By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Mr. Ben Ayade on Tuesday returned to Calabar after days of absence. Mr. Ayade’s trip had seen him on some public fora including the receipt of an award and his inauguration into the presidential advisory committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) earlier on Tuesday at the State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Immediate past Chairman of the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission and former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), speaks on the proposed hate speech bill, the electoral process and insecurity, among other issues in this interview with MUDIAGA AFFE of Punch Newspaper. What is your view on the hate speech bill being
By Kelvin Ololo One of the All Progressive Congress (APC) aspirant in 2019 governorship primaries in Cross River State, Mr. John Upan Odey Jnr. has termed Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as a commission with no character and ambition piloted by politician who budget funds for idea that never comes to live. John Odey inferred
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent the list of nominees for Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and approval. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter at plenary. The NDDC’s Board nominees include the Chairman, Dr. Pius Odubu (Edo); Managing Director, Bernard O. Okumagba
By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State was on Thursday, absent from the meeting of the Governors of the Niger Delta region with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. His deputy, Professor Ivara Esu was also absent which means Cross River State was not represented at the meeting where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, with Dr. Pius Odubu from Edo State as the Chairman. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, on behalf of the SGF,
By Our Reporter Sylvester Nsa immediate past Commissioner representing Cross River State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has joined calls by the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and other stakeholders that the NDDC Act and master plan should be reviewed to accommodate disadvantage States like Cross River over the loss of Bakassi and
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Moved by Governor Ben Ayade’s rice value chain revolution in Cross River State, the Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Nelson Brambaifa has disclosed plans to key into the project and expand it to other States within the region. Brambaifa