…As FG, Oil Coys owe commission over N4 trillion The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to settle all verified outstanding claims by it contractors in its efforts to facilitate sustainable development of the oil-rich region. A source close to the Interim Administrator of the Commission who spoke on condition of anonymity said […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 2. In its effort at repositioning the Niger Delta Region to meet the needs of the people as directed by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, on Thursday, presented and launched the Strategic Implementation Work Plan( SIWP), in Abuja. In his speech at the official presentation, […]
TheHILL | NATIONAL | DECEMBER 2. Second Republic Senate President Dr Joseph Wayas is dead, TheHILL can authoritatively report. Dr. Wayas, who has been receiving medical attention for sometime, reportedly died in in a London hospital. Cross River Governor Ben Ayade, in a statement, confirmed the incident. He lamented the passing of Wayas, describing his […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 2. The Niger Delta Development Commission has distributed e-learning devices to secondary school students, undergraduates and youths in the Niger Delta as part of efforts to enhance access to knowledge. The NDDC Interim Administrator, Effiong Akwa, who distributed the devices, appealed to the youths to shun drugs, cultism and social […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 2. Bayelsa State Police Command has arraigned 12 women on charges of unlawful assembly and use of juju to block the ongoing construction of the Yenagoa-Oporoma Road. The women, said to be protesting against the alleged exclusion of their community in the road project, are from Agobiri community in Southern […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 2. The Independent National Electoral Commission has broken its silence on a letter written to it by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the contentious Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Buhari, who received the bill on November 19, has until December 19 to sign it or withhold his assent […]
TheHILL | NATIONAL | NOVEMBER 30. A delegation from the Coalition of Northern Groups drawn from the nineteen states in the Northern part of the country, has called on Nigerian leaders to adopt the peace model of Governor Udom Emmanuel in Akwa Ibom State, as a panacea for security and development of the nation. Speaking […]
TheHILL | NEWS | NOVEMBER 29. By Etim ETIM A modern and well-appointed students hostel, built and donated by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the University of Uyo, would be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, December 7. The complex will accommodate 1,000 students (500 males and 500 females), and has modern […]
TheHILL | NEWS | NOVEMBER 29. The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Customs Service to ground 91 private jets belonging to some wealthy Nigerians over their alleged refusal to pay import duties running to over N30bn, TheHILL can authoritaritatively report. As such, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali, (retd.) following a directive from […]
TheHILL | TECH | NOVEMBER 29. Social media platform Twitter has agreed to all the conditions laid out by the Federal Government regarding its operations in Nigeria, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus, said yesterday. The minister, who is also a member of a committee, set up to review the operations of the […]