Tag: NDDC

NDDC: Akpabio Unveil Names Of Legisatures / Influential Contractors

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Adetoyese Adewale The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked some members of the National Assembly to some contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that the former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC, Mr Nicholas Mutu, who represents the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State, is among those linked by the minister with contracts. The minister listed Mutu’s name against 74 projects, including various emergency road projects in Delta, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers states. Akpabio…

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NDDC: Senate Panel Recommends Dissolution Of Management Committee & Refund Of Unjustifiable Funds

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The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday has recommended that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) refund all “unjustifiable funds” paid to staff of the commission. The panel also recommended that henceforth, the NDDC report directly to President Muhammadu Buhari and asked that the president dissolve the IMC and set up a board for the commission. These are part of the recommendations read out by the chairman of the committee, Olubunmi Adetumbi. This comes exactly two weeks after the…

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NDDC: Stranded Scholarship Awardees Stage ‘A Save A Soul Protest’ At The Nigerian House In Uk

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The protesters are 2018 NDDC foreign postgraduates awardees studying in various institution across the globe with the majority of them in the United kingdom. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that the scholars who were left stranded abroad by the NDDC were awarded $30,000 and $90, 000 for the pursuit of their Masters and PhD programmes respectively. However, the grant has been left unpaid by the NDDC, thereby leaving the scholars stranded at their various designations. According to a scholar, “We have be left stranded and embarrassed by our institutions over the…

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NDDC Acting Chairman, Pondei, Faints During Questioning By House Of Representatives

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The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei, has fainted while being quizzed by the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission. Pointed fainted while being asked about the spending of the commission since he took over. TellAfrica shall keep you posted.

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NDDC: Court Restrains Nigeria Police & Others From Arresting, Harassing & Breaching The Security Of Joy Nunieh

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The Rivers State high court on Friday has restrained the Nigerian police from “arresting, detaining and harassing” a former NDDC boss, Joi Nunieh, wanted for criminal allegations. This follows an intrusion of the Port Harcourt home of Ms Nunieh on Thursday by armed police officers with footage showing some breaching her security to gain entry. Ms Nunieh was later “rescued” by a team of state officials led by the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike. The state police commissioner, Joseph Mukan, said the command expects Mr Wike to “turn in”…

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Reps. Order Arrest Of Acting NDDC Chairman Having Staged A Walk-Out On Legislatures

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The Nigerian lawmakers at the House of Representatives have ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to arrest the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, for contempt of the legislature. The Interim Management Committee of the NDDC led by Pondei had walked-out on the committee when it appeared for the continuation of the investigative hearing of the commission. Pondei had questioned the credibility of the House Committee Chairman, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, saying he was corrupt as he had benefited from award of contracts in…

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NDDC Mgt Team Walks Out On Reps, Indict Committee Chairman

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The Acting Managing Director of The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei, has led a walk out on the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta. Mr Pondei, who appeared with other management staff of the commission, accused the chairman of the house committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of corruption. He said because of that, his team will not speak before the committee. “We are not comfortable with the chairman of this committee presiding over a matter he has been accused of.” He asked the committee chairman to recuse…

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Gov. Wike Comes To The Rescue Of Former NDDC Boss, Joy Nunieh

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The NDDC fraud related saga seem not to be coming to an end so soon as Police cordons off residence of Joy Nunieh. Governor Nyesom Wike forced entry into residence of former Managing Director of NDDC, Joy Nunieh, ordered police officers out, and later drove off with her. See video below: TellAfrica shall keep you posted…..

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NDDC Fraud Matters: Akpabio v Nunieh; Former MD Nunieh’s Home Surrounded By Armed Officer

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Not less than 20 Armed police officers surrounded the Port Harcourt home of the former interim Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh. “The police officers came to my home since 4 a.m., they have surrounded everywhere,” Ms Nunieh told our correspondent S’Teller on Thursday morning. “I am inside my house, I can’t leave for Abuja where I am scheduled to appear today before the House of Representatives Investigative hearing on NDDC” she added. Ms. Nunieh said she has called the police commissioner in Port Harcourt…

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The House Of Representative Uncovers N81bn Fraud In NDDC

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The members of Nigerian House of Representatives have unravelled how the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission mismanaged N81.5bn between February and May 2020. The lawmakers revealed that an amount of N81.5bn left the account of the NDDC without due process. The said money was reportedly released for no specific implementation of any project. Recall that the 2020 budget defence of the Niger Delta Development Commission ended abruptly at the Senate on Tuesday as its Interim Management Committee failed to account for a shortfall of N143bn in…

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