Rivers State Archives — Page 3 of 3

May 24, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Mourns Karibi-Whyte

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed profound sadness and pain over the demise of a retired Supreme Court jurist, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. Amaechi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, referred to the deceased as `a father and a...

May 16, 2020 No Responses

Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike

By Charles Isichie, Port Harcourt. Your Excellency, I write as a citizen and businessman who is concerned about how some of the decisions you have taken in the management of the COVID-19 Pandemic affects the maritime sector within which I...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

Restrictions: Police Arrest Two Pilots

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Mustapha Dandaura has confirmed the arrest of the pilot and co-pilot of Carveton Helicopters, who allegedly ferried unknown passengers into the State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dandaura made this known.....

December 18, 2019 No Responses

Rivers Budgets N530b For 2020

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday presented a budget of N530 billion for 2020 to the state House of Assembly.During the presentation, the governor said the budget tagged “Budget of Reassurance” would focus on driving infrastructure and speeding g...

August 2, 2019 No Responses

NLNG, Rivers, Bonny Inaugurate Health Insurance Scheme

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Rivers State Government and Grand Bonny Kingdom on Thursday inaugurated the Governing Board of the Bonny Community Health Insurance Programme, kicking off a scheme to ease financingand access to quality health care in Bonny Ki...

June 20, 2019 No Responses

Rivers State Reiterates Support For NLNG Train 7

Rivers State Government has pledged to support Train 7 project of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited because of its potential to create about 15,000 jobs and enhance the state’s economy. Speaking on Wednesday when the management of NLNG...

March 11, 2019 No Responses

INEC Suspends Election In Rivers

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the governorship and House of Assembly elections elections in Rivers State till further notice. The commission premised its action on some factors, including the widespread disruption of elections and...