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Retraction: NMDPRA awards Depot construction to a non-existent company

On the 16 day of May, 2024 we published a story “NMDPRA awards Depot construction to a non-existent company”. Where we misrepresented Noretek Energy Limited as Novertek Energy Limited. We hereby retract the said story. Our action is based on the explanation from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority ( NMDPRA) regarding the story. […]

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Kano Gas Project: It is the Citizen’s Right to Know Extractive Deal

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Residents of the Rigar Duka community in Kura Local Government Area of Kano state say they do not have concrete information regarding the Gas Pipeline project taking place in their area. This affirms the secrecy in the activities of Nigeria’s extractive deal that makes it seem citizens have no right to information about the extractive

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Special Report: Unaccounted funds, a common practice in NDDC

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A critical examination of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an agency established to facilitate development of the Niger Delta, shows a huge misappropriation of funds. The act is embedded and manifests prominently in contract awards, which has shown how the Commission breaches procurement laws, awards contracts to fake, unqualified companies, for community development. A

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Investigation: Inside NDDC, fake, unqualified companies get multi-million contracts

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The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation – MAWA Foundation has uncovered how the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an agency established to facilitate development of the Niger Delta, is involved in the act of corruption in the way it manages the oil revenue meant for community development. In the Investigations carried out, across the six

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