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NDDC tasks oil firms on delay of remittances in Niger Delta

nddcSole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Efiong Akwa, has cautioned oil firms in the region against delaying their statutory remittances to help stabilise and enhance the security of oil production in Niger Delta. He sought collaboration with the government of the United States of America (USA) to produce a revised Regional Development Master Plan for the region. x Akwa spoke when a delegation of the United States Consulate in Lagos, led by the Political and Economic Chief, Brandom Hudspeth, visited him at the Commission’s new headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. “We have a good relationship with the oil companies, but sometimes they delay in paying their statutory remittances. The law says that they should pay three per cent of their annual budget to the NDDC for the development of the Niger Delta region.

US Consulate seeks increase from 13,762 Nigerians studying in America

Share Up from over 13,762 Nigerians, the United States Consulate has expressed a desire to have an increase in the number of Nigerians studying in the United States. This desire informed the opening of the third EducationUSA Advising Center in Ibadan, on Wednesday. According to the latest Institute of International Education Open Doors Report, Nigeria retained its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the United States with about 13,762 Nigerians studying in more than 1,000 US colleges and universities. The Ibadan centre of EducationUSA, which is the third after Lagos and Abuja offices, is set up to advise Nigerians who want to seek studies in the United States.

NDDC seeks U S support on new regional masterplan

By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, Feb. 9, 2021 The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday called for collaboration with the U.S Government to produce a revised Regional Development Master Plan for the region. NDDC’s Interim Administrator, Mr Effiong Akwa told a delegation from the United States Consulate in Lagos, who visited NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, that the regional master plan which had a lifespan of 15 years expired in 2020 and as such, needed to be reviewed. This is contained in a statement by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ibitoye Abosede. “So, we appeal to the U.S for a partnership to produce another master plan that will be tailored to address the needs of Niger Delta people and American citizens in the region.

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