Niger Delta

October 15, (THEWILL) - The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative is not just another bureaucratic paperwork....

October 13, (THEWILL) - The federal government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has granted a Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) to TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited (TGS-PD), the first new licence issued under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)...

October 11, (THEWILL) - Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has lamented the deplorable condition of Federal roads in the Niger Delta. In an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, he blamed the dilapidated state of the roads for the recent...

October 10, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate has initiated a probe into the increasing incidence of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. While lamenting the incessant and nefarious activities of the oil thieves, the Senate directed five standing...

August 28, (THEWILL) – Aggrieved ex-agitators from Niger Delta States (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, Cross River, Delta and Rivers States) have threatened to disrupt the peace in the region over their Governors' failure to provide palliatives to...

August 24, (THEWILL) - A coalition of former militant leaders and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have written to President Bola Tinubu over the controversy rocking the move to seek re-approval of the over $1.3 billion surveillance contract...

August 23, (THEWILL) - The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Dr. Bashir Gwandu has visited the Ambassador of Czech Republic to Nigeria, His Excellency Zdeněk Krejčí for business collaboration and fact-finding...

August 20, (THEWILL) - The Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Famous Daunemigha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review the allocation of N5 billion palliatives to each of the six...

August 13, (THEWILL) - The Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council (NDENYC), has urged the Niger Delta Commission, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the Federal Government, to ensure the completion of the East-West road without further...

August 06, (THEWILL) - Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Sunday, cleared the impounded vessel, MT Praisel, to continue its operations after it was absolved of...