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- 31 Oct 2013
Niger Delta Militancy, Others Hobble Shell’s Global Profit
Continued militancy in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s oil and gas belt despite a government programme to retool restive youths has helped driven down Royal Dutch Shell’s global profit margin for 2013 by…
- 12 Sept 2015
Panic in Niger Delta as Militants Regroup, Reactivate Camps
Palpable fear pervades the Niger Delta region, following strong indications that militants are regrouping in different camps located in the creeks of the region. The Nation gathered from security…
- 2 Mar 2017
Militants Threaten to Bomb MTN, Others over Xenophobic Attacks
A coalition of Niger Delta militants, on Wednesday, threatened to blow up south African owned businesses including: Multichoice, owner of DSTV; MTN, Shoprite and 16 other major South African…
- 17 Nov 2017
NDDC Chairman Seeks the Use of ICT to Re-position Niger Delta
Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reiterated its commitment to re-position the region through the development of Information…
- 7 Jan 2015
Victory as Shell Pays out £55m over Niger Delta Oil Spills
Oil giant Shell’s long-overdue compensation pay out to a community devastated by oil spills in the Niger Delta is an important victory for the victims of corporate negligence, said Amnesty…
- 31 Aug 2015
Shell Trains 150 Niger Delta Youths in Enterprise Development
Another 150 youths from the Niger Delta are to benefit from the 2015 LiveWIRE programme of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operated Joint Venture, bringing the total…
- 20 Jun 2017
Shell Nigeria Plans Investment in Gas Project in Niger Delta
Shell is considering whether to invest in a gas project in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta energy hub, the managing director of the local unit said on Tuesday. Nigeria has the world's ninth largest…
- 18 Mar 2018
Shell Debunks Amnesty Allegations on Spills Management in Niger Delta
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has denied allegations of environmental mismanagement in the Niger Delta levelled against it at the weekend by Amnesty International,…
- 2 Aug 2022
Shell to Acquire Drones to Check Crude Oil Theft in Niger Delta
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said it will acquire drones to monitor its pipelines and wellheads in the Niger Delta region. Igo Weli, SPDC’s general manager, External Relations, who…
- 4 Jul 2016
Niger Delta Avengers Website, Twitter Suspended
Twitter, social media platform on Monday suspended the Twitter handle, @NDAvengers, used by rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, to announce its activities. This was observed yesterday…
- 28 May 2018
Future World Film Brings Challenges of Niger Delta to Fore
Senate President, Olusola Saraki at the weekend assured Nigerians that the long awaited PIB law will be ready before the end of this legislative season. While giving the status of the bill which has…
- 3 Nov 2024
FG to Deploy Drones to Curb Oil Theft in Niger Delta - Lokpobiri
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri , minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), at the weekend said the federal government would deploy new technologies like drones and satellite surveillance to halt…
- 6 Feb 2012
Oil Spill Eater is Best Solution to Clean up Niger Delta -- Ndigwe
Martins Ndigwe is managing director / CEO of Mayakorp Nigeria Limited, a company that provides a provider of end to end converged communication and infrastructure solutions and IT services across…
- 7 May 2014
Airtel Trains Niger Delta Youths on Mobile Phone Repairs
Airtel Nigeria, has taken another huge step towards youth development in Nigeria by creating an empowerment initiative aimed at providing the youths with practical knowledge in mobile phone…
- 23 Feb 2012
Oil Spill Eater II Rings Solution to Oil Spill in Niger Delta
Oil Spill Eater II is the name of a non-toxic product which provides the means for moving oil spill response out of its 19th Century methodology into the realm of advanced technological 21st Century…
- 21 Jul 2015
Buhari Plans to Jail Jonathan at all Costs- VND
A coalition of Niger-Delta activists under the aegis of Vanguards of Nigeria’s Democracy (VND) on Saturday said it has uncovered clandestine moves by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All…
- 3 Apr 2013
MEND Threatens Fresh Attacks on Oil & Gas Facilities over Okah
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), one of the largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region, said it will resume attacks on oil installations in the region, beginning…
- 26 Mar 2013
MEND Threatens Reign of Terror over Okah’s Sentencing
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region, has threatened to unleash mayhem over the sentencing, yesterday of Henry Okah, leader of…
- 9 Sept 2019
Shell Loses N202m Daily to Vandals, Oil Thieves —GM
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Joint Venture has said it loses about N202 million daily in revenue to activities of criminals in the Niger Delta. The company attributed the…
- 6 Oct 2013
Militants Plan Invasion of Abuja over Exclusion from Amnesty Programme
Plans by some aggrieved youths in the Niger Delta region to invade Abuja over their exclusion from the Presidential Amnesty Programme for ex-militants have been uncovered, according to a statement by…
- 6 Jun 2016
N/Delta Avengers' Website Shut, Returns with Shocker
The website of the Niger Delta Avengers was shut down albeit momentarily yesterday, by unknown hackers, raising suspicions that agents of the federal government may be involved But just hours after…
- 5 Mar 2012
House of Assembly Member Hunts for Talents
Hon. Lord Keston Okoro, a member of the Delta State House of Assembly from the Udu Constituency, is to embark on a talent hunt competition to discover music and film talents in the Niger Delta area…
- 9 Jul 2020
NDDC Spent N1.5Bn on COVID-19 Palliative for Staff— MD
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reportedly spent some N1.5 billion on staff as ‘COVID-19 relief funds’. Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director, made the investigative hearing…
- 17 Apr 2015
Revealed: Plot to Kidnap Jega during Presidential Poll
Fresh facts have emerged on the March 31 attempt by Elder Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, to scuttle the announcement of the March 28 presidential election results. The main…
- 9 Sept 2015
60 Pupils Bag Shell’s Special Secondary School Scholarship
Sixty pupils from primary schools in the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers were on Friday (September 4) awarded full secondary school scholarships under the ‘Cradle-to-Career’ (C2C)…
- 22 Feb 2021
Senate Orders Arrest of NDDC Boss over Alleged N6.25Bn Fraud
The senate committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions has ordered the arrest of Effiong Akwa, sole administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over the non-appearance of…
- 8 Aug 2021
Shell LiveWIRE Beneficiaries get N48m Grant
117 young entrepreneurs from the Niger Delta have graduated from the Shell Nigeria LiveWIRE programme and have been awarded a N48m grant to either establish or expand their businesses. Dr. Gloria…
- 9 Feb 2013
Firm Threatens to Destroy MTN Facilities over Debts
MTN Nigeria is facing the threat of demolition of its installations in the Niger Delta region because of alleged debt to one of its major contractors, Procomtel. The threat comes from Gbaruka…
- 18 Dec 2014
NDDC Begins Training of 150 Teachers on ICT
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the training of 150 secondary school teachers on Information Communication Technology, designed to equip them with requisite knowledge on…
- 4 Jun 2013
SPDC Worries as Nigeria Loses $1.6Bn Annually to Oil Thieves
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has expressed concern over the activties of crude oil thieves and illegal refineries operators in the Niger Delta saying the country is losing $1.6bn…