By Sylvia Etta Against the backdrop of recent dissolution of some Federal Boards and Agencies by President Muhammadu Buhari, the governing All Progressives Congress, APC has warned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr. Dan Abia to desist from continuously occupying the said office in keeping with the dissolution directives. National
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has been advised to jettison the idea of government having no business in doing business as it is unsustainable. This advice was given by Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade when he received the board of the commission led by
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of the Cross River State Council of Traditional Rulers and Paramount Ruler of Bakassi, Etiyin Etim Edet-Okon has charged the new management of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to avoid duplication of projects and take development to the nooks and crannies of the nine States in the Niger Delta.
by crossriverwatch admin The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has constructed a modern kitchen for the inmates of Calabar Prison to be deliver soon. Commissioner representing Cross River State on the Board of NDDC, Honorable Paul Adah disclosed this to newsmen during the inspection of the facilities at Afokang Prison, Calabar. He said the modern
by crossriverwatch admin Let the truth be told that the nomination of Honourable Paul Ada as the representative of Cross River State of Nigeria in the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation by the Senate is illegal, wrongful and unconstitutional. The reason is that Honourable Paul Ada is
by crossriverwatch admin Axes and machetes were deployed on Wednesday evening along the Ogoja- Calabar highway to extricate the mangled bodies of nine commuters, six male and three females following a head on collision between a Audi 80 car and a Toyota hiace bus. The crash which occurred at about 5pm at Esinjok village some
by crossriverwatch admin Out of the 196 projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission in Cross River State, work is yet to commence on 99 of them even as some the contracts were endorsed since 2004. The projects which span roads, water, erosion control, housing and electricity valued at over seven billion Naira, and