The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has warned the general public to beware of activities of fraudsters/Scammers using the Commission’s Youth Internship Scheme as bait to defraud unsuspecting people.
A press statement from the NDDC, signed by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama on April 1, 2026 said, the fraudsters are requesting that “all Nigerian youths” submit their account details to receive a N50,000 monthly stipend from the Commission as beneficiaries of its Youth Internship Scheme.
The statement advised members of the public, especially our youths who are seeking genuine means of livelihood, to beware of the antics of scammers and seek information only from the NDDC official channels.
The statement gave the NDDC’s official website ([www.nddc.gov.ng]) and social media handles.
Find bellow a full tact of the press statement:
The attention of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been drawn to the fraudulent activities of scammers using the Commission’s Youth Internship Scheme as bait to defraud unsuspecting people.
In a message circulating on various social media platforms, the fraudsters are requesting that “all Nigerian youths” submit their account details to receive a N50,000 monthly stipend from the Commission as beneficiaries of its Youth Internship Scheme.
The criminals behind this deception are luring youths into falling for their phantom scheme, hiding behind the cover of NDDC’s various youth empowerment schemes.
Please note that the NDDC has painstakingly documented beneficiaries, drawn from the Commission’s official database. Many Niger Delta youths registered for the scheme and benefited from the programme.
We advise members of the public, especially our youths who are seeking genuine means of livelihood, to beware of the antics of scammers and seek information only from the NDDC official channels.
It is indeed disturbing that some mischievous individuals are trying to take advantage of our youths who are genuinely eager to be gainfully engaged in legitimate activities.
All inquiries about our Youth Internship Scheme and other empowerment programmes should be channelled through our official information platforms. We also encourage beneficiaries of our programmes to verify facts on the NDDC’s official website ([www.nddc.gov.ng]) and social media handles.
Seledi Thompson-Wakama
Director, Corporate Affairs
April 1, 2026.
