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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...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Commissions Solar Street Lights In Ogoni Communities

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned solar-powered streetlights in Bodo, Biera and Bera communities in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State as part of its ongoing Light Up the Niger Delta project. Inaugurating the project,...

January 3, 2025 No Responses

Fubara Signs ₦1.1tri Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2025 budget worth N1.1 trillion into law. The budget, christened ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,’ was presented before the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly on Decem...

December 30, 2024 No Responses

Rivers Budgets N1.1tri For 2025

Rivers state governor,Siminalayi Fubara has presented a 2025 budget proposal of N1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led state house of assembly.Fubara presented the appropriation bill, tagged the “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,” to the four-...