IYC
11 Apr
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has demanded an end to the invasion of Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta and the arrest of its kinsmen since the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama in Delta State.
20 Mar
The aftermath of the recent killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel took a disturbing twist yesterday, as the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) raised the alarm over an alleged invasion of Igbomotoru community in South Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State.
29 Feb
Irked by the hardship being faced by citizens in the Niger Delta and in the country, as well as the slow start by the President Bola Tinubu administration to address the current economic crisis, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has vowed to shut down the country with the ‘mother of all protests’ in the region.
26 Jan
The leader of the Ijaw nation and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has declared that the Niger Delta and the Ijaw nation can no longer tolerate the exploitation by multinational oil companies, especially the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited
2 Jun 2023
Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to prioritise the development of the Niger Delta and Ijaw riverine communities in Rivers.
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