Port Harcourt Archives — City Business News

March 3, 2024 No Responses

Port Harcourt-Aba Train Services Begin Operation In March

The train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March, 2024. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr Fidet...

November 15, 2023 No Responses

NSIB Probes Valuejet Incident At Port Harcourt Airport

Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigations into the incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with Registration Marks 5N-BXR belonging to Valuejet Airlines which occurred around 3:32pm (local time) on 14th ...

March 4, 2022 No Responses

Qatar Airways Inaugural Flight Lands In Port Harcourt

Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight on Thursday landed at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwe, Rivers, amidst excitement from aviation stakeholders. The aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed at the airport at 11.15 a.m. and was welcomed wit...

February 17, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $2.8m For Ibadan-Lagos, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Projects

The Federal Executive Council has approved $2.8million for the procurement of rolling stocks operational maintenance equipment for Ibadan to Kano standard gauge and Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway projects. The Minister of Transportation,...

Photo <a href="news:L-R" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">News</a>

February 12, 2022 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello Koko, making a presentation during the stakeholders’ sensitization workshop in Rivers State, Port Harcourt.

January 24, 2022 No Responses

Shell Nigeria Gets Port Harcourt Polo Club Award

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) was recently, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State honoured with the Crystal Award at the prestigious Port Harcourt Polo Club’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, Speaking at the eve...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Unveil 18 Creeks Patrol Boats

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday unveiled 18 patrol boats to curb the activities of smugglers using the creeks and waterways as safe haven for their illegal trade. Retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General of Customs, unveiled the...

November 1, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Content Board Commissions PE Energy’s Centre

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commissioned PE Energy’s Centre of Excellence in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, that would provide services in automation, process and metering systems. The ultra-modern centre, which was commis...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

United Nigeria Airline Begins Regular Flights To Port Harcourt

United Nigeria Airlines says it will begin regular scheduled flight operations to the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport on April 22, 2021. Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu,Head, Corporate Communications said in a statement in Lagos on Tue...

January 26, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

A community leader at Sampou, Bayelsa, Chief Ashane Usukoromo, on Monday, applauded the massive rehabilitation of the railways by the Federal Government and called for nationwide coverage. He said that an integrated transportation system where different modes ...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Rivers Inaugurates Free Bus Scheme

The Rivers Government has inaugurated a COVID-19 Free Bus Scheme to cushion the effect of the pandemic on residents and visitors to the state. The scheme was inaugurated on Monday in Port Harcourt by the Commissioner for Transport, Mr Sunny...

January 5, 2020 No Responses

FAAN Closes Port Harcourt Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of Port Harcourt International Airport runway following a bush fire incident near the area. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, made the ...

March 6, 2019 No Responses

Air Peace: No Plan To Operate UAE Flights From Port Harcourt

Air Peace on Tuesday dismissed reports that it plans to originate its flights to Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah...

June 9, 2017 No Responses

Oando’s interest in Port Harcourt Refinery, a patriotic act, says Tinubu

The Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu has described the firm’s involvement in Port Harcourt refinery as a ‘patriotic act’. Tinubu, who appeared before the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources chaired by Senator Kabir Mar...