By: Paul Williams The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has appointed BusinessDay’s regional editor, Ignatius Chukwu, to lead its first-ever media summit committee. Chukwu, a renowned journalist with over 47 years experience both in Benue and Rivers states, has specialised in Business Reporting for over …

By: Pius Dukor, Port Harcourt The Executive Director of Society for Women and Youths Affairs (SWAYA), Dr. Amanie Stella, has said African leaders should provide electricity supply for communities so as to ensure transformation and social development. She made the remark at an event to celebrate Africa , known as …

By: Paul Williams Nigeria’s gas company, Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG, has empowered 28 young entrepreneurs in its host communities in Rivers State with a total grant of N140 million each to help boost their businesses. The entrepreneurs, mostly young persons in their twenties including five living with disability, got …

…Vows To Fight On As the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, continues unabated, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he has withdrawn from all agreements previously reached to resolve the crisis. This is even as has vowed to “fight on until justice is attained.” …

A suit challenging the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt after it was transfered to Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola …

By Amos Odhe. The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has concluded the distribution of laptops to final year beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme aimed at enhancing their academic research in universities across Nigeria. The agency presented a total of 663 laptops to the beneficiaries in the 26 partnering and 72 non-partnering …

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt (IAUE), Prof Okechuku Onuchuku, has explained that out of the 1500 vacancies available for employment in the institution, 1100 were earmarked for academic positions, and 400 were for non-teaching positions. This explanation comes against the backdrop of a …

By: Young Freeborn The Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Jaro Egbo has assured the people of the council of his commitment to accountability and prudence in the local government administration. The local government chairman in a press briefing held in his office also …

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE ) Port Harcourt, Professor Okechuku Onuchuku, has continued to receive thumbs up from stakeholders in the University community over the rapid transformation of the school into a better place for academic exercise. Some of the stakeholders like Chief Geoffrey …

By: Amos Odhe. Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has again accused Senator Ajibola Bashiru of deploying fake news as a tool to attack the state government. “We put it to the opposition scribe that Governor Adeleke never sack any teachers or health workers. The former administration a …