Niger Delta.

A group known for its promotion of the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Project Niger Delta, PND, has urged the Nigerian Government to immediately inaugurate the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to kick-off…

The Nigerian government says more than seventeen Ogoni cleanup projects in Niger Delta region have been completed through the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. Nigeria’s Minister of Environment Dr Muhammed Abubakar…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Awareness and Campaign group says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has successfully cleaned up 15 sites in Ogoniland and is carrying out several development projects in the Niger-delta…

The Nigerian Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government will ensure the completion of the critical projects it has embarked upon in the Niger Delta region. The Vice-President disclosed this at the 6th…

The direct payment of a 13% derivation fund to oil-producing communities has been introduced in the House of Representatives. This will be official through a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution. If passed into law, the 13%…

Nigerian farmers and fishermen will be allowed to sue oil giant Shell in English courts after years of oil spills in the Niger Delta. The decision is a victory for the communities after a five-year battle, and overturns a Court of Appeal…