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The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Friday inaugurated a committee to interface with some angry youth groups over the pipeline surveillance contract re-awarded to Chief Government Ekpemupolo.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - All is not well among Niger Delta militants following the recent award of a N48 billion per year (N4b per month) pipeline surveillance contract to ex-warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo by the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited. Several militant groups in the region are angry with the federal government for leaving them

Pipeline surveillance contract given by NNPC to Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, triggers crisis, with Ijaw youths agitating for a slice

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Friday inaugurated a committee to interface with some angry youth groups over the pipeline surveillance contract re-awarded to Chief Government Ekpemupolo. | Pulse Nigeria

Following President Buhari’s restatement of his commitment to end the ongoing illegal sole administratorship at the NDDC and inaugurate the Board of the Commission in compliance with the law...

The last may not have been heard about the Water Resources Bill now before the National Assembly as some Leaders of Ijaw ethnic Nationality under the

Sada Soli, a member of the house of representatives, has called on his colleagues to ensure a proper examination of the water resources bill.

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has criticised the Federal Government for defying a court order which restrained it from issuing Oil Prospecting Licences (OPL) pending the determination of a suit instituted by some Ijaw leaders. The Federal High Court in Yenagoa presided over by Justice Isa Dashen had granted an order halting the licensing round […]

With the appointment of Obong Umana Okon Umana, technocrat and financial expert, as the new Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, the Niger Delta Elders’ Forum

Top government officials, renowned scholars, leaders of ethnic nationalities, members of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), traditional/religious leaders, members of civil society groups