clashes: JTF Deploys Troops in Rivers to Restore Peace

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has deployed troops to restore peace at Ibaa Community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers. […]
April 11, 2014

100 Niger Delta youths undergo ICT training in Calabar

No fewer than 100 Niger Delta Youths in Calabar on Thursday graduated from the Youth Empowerment Centre. The youth were trained on how to assemble phones, […]
April 10, 2014

Jonathan Approves Restructuring of NDDC

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the restructuring of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure its effectiveness. The development was confirmed by the Director-General of […]
April 10, 2014

NNPC, Addax Petroleum Float N37m Micro-Credit Scheme for 868 Women

With the clear realisation that micro-credit is a crucial element towards the development and improvement of quality of life, Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited as a company […]
April 9, 2014

World Bank Approves $140m For Nigeria Community Development

The World Bank has approved $140 million additional support for community development in Nigeria. Twenty six out of 36 states of the federation are to benefit […]
April 7, 2014

Nigeria: Cassava-Wheat Bread Policy Has Come to Stay – FG

The federal government yesterday refuted the rumour  that it had abandoned the cassava-wheat composite flour policy. Such claim, it stated, “is totally false, concocted, baseless and […]
April 7, 2014

Nigeria Trains 30 Niger Delta Youths In Electrical Engineering In France

The Nigerian government is training 30 youths from the Niger Delta region in Electrical Engineering in Grenoble, France, in line with the government’s commitment to transforming […]
April 4, 2014

MasterCard to empower Niger Delta women entrepreneurs with tech skills

Nigeria’s Youth for Technology Foundation and MasterCard have announced a collaboration to provide technology and skills-enhancement programmes for 1 500 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria through the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs programme. Women […]
April 3, 2014

AfDB Approves N4bn For Water Supply, Sanitation Projects In Nigeria

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday approved the sum of N3.5 billion ($205 million) for Nigeria’s Urban Water Sector Reform and […]
April 3, 2014

Lawmakers Order Investigation Of Incessant Oil Spill In Niger Delta

The Nigerian House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committees on environment and oil and gas upstream to investigate the causes of the incessant oil spills […]
April 2, 2014

Agency Seeks JTF Support in Tackling Oil Spills

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has sought the collaboration of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Niger Delta to tackle environmental pollutions […]
April 2, 2014

Mobil gets NERC licence to build 575MW on-grid power plant in Eket

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has granted operational licence to international oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPN, to build and operate a 575 megawatts […]