Port Harcourt Archives — Page 2 of 2

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 Tuesday that the...

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...

May 31, 2017 No Responses

Petroleum ministry under scrutiny as Senate halts concession of Port Harcourt Refinery to AGIP, OANDO

Citing alleged irregularities, the Senate on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to halt all transactions relating to the proposed concession of the Port Harcourt refinery to Agip and Oando. The lawmakers who are questioning the rationale behin...