NDDC Begins Placement and Payment of Beneficiaries for Youth Internship Scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the placement and payment of 10,000 beneficiaries of the Youth Internship Scheme (NYIS) for one-year practical skills training in various organisations for sustainable youth empowerment in the Niger Delta region. This was disclosed by a press release signed by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, on…

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Orok Duke Reaffirms NDDC’s Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women and Girls

Calabar, Nigeria – Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Otu Duke, the Cross River State representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reiterated the Commission’s unwavering commitment to ending all forms of violence against women and girls. In a statement to mark the ongoing 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Chief Duke emphasised…

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Profit, Pollution and Lies Interrogating Shell’s Divestment Claims in Niger Delta

By Ken Henshaw In May 2021, CEO of Shell, Mr. Ben van Beurden announced at its annual general meeting that the company will be divesting its crude oil assets from the Niger Delta, effectively bringing to a close nearly 70 years of Shell’s profitable crude oil venture in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Justifying the decision to…

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NDCCITMA will complement project HOPE, IFAD programmes – NDDC MD

Following the establishment of the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA), the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief (Dr) Samuel Ogbuku, has addressed the fears that the initiative will press down on other similar initiatives. Ogbuku while addressing entrepreneurs, business owners and youths…

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