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Niger Delta Group hails Tinubu, NUPRC for ₦373bn host community fund and 536 life-changing projects
A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of the Niger Delta Advancement Forum (NDAF) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for what it described as “the most transparent and impactful community development effort in Nigeria’s oil history.”
The commendation comes on the heels of the successful execution of 536 community projects across oil-producing states through the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT), an initiative backed by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
Turning point for the Niger Delta
In a statement released on Wednesday, NDAF President Comrade Ebiowei Timipre said the implementation of the PIA and the transparent management of host community funds mark “a turning point in the long struggle for equity, justice, and inclusion in the Niger Delta.”
He lauded President Tinubu’s “unprecedented political will” in empowering the NUPRC to enforce the PIA, which had long remained dormant under past administrations.
“For decades, host communities were left with unfulfilled promises and abandoned projects,” Timipre said. “But under President Tinubu, the story has changed. Through the visionary leadership of Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, the oil wealth of the Niger Delta is now being channelled into schools, hospitals, roads, and livelihoods for our people.”
₦373 billion fund and digital transparency According to verified NUPRC records cited by the group, as of October 13, 2025, the Host Community Development Trust Fund had reached ₦373 billion in contributions from oil companies operating under the PIA, a milestone NDAF described as “a historic leap in fiscal accountability.”
Timipre said this achievement reflects President Tinubu’s reform-driven governance and Komolafe’s effective regulatory leadership.
“Under Komolafe’s watch, NUPRC has become a model of how regulation should work, firm, transparent, and community-centred,” he noted.
He further highlighted the Commission’s HostComply digital dashboard, which tracks all deposits and disbursements to host community funds, eliminating the opacity and corruption that previously plagued oil sector interventions.
Real impact on oil communities
The forum spotlighted remarkable progress in Rivers State, where NUPRC facilitated the completion of over ten projects and the launch of another ten under the Obagi HCDT operated by TotalEnergies.
These include hospitals, educational facilities, and road infrastructure that directly improve rural livelihoods. Timipre described these results as “proof that Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is producing measurable outcomes in the oil region.”
He added that the collaboration between the presidency and NUPRC has “given new meaning to resource justice.”
Renewed confidence and a promise for 2027
The NDAF urged oil companies to remain committed to the three per cent operating expenditure contribution required by the PIA, assuring them that the current administration has restored transparency and trust to the system.
“For once, the Niger Delta is seeing the dividends of oil,” Timipre declared. “What past governments could not achieve in decades is now being delivered under President Tinubu’s watch.
We’re grateful to the President, and the Niger Delta shall return the favour in 2027.”
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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