Tag: Godswill Akpabio

The official, Joy Nunieh, said it was after her refusal to take an oath of secrecy that Mr Akpabio started ...

The Niger Delta minister reacts to an allegation that he collected N500 million worth of contracts from the NDDC.

The presidential directive was part of efforts to address infrastructure deficit in the Niger Delta region and boost its economy.

Both Ms Onochie and Mr Odili were given 48 hours to retract their statements and tender public apologies.

The senator accuses the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, of "being the greatest beneficiary of contract awards and looter of ...

Mr Omo-Agege described a letter in circulation as fake.

The students sent a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, complaining that life had become harsh for ...

“Can N40 billion be stolen when it did not exist? Is the payment of staff salaries and benefits, an act ...

The lawmakers said the N40 billion was allegedly spent without due regard to the Fiscal Responsibility Act.

The Governor of Imo State accused the elite of oil-producing communities in the state of misappropriating funds meant for the ...

Mr Etok represented Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2015 under the PDP platform and later defected ...

Development projects will take the largest chunk of the NDDC budget with ₦306.5 billion.

“I am the one that gave Oro nation the status of oil-producing, they were never included before,” the minister says ...

Mr Akpabio’s relationship with the sacked NDDC chief was fraught with mutual suspicion and display of power.

The president made this known via a letter to the Senate.

Some election officials were held hostage in the Akwa Ibom area, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said.

INEC also announced the cancellation of elections in the eight polling units in the ward.

There have been reports of pockets of violence in the elections.

INEC had earlier said the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, could not step down as a candidate.

Residents say many of the projects would have improved their lives if they were completed.

The commission said it was too late for the former senator’s name to be replaced with another.

The $70 million NDDC funds abandoned in a bank can construct 370 classrooms or build 555 PHCs in 185 LGAs, ...

A series of investigations by PREMIUM TIMES on the status of projects by the NDDC show that many remain abandoned ...

Residents say the completion of the projects would benefit them and ensure more regular supply of electricity.

Mr Buhari has approved that a new board be composed for the embattled interventionist agency.