1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comAdejoke Adeogunhttps://newmail-ng.com/author/adejoke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="C4NK9hvVKB"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/how-nddc-paid-staff-n655m-for-training-foreign-trips-during-covid-19-lockdown-report/">How NDDC paid staff N655m for training, foreign trips during COVID-19 lockdown – Report</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/how-nddc-paid-staff-n655m-for-training-foreign-trips-during-covid-19-lockdown-report/embed/#?secret=C4NK9hvVKB" width="600" height="338" title="“How NDDC paid staff N655m for training, foreign trips during COVID-19 lockdown – Report” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="C4NK9hvVKB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Prof-Pondei-addressing-the-media-in-Port-Harcourt-e1590526682828.jpg500336The embattled Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission paid N570m to some staff members to undergo training programmes when Nigeria was on total lockdown following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disclosure is contained in the report of the Senate ad hoc committee set up to unravel the alleged financial recklessness […]