His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom and Chairman of the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council, has decried the poor state of development in the Niger Delta ...

President Yar’Adua demonstrated how motivated he was concerning the Niger Delta debacle. He brought out an already prepared map detailing his developmental plans. It was so insightful that we ...

A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial ...

In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued ...

L-R: Gov. Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State; Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State; Gov. Douye Diri, Bayelsa State; Gov.Bassey Otu, Cross Rivers State, and Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta StateThe Niger Delta ...

The fund is compensation for years of oil exploration and exploitation, which a civic organisation, the Clean Ecosystem Foundation stated in a report issued at the weekend. President Bola Tinubu ...

The Niger Delta Community Youth Association has demanded that 40 percent of oil licences be allocated to people from the oil-producing areas. The group made the demand through demonstrations ...

It read in parts, “The recent barefaced demeaning pattern of allocating oil-prospecting licenses to non-Niger-Delta interests is an unacceptable, unjustifiable, and anti-developmental trend of a ...

After decades of crude oil spills and the introduction of invasive plant species, thousands of hectares of mangroves in the Niger Delta are destroyed, impacting aquatic species and women’s ...

Tension rises in the Niger Delta on Wednesday as youths from Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, and other oil-rich states demand a 40% allocation of oil bloc licenses to local investors. Organized under the ...

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has chided the Federal Government for locating mini Liquefied Natural Gas Plants (LNGPs) in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, describing it as a misplaced priority in the first ...