Akwa Ibom , Breaking News , Investigation
December 10, 2024

Gas Flaring: Niger Delta Communities Suffer As Oil Giants Fail To Pay Nearly N500 Billion In Penalties – Part I

45 Analysis of government data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency’s gas flare tracker, in comparison with government documents from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, reveal multi-billion-naira short falls in payments received by the Commission as gas flare penalties designated by the Petroleum […]

Akwa Ibom , Breaking News
December 9, 2024

Policy Alert Unite Journalists, Strategize To Tackle Digital Surveillance In Niger Delta

48 The session was followed by a commitment segment, during which participants pledged to apply their newfound knowledge to enhance transparency and accountability. By TheInvestigator Investigative journalists from across the Niger Delta region of Nigeria gathered at Um-neak Hotels, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for a one-day pitching workshop on reporting digital surveillance. Organized by Policy […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Impact
August 31, 2024

PIND Reiterates Commitment To Peacebuilding In Niger Delta, Trains Prevent Councils Members In Cross River

422 The highlight of the event was the induction of new members into the council by the Cross River Traditional Rulers Council. By Archibong Jeremiah Tunji Idowu, the executive director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), says the organization is committed to promoting peacebuilding in the region. Idowu spoke in […]

Breaking News , Cross River , Governance , Impact
August 17, 2024

Journalism And Civil Society Unite For Transparency And Accountability In Cross River State

584 A significant highlight of the event was the unveiling of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Help Desk by TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Centre. By TheInvestigator On Friday, August 16, 2024, TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Centre (TIJDIC) with support from the MacArthur Foundation through the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and […]

Breaking News , Economy/Business , News
August 5, 2024

NDDC Launches Youth Internship Scheme

1,821 Interested applicants are encouraged to register through the official website, click here to proceed. By TheInvestigator  The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at empowering the youth of the Niger Delta region. The program, known as the NDDC Youth Internship Scheme, is designed to provide valuable […]

Breaking News , Governance , News
July 30, 2024

Report Exposes Threats To Civic Freedoms In The Niger Delta

386 A recent report by the human and ecological rights organization We the People reveals a troubling pattern of repression against civil society and basic democratic liberties in the region. By TheInvestigator The civic freedoms in the Niger Delta, an oil-rich region in Nigeria, are under severe threat due to systematic state-backed attacks.  A recent […]

Breaking News , News
March 13, 2024

TheInvestigator Hub Seeks Passionate Volunteers In The Niger Delta

1,375 TheInvestigator Hub prioritizes the safety and well-being of its volunteers. Training and support will be provided throughout the volunteer service. By Christiana Ofem TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Hub, a champion for investigative journalism and social justice in the Niger Delta, is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join their team. In a statement signed by […]

Breaking News , News
January 6, 2024

IYC Insists On Relocation Of IOCs Headquarters To Niger Delta

439 The IYC averred that for enduring peace to reign in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government of Nigeria and its allies must be fair and just to the Ijaw people and other minorities in the country. By Punch Newspaper Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has called on all international oil companies operating in the […]

Breaking News , Governance , State
December 3, 2023

Insecurity: Akwa Ibom Hires 500 For Community Policing

337 By Iniobong Ekponta, Leadership Newspaper Towards curbing the growing insecurity bothering on kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, extra–judicial killings, and other violent crimes in Akwa Ibom State, the administration of Governor Umo Eno has turned to private security agents to complement the regular police in the task of effectively policing the state. Towards this end, […]

Breaking News , Climate Change
September 23, 2023

Niger Delta Groups Urge Tinubu To Ensure Total Cleaning Of Ogoniland

437 By NewTelegraphNG The Ogoni – American organizations; National Union of Ogoni Students, NUOS Int’l USA, Center for Democracy Human Rights and Anti-Corruption and Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP have urged the Federal Government of Nigeria, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Ministry of the Niger Delta Development, on the […]