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Wike mocks Jonathan, says Buhari has done what ex-President could not do for Niger Delta region

Posted by Chuks Ofurum
|Date: November 20, 2022
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Wike mocks Jonathan, says Buhari has done what ex-President could not do for Niger Delta region

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the payment of ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the payment of funds referred to as “Mr Projects” in political circles owed to Niger Delta states since 1999. ...

November 20, 2022
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Shell Nigeria to use drones to protect pipelines

Posted by Chimezie Orisakwe
|Date: August 03, 2022
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Shell Nigeria to use drones to protect pipelines

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has disclosed that it has signed a contract for drone acquisit ...

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has disclosed that it has signed a contract for drone acquisition to safeguard its pipelines in the Niger Delta from oil theft. The development comes as Nige ...

August 03, 2022
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Omo-Agege promises better deal for oil-bearing communities

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|Date: July 17, 2022
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Omo-Agege promises better deal for oil-bearing communities

Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President has promised oil-bearing communities in Nigeria that he ...

Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President has promised oil-bearing communities in Nigeria that he would push for an increase in the equity shares of host communities to five per cent in the Pet ...

July 17, 2022
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Edwin Clark slams Buhari’s assertion over restoring peace to Niger Delta

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|Date: January 28, 2022
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Edwin Clark slams Buhari’s assertion over restoring peace to Niger Delta

Former Information Minister, Edwin Clark, has slammed claims by President Muhammadu Buhari; about restori ...

Former Information Minister, Edwin Clark, has slammed claims by President Muhammadu Buhari; about restoring peace to the Niger Delta region, describing it as untrue. 1st News had reported that Preside ...

January 28, 2022
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Senate seeks relocation of oil and gas companies to Niger Delta

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|Date: September 28, 2021
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Senate seeks relocation of oil and gas companies to Niger Delta

The Senate has urged oil and gas companies in Nigeria to relocate to their operational base in Niger Delt ...

The Senate has urged oil and gas companies in Nigeria to relocate to their operational base in Niger Delta for smooth operation. This was a sequel to the adoption of a motion by Sen. Albert Akpan (PDP ...

September 28, 2021
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Dokubo declares self new leader of Biafran Government

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|Date: March 14, 2021
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Dokubo declares self new leader of Biafran Government

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, on Sunday, March 14, pronounced hi ...

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, on Sunday, March 14, pronounced himself as the leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary government.” Dokubo cited “injustice ...

March 14, 2021
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Buhari inaugurates NDDC Building, pledges development in Niger Delta

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|Date: March 11, 2021
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Buhari inaugurates NDDC Building, pledges development in Niger Delta

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, March 11, inaugurated the headquarters building of the Niger Delt ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, March 11, inaugurated the headquarters building of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), 25 years after the groundbreaking ceremony. The president, who ...

March 11, 2021
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Shell: Niger-Delta communities permitted to ‘sue in English courts’ over pollution

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: February 12, 2021
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Shell: Niger-Delta communities permitted to ‘sue in English courts’ over pollution

The UK Supreme Court, on Friday, February 12, ruled that polluted Nigerian communities can sue oil giant ...

The UK Supreme Court, on Friday, February 12, ruled that polluted Nigerian communities can sue oil giant Shell in English courts. 1st News reports that this ruling overturns a previous Appeal Court ru ...

February 12, 2021
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Shell loses court case over Niger Delta oil spills, to pay millions in compensation

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: January 29, 2021
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Shell loses court case over Niger Delta oil spills, to pay millions in compensation

A Dutch court, on Friday, January 29, ordered Shell Nigeria to compensate for oil spills in two villages ...

A Dutch court, on Friday, January 29, ordered Shell Nigeria to compensate for oil spills in two villages over 13 years ago. According to a Bloomberg report, Shell Nigeria is liable for damages from pi ...

January 29, 2021
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Disabled persons storm National Assembly over lawmakers’ snub

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: December 17, 2020
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Disabled persons storm National Assembly over lawmakers’ snub

The disabled or Persons with Disabilities (PWD) on Thursday protested at the entrance of the National Ass ...

The disabled or Persons with Disabilities (PWD) on Thursday protested at the entrance of the National Assembly, complaining that the lawmakers scheduled to meet with them failed to do so. The group of ...

December 17, 2020
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