By Frank Ulom The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has donated 300 waste bins to the Government of Cross River State. The bins, Converseer gathered are to be used in Calabar, the state capital for waste collection and evacuation. According to a reliable source, 13 of the waste bins arrived in Calabar on Monday night…
By Frank Ulom The Representative of Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has joined the family of Ikpeme to mourn their 23-year-old son, Prince David John Ikpeme who died of typhoid in Calabar, the state capital. Converseer gathered that Ikpeme who died after a brief illness said to be…
By Frank Ulom The Commissioner representing Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has called for more collaboration for the development of the state. Duke made the call following the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed Governor Bassey Otu’s victory at the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial poll. The NDDC…
By Frank Ulom The representative of Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke on New Year’s Day led the multitude during the 2024 Tinkoriko Calabar Heritage. Duke who has been championing the Tinkoriko procession for the last 30 years said the purpose, which is to curb youths’ restiveness…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has distributed rice and N400,000 cash to Canaan Table Tennis players in the state. The distribution, CONVERSEER gathered took place at the Canaan Table Tennis Club section of the UJ Esuene Stadium on Tuesday. The…
By Endurance Onun The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has raised its study allowance from $30,000 (N24 million) to $40,000 (N32 million). This was disclosed by the Commission’s MD/CEO, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, earlier last week when he visited Golden Tulip Hotel, Port Harcourt, venue for the oral interview for applicants of the NDDC foreign postgraduate…
By Frank Ulom “The same South South people are subjugating the other state. They should stop cheating Cross River State. It is not acceptable,” says Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Commissioner Representing Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Board. Duke who resumed office on Tuesday at the NDDC Office Complex in Calabar said…
By Okoi Obono-Obla Why would the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allocate a paltry and miserable N16 billion worth of projects to Cross River State in the financial year 2023-2024 under the NDDC Appropriation Act 2023? What gives the NDDC the audacity to insult the people of Cross River State with reckless…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rt. Hon. Orok Duke as member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). CONVERSEER learned that Duke’s appointment was contained in a letter with Reference Number: SGF.55/S.2/C.7/431, signed by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on October 27, 2023. The letter…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of Hon. Asu Okang with Rt. Hon. Orok Duke as NDDC Commissioner representing Cross River State. This was contained in a press release signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Friday, September 1, 2023. Recalled that earlier this month,…