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NDDC to train inmates in correctional centres on skills

Peter AnayoNovember 2, 2025

by Peter AnayoNovember 2, 20250452

EMMANUEL NLEWEDUM, Port Harcourt The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has assured that the Commission will assist the Nigerian Correctional Service with training and skills acquisition for inmates in custodial centres in the region. Ogbuku gave the assurance while playing host to......

News

Peace is key to sustainable development in Niger Delta – NDDC boss, Ogbuku

Peter AnayoSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025

by Peter AnayoSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 20250629

EMMANUEL NLEWEDUM, Port Harcourt The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has emphasised the importance of peace in achieving sustainable development in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku stated this during a capacity-building programme for Niger Delta Stakeholders on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and......

Opinion

Ogbuku: Golden Milestone, intellectual fellowship and Celebration of Impact

Peter AnayoSeptember 16, 2025

by Peter AnayoSeptember 16, 20250826

BY AKUNNE FEDERAL August 19, 2025, is not just a date in the annual calendar. It is a golden milestone for the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, a man whose name has become synonymous with the transformation of the Niger Delta region.......

Opinion

Ogbuku and the Transformation of Niger Delta

Peter AnayoSeptember 4, 2025

by Peter AnayoSeptember 4, 202501655

BY ANIETIE EKONG At the recent celebration of the 50th birthday of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Community (NDDC) Dr Samuel Ogbuku, which I was privileged to witness, one thing stood out: the impact of the Ogbuku-led management of the Commission on the people of the......

News

NDDC begins 25th anniversary in Ondo, honours Abegunde

Peter AnayoJune 30, 2025

by Peter AnayoJune 30, 20250577

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission’s 25 anniversary celebration will begin with a thanksgiving service in Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Ogbuku, who spoke during a reception in honour of the NDDC Executive Director Corporate Services, Hon......

News

NDDC commissions Bayelsa office, reaffirms commitment to partnership with states to develop region

Peter AnayoJune 19, 2025

by Peter AnayoJune 19, 20250649

ELIZABETH VINCENT, Yenagoa The managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the commission’s readiness to partner with state governments in initiatives that will benefit the people of the Niger Delta region. Speaking on Tuesday in Yenagoa at the official commissioning of......

Features

My plans for NDDC in 2025 – Ogbuku

Peter AnayoJanuary 1, 2025

by Peter AnayoJanuary 1, 202501019

The Managing Director (MD) of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has set his sight on the year 2025 fiscal year, stating some major goals which he hoped the interventionist agency would achieve across the nine Niger Delta States. Reviewing the NDDC’s performance during the preceding year......

Business & Economy

NDDC to boost N/Delta Chamber of Commerce with N30bn

Peter AnayoDecember 29, 2024December 29, 2024

by Peter AnayoDecember 29, 2024December 29, 20240812

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to galvanise the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture, NDCCITMA, by releasing N30 billion counterpart fund for the development of young entrepreneurs. Speaking during an interview with newsmen at the NDDC’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Managing Director,......

News

NDDC begins repairs of Owerri-Port Harcourt road

Peter AnayoDecember 24, 2024

by Peter AnayoDecember 24, 20240857

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has inspected the ongoing repair works at the failed sections of the Owerri-Port Harcourt Road between Umuapu and Umuagwo in Imo State. Ogbuku stated that the road’s deplorable state necessitated the emergency measures the NDDC took to......