STRONG REPORTERS

 Why We Visited Niger Delta Governors – NDDC Boss    The Interim Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Efiong Akwa has said that he led management team of the commission on a visit to governors of the region as part of its averred commitment to foster peace and stronger relationship between the commission and the nine state governors in the oil rich part of the country.

 Nigeria Needs A Stable And Prosperous Niger Delta Region, Says NDDC Chief Executive The Niger Delta region is very vital and of strategic importance to the overall development of Nigeria, and so it is important for the federal government to invest more in the region, according to Mr Efiong Akwa, the Interim Administrator & Chief executive of the NDDC who stated this in a lecture he delivered today at the University of Abuja.

  Forensic Audit: Over 76 Abandoned Projects Completed No fewer than 76 projects awarded to various contractors by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, which were hitherto abandoned, have been completed and handed over the Commission.

 2023: The familiar as unknown (2)  By  Dr Dakuku Peterside Last week we started a series about possible scenarios in our match to the decisive year 2023. The year 2023 represents a watershed of a sort because the forces at play today in the political space and national life constitute a credible threat to National Unity. We have never been this polarised in our recent history. The agitation for secession is now commonplace. This anomaly has raised the bar of the kind of President Nigerians would like to see post-2023. We started the series by looking at the congresses/conventions of the two major political parties to choose party officers and the different forces at work. I warned of the implications of suppressing internal democracy and the mechanics of party dynamics.