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September 26, 2023
The FOIA, signed in 2011 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, gives Nigerians the right to access information on government activities in the custody of any public institution or where public funding was utilised.
February 16, 2023
Basic Rights Watch, a non-governmental organisation in Borno State has called on Governor Bbagana Zullum to adopt Transitional Justice ( TJ ) in its
October 10, 2021
The NDDC is not new to scandals as the officials had been several times accused of multi-billion naira fraud.
October 10, 2021
The NDDC is not new to scandals as the officials had been several times accused of multi-billion naira fraud.
February 10, 2021
NDDCA new report by the Civil Society Coalition on Audit in Nigeria (CSCAN) has revealed that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is unable to account for N90.9b in 176 contracts awarded between 2008 and 2018. The coalition, which includes Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), BudglT Foundation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Dataphyte, Step Up Nigeria, Accountability Lab, Centre for Health, Equity and Justice (CEHEJ), Basic Rights Watch, Centre fo...
February 10, 2021
NDDC unable to account for N90.9 billion in ten years NDDC has been embroiled in allegations of corruption which has led to a series of probes by both Houses of the National Assembly as well as an order by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a forensic audit on the agencys finances. ADVERTISEMENT Between 2008 and 2018, about N90.9 billion meant to execute 176 projects was unaccounted for in the coffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a review of the auditor-general’s re...