Rivers State – City Business News

August 10, 2025 No Responses

Ibas Receives Minister, NDDC Team

The Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for partnering with the State and citing key projects such as the ongoing Kaa-Ataba Bridge, linking Khana and Andoni Local Government Areas, and...

June 22, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Unveils Four Projects In Rivers State

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned four projects in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The projects include a Police station and a Health Centre, a recreation centre and a 4.5km Egbelebie Road network. Speaking at ...

April 20, 2025 No Responses

Easter: Fubara Seeks Reconciliation, Support For Tinubu

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on residents of the state to embrace peace, unity, and collective commitment to building a stronger state. In his Easter message released on Saturday, Fubara described the season as one...

March 30, 2025 No Responses

Fubara Reacts To Nwaeke’s Allegations

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Saturday denied allegations levelled against him by a former Head of Service (HoS) of the state, George Nwaeke and is asking Nigerians to disregard them. Nwaeke had allege that Fubara was conniving...

March 28, 2025 No Responses

NLNG Science Quiz For Rivers Schools To Focus On Advancing Renewable Energy Innovations

NLNG has kicked off the 2025 edition of its annual Science Quiz and Science Project Exhibition, with a sharp focus on advancing renewable energy innovations among secondary school students in Rivers State.The 2025 edition, which commenced on Wednesday, is desi...

March 26, 2025 No Responses

Labour Threatens Action Over Emergency Rule In Rivers

Organised Labour has threatened action to compel the Federal Government to reverse proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State. The threat was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Rivers State Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Alex...

March 19, 2025 No Responses

Photo News

President Bola Tinubu(left) has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.

March 18, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency In Rivers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing an unending political crisis.Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all the members of t...

March 12, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Gets Supreme Court’s Nod To Probe Odili’s Tenure

In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted the Economic and...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

NDDC To Complete Rivers Kaa-Ataba Bridge This Year

The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has assured that the Commission will complete and inaugurate the 6.2-kilometre Kaa-Ataba Road and bridges linking the Khana Local Government Area to the Andoni...

February 27, 2025 No Responses

Minister Inaugurates Rivers Road Network

The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh has inaugurated the 7.3-kilometre Oyigbo Road network, which traverses Obunku, Umuosi, Obeakpu, Mgboji, and Ndoki communities in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. He also launched the r...

February 7, 2025 No Responses

Senate Probes Oil Spill In Rivers

The Senate has directed an urgent investigation into the cause of a recent fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ Bug 008 in OML 18, Buguma area of Rivers State. This followed a motion raised by Senator Harry...

February 5, 2025 No Responses

NLNG Photo News

L-R: The Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria LNG, Philip Mshelbila; Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and Nigeria LNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall at the Government House, Port Harcourt fo...

January 22, 2025 No Responses

FG Targets Oil Production In Ogoniland

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to coordinate negotiations with various parties within Ogoniland in the oil-rich Niger Delta area to resume oil production in the area. The President, who gave the dire...