TROMPCOM hails govt, IOCs partnership to develop N’Delta communities
Mkpoikana Udoma 02 October 2017, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt – The Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, has commended the Feder... Read more
The Yoruba proposal for restructuring: A perspective from the creeks
10 September 2017, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — On Thursday, the 7th of September, 2017 the Yoruba nation, that is, the Yoruba speaking people of the six South-West states as well as Ko... Read more
Another militant group declares ‘Operation Zero Oil’, wants oil firms to vacate by Sept. 10
“We demand independence and sovereign Republic of Niger Delta, all the companies and businesses owned by the northerners/Yoruba in Niger Delta should be vacated before October 1, 2017.” Read more
The group has also called on International Oil Companies (IOCs) to relocate to the region before the set date, failure, which would attract resumption of hostilities against oil and gas infr... Read more
Niger Delta militants vow to resume attacks on oil installations Sept 31
"We have resolved that resource control, fiscal federalism and devolution of powers are the only panacea. Anything short of that will not be acceptable to NDRC and the 21st century agitators... Read more
09 July 2017, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — A lot of things are undeniably true about Nigeria. It is not in a debate that we may never have come together to form a union if the British h... Read more
The statement noted the various steps PANDEF had taken to address the issue of 13 percent derivation including the establishment of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko; proposed construction... Read more
"We dare say that at this moment, indigenous people of the Niger Delta region are more than capable of managing and running the refineries optimally and as such no external back-up, investor... Read more
Fragmentation of PIB wasteful, counter-productive – Ijaw Youths
The youth group maintained that passage of the complete Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is the only guarantee for a smooth and conducive operational environment in the Niger Delta. Read more
Oscarline Onwuemenyi, with agency reports 07 June 2017, Sweetcrude, Abuja – The Liaison Officer, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Niger Delta Liaison Office, Mr. Piriye Kiyaramo, has sa... Read more
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