Tag: Rivers State

The Federal Government on Thursday dissolved the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Bayelsa State. A statement by Mr Ben Goong, a director in the Office of the Honourable...

Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Professor Princewill Chike, recently, led a delegation to inspect NLNG’s medical facilities and to assess its readiness in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the State. The Commissioner, who was received by NLNG’s ...

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...

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...

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.....

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...

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...

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...

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...