The GbaramatuVoice was established in 2015 as a monthly tabloid published by the Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited. It hit the newsstand first on August 2015. The newspaper’s sole objective is to bring to public glare what the management saw at the cradle of its formation as information gap and asymmetrical reportage of the activities and people of the Niger Delta.
“The law does not have a place for sole administrator, it does not have a place for Interim Management Committee (IMC). But an individual wants to control everybody as if people no longer use their senses. There is an act that establishes the NDDC and it totally recognises the statutory board,”
Prominent northern politicians, academicians and opinion leaders stormed Kano yesterday to drum up support for the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, ahead of 2023 general elections. Although the coordinator of the group, Senator Godswill Akpabio for Common Good (SGACG) that hosted the event tried to convince the audience that the event was
By Gbenga Nicholas The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, has created an admission criteria for Niger Delta ex-militants, to enable them to enroll into the University without JAMB. The pre-degree programme run by the institution will assist the federal government in skill acquisitions and vocational training for the ex-militants who are beneficiaries
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said Nigeria is focused on developing its gas resources, though oil will be in high demand till 2045. He said the nation will thus not support any concept that promotes a single pathway to energy transition. Sylva said this at a one-day Seplat Energy Summit
No fewer than three persons were feared dead on Friday as soldiers raided Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also gathered that many houses, including the palace of the traditional ruler of the Aborshi-Izombe community, Pius Muforo, were burnt down. Although the exact cause of the
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been scraped following confirmation of the appointment of board members of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources. The nominees confirmed include Isa Modibbo – Chairman; Gbenga Komolafe – Chief Executive; Hassan Gambo
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria. Also, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will get N50,000 as a stipend per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the goverment to attract the best
Facebook services spanning Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook itself have been shut down following an attempt to hijack the company’s domain name. There has been a widely reported inability to access the services since Monday afternoon after a yet to be identified hacker nuked the DNS A; an address file that holds an IP address of
The Senate has said the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act will start this week as soon as it confirms the appointment of the nominees for the two regulatory agencies created by the new law for the oil and gas sector in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Senator Bassey Akpan,
President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State were at the weekend being mentioned in the new permutations for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP following the planned rezoning of party offices in the opposition party. In that dimension and for the first time, political gladiators from the North were
A Non Governmental Organization, (NGO) under the aegis of Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPPDRR) has advocated the extension of the tenure of Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to avail them more time to better the lot of
The Senate has begun moves to ensure that all Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria as a matter of urgency, relocate to the operational bases especially in the Niger Delta geo-political zone of the country. To fast track the movement of the companies, the Senate on Tuesday, mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream; Downstream
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total shutdown of the Southeast on October 1. The group also announced operation “no Nigerian flag” in all organisations in the region with effect from September 25, 2021, with the exception of commercial institutions. In a statement from the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB
In what is gradually becoming a national embarrassment, Nigeria has continued to lose an average of N300 billion ($600 million) yearly to neighbouring Ghana and other countries over inability to put its modular floating dock into use. In 2018, a N50 billion floating dock was acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
To effectively fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has disclosed that it will deploy operatives of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies. Consequently, it has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the recovery of crude oil and illegally
By Ebi Perekeme Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that International Oil Companies have no excuse not to relocate their administrative headquarters to Akwa Ibom State. Osinbajo disclosed this shortly after inaugurating a 21 storey Dakkada Towers in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Friday, stated that the problem of office accommodation has been taken care of
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 76TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Friday, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 NEW YORK, USA Protocols: Mr. President, Let me, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President
The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million premature deaths a year. Urgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the UN body, ranking its burden of disease on a par with
Zonal Chairmen of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide have declared their total support and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to make Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio the substantive Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The group noted that Dixon Dikio has brought some tangible expected results in the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Stressing
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to amend the recently enacted Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). According to Buhari’s letter read on the floor by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, the amendments have become necessary to make make for seamless administrative structure in the Act. Buhari, in his letter titled: “Forwarding administrative structure amendments to the
The Northern Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) has appealed to Nigerians to support northern candidacy for the 2023 presidency in view of ending myriad security challenges bedeviling the nation. According to the group, it’s only president from the north that has the needed courage to fight insecurity without stepping on toes. Speaking on the state of
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days cloudiness and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to cloudy skies over the Northern region with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Southern Kaduna in the morning hours. The agency further
Fifteen years after the last census, Nigeria is likely to have another headcount next year. President Muhammadu Buhari has given the National Population Commission (NPC) the nod to conduct another census in May, it was learnt at the weekend. It was also gathered that N20 billion has been projected for the plan. It is expected
President Muhammadu Buhari has named Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as NNPC Limited Board Chairman with Mele Kolo Kyari and Umar I. Ajiya as Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively. The president ordered the incorporation of NNPC Limited in line with the provision of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). A statement by Special Adviser to
Ten days to the planned protest demanding for relocation of Floating Dockyard acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to the Niger Delta region from Lagos where is been rotten, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued a Certificate of Compliance for an outline Business Case (OBC) for operations of the
An advocacy group, Save Niger Delta Group (SNDG), has revealed plans to stage a massive peaceful protest at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) head office in Lagos. The protest is due to the Federal Government refusals to relocate the multi-million dollar floating dock to the Niger Delta region, the group said. In
The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has revealed that training projects for ex-agitators have not commenced because he is not willing to be part of corrupt practices bedevilling the system. The PAP boss made this known in a statement signed by his special assistant on media, Nneotaobase
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for the reformed Niger Delta militants has been undergoing reforms in the last one year, an official has said. Mr Nneotabase Egbe, Special Adviser on Media to the Interim Administrator of PAP, rtd. Col. Milland Dikio told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He said the reform is
By Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the composition of a National Reconciliation Committee to be headed by Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa). Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Akpanudoedehe said that Otunba Moses Adeyemo would serve
By Our Correspondent The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has expressed the state government’s appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari recognizing it as one of the Oil-producing states. This is contained in a statement by Mr Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to Bello on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Kogi, Anambra join league of oil-producing
By Our Correspondent The Gombe State Government has appealed to Southern State Governments to reconsider their push to keep Value Added Tax (VAT) generated from their states. Muhammad Magaji, the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Economic Creation, made the appeal at the start of a Technical Workshop on the development of the state’s Medium-Term Sector
By Ebi Perekeme Ahead of the full implementation of the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2022, civil society organisations have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a permanent head for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Addressing a press conference in Abuja, a coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis Peace For Niger
By Our Correspondent The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Edward Onoja has urged Federal Government to Prioritised the Itakpe-Lokoja-Abuja standard gauge rail line. Onoja who revealed thisn Sunday in an interview after riding the Warri-Itakpe train in Itakpe, Kogi state, noted that the route is linking both the Northern and Southern states of the
The federal government has inaugurated a Ministerial Performance Delivery Unit (MPDU) for the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) to facilitate processes aimed at ensuring that reports to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) conform with the required standards. Members of the MPDU, drawn from various projects department of
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), Olamilekan Adegbite, has commissioned two aircraft for Airborne Geophysical Survey to identify mineral deposits in Nigeria. Mr Adegbite, who inaugurated the aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Thursday, said the survey became imperative as it would help determine the quantum of minerals available in
