Archives Tag: NDDC

Opportunities Scholarships

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Post Graduate Scholarships Program 2024

April 19, 2022

  The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it is now receiving applications from suitably qualified candidates for its Post Graduate Scholarships Program. If you are from the Niger Delta region and would like to have the cost of your postgraduate studies abroad covered by another party, here’s an opportunity you may want to explore. … Continue reading Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Post Graduate Scholarships Program 2024

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Opportunities

Apply For The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Program

April 19, 2022

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is inviting Nigerian graduates to apply for its Foreign Scholarship Program. This initiative is specifically targeted at indigenes of the Niger Delta who want to enrol on a Master’s Degree or PhD program in a foreign institution of higher learning. Read more about Opportunities According to the NDDC, this … Continue reading Apply For The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Program

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Politics

Analysis: The Unfair VAT Benefit by Sharia States

April 19, 2022

There has been a lot of restrained sentiment in the past about Sharia states in Northern Nigeria benefiting from the portions of Value Added Tax (VAT) which they did not contribute towards.  It is public knowledge now that Sharia states which include Zamfara, Kano, Sokoto, Katsina, Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kebbi, Yobe, Kaduna, Niger, Gombe, have … Continue reading Analysis: The Unfair VAT Benefit by Sharia States

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ECONOMY Politics

Fact Check: The NDDC Quagmire

April 19, 2022

  The tussle between a number of state actors, legislators and government officials over the mismanagement of funds, amongst other drama at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been on for some weeks. Background: The controversy, however, did not heat up until the erstwhile Managing Director of the NDDC, Joy Nunieh, began to hurl … Continue reading Fact Check: The NDDC Quagmire

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Social Media

Social Media Roundup

April 19, 2022

  This week, social media was characteristically actively buzzing. Seyitan/D’Banj Sympathetic members of the Twitterati have greeted the news that D’Banj’s much-publicized rape saga would be at an end after all with mixed feelings. A great many have expressed regret at the suddenness of the decision by Seyitan’s camp in withdrawing the suit. Others have … Continue reading Social Media Roundup

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News

Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

April 19, 2022

1. There are 16,911 cases of Ebola worldwide and despite missing its own target on burials, the World Health Organization is confident it can still catch up with the virus, even on such a large scale. Only Liberia and Guinea met a WHO target set for December 1 to safely bury 70% of the people … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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