Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

March 19, 2015

NDDC Trains 2,245 Youths in Capacity Building Programmes

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said it has trained no less than 2,245 youths through its various training and empowerment programmes. Speaking to newsmen, the […]
March 19, 2015

Election Violence Update in Nigeria- Jan to Mar 2015

This update draws on information from data integrated on the P4P Peace Map, as well as “Violence in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends” by Patricia Taft and […]
March 17, 2015

Mobil trains 62 women on food production in Akwa Ibom

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) has facilitated a four-day capacity building workshop for 62 Akwa Ibom women. The training has as its theme: Enhancing Local Food Production Beyond Subsistence: the case of oil palm refining, cassava, plantain, yam and corn.
March 17, 2015

Abia State Government Commissions Health Facilities

In order to improve the health care sector in the state, the Abia state governor, Theodore Orji has commissioned a mother and child ward as well as the administrative complex his government built at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH).
March 13, 2015

NGO Sensitises 50,977 Women On Gender Issues in Edo

An Edo State based non-government organisation, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has announced plans to enhance the capacity of 50,977 women in 2014 to resist and confront some obnoxious socio-cultural and traditional practices in society.
March 11, 2015

Firm to build N121bn power and fertilizer plants in Edo

Obax World Limited, an oil and gas company based in Edo state has announced its plan to invest a total of N121 billion for the construction of a fertiliser plant and a 350-megawatt power generating plant in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state
March 11, 2015

Bayelsa Government to Launch City Development Project

The New Yenagoa City Development project is set for launch by the Bayelsa State Government. The project will provide more houses and bring down the cost of accommodation in the state capital.
March 9, 2015

Delta Partners UNICEF to improve Maternal Health

The Commissioner for Finance, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara, has reiterated the commitment of the state government in ensuring the prompt release of the Government Counterpart Cash Contribution for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) activities in the state.
March 6, 2015

Dangote Foundation offers N20million scholarship to indigent students in Delta

Dangote Foundation, in its quest to contribute to the development of education in the country, donated Scholarship worth N20 million to James Hope College Agbor, in Delta State.
March 6, 2015

Cross River Tops World Bank Rural Dev Index

Cross River state has emerged tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria after the state government is said to have disbursed over N1.7 billion
March 6, 2015

Akwa Ibom Govt, NDDC take immunization to primary schools

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced the immunization of children against Hepatitis B infection
March 5, 2015

[International Women’s Day #MakeItHappen] Women As Peace Agents in the Niger Delta- Profile of Barr. Mrs Biobara Makalabh

Barrister Mrs Biobara Makalabh Roseym aka ‘Mama Rose’ or ‘Madam Borikiri’ is a 55 year old retired Police. While in service, she rose to the rank of Divisional Police Officer (DPO).