The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has submitted a proposed budget of ₦1.75 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year to the Senate. This submission coincides with the upper chamber’s plans to conduct a physical assessment of projects carried out by the commission between 2021 and 2024. The Senate Committee on NDDC, which received the proposal, intends to embark on an extensive oversight tour to evaluate both ongoing and completed projects across the Niger Delta region.
According to Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, the 2025 proposal represents a nine‑percent reduction from the ₦1.985 trillion budget proposed and appropriated for 2024. The breakdown of the 2025 budget shows a projected contribution of ₦776.5 billion from the Federal Government and ₦752.8 billion from oil companies. Additional revenue sources include ₦109.4 billion carried forward from 2024, ₦53.67 billion from recoveries from Federal Government agencies, and ₦8.35 billion in internally generated revenue.
Of the total ₦1.75 trillion projected expenditure for 2025, ₦1.631 trillion is earmarked for project execution across the Niger Delta region. The budget also allocates ₦22.3 billion for internal project execution, ₦47.56 billion for personnel costs, and ₦49.93 billion for overhead expenses. Ogbuku reported that as of 31 October 2025, the commission recorded actual revenue of ₦1.985 trillion, surpassing the target of ₦1.911 trillion, largely due to an extension of the 2024 budget implementation period.
Following the budget presentation, the Senate Committee on NDDC held a closed‑door session with NDDC management and senior officials. After the meeting, Committee Chairman Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong announced that the committee will conduct an extensive oversight tour of ongoing and completed NDDC projects across the nine Niger Delta states in January 2026. The committee observed a minute of silence in honor of former Committee Chairman Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who passed away two weeks earlier.
The proposed budget and the planned oversight tour are significant steps toward ensuring effective development in the Niger Delta region. The commission’s efforts to improve revenue performance and execute projects efficiently will be closely monitored by the Senate Committee, which is expected to deliver a comprehensive assessment of NDDC’s projects and performance to inform future decisions and allocations.
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