Against the backdrop of high unemployment figures and related rise in crime rate, civil society actors in Rivers State have called on the incoming administration to, “as a matter of urgency,” prioritize the creation of jobs for the teeming population of the unemployed in the state. A second quarter (Q2) …

By Paul Williams With 2500 movies annually, Nollywood, Nigeria’s growing film industry, is currently rated the second biggest producer of films globally, behind America’s Hollywood. According to IMF reports, the industry currently accounts for N 853.9 billion ($7.2 billion), or 1.42 percent of Nigeria’s GDP, and places second, behind agriculture, as the nation’s …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Niger Delta Civil Society Group, consisting of the Niger Delta Solidarity Forum, Niger Delta Progressive Front & Coalition of Niger Delta Youth Movement, has described the open letter written by some “faceless group masquerading as Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitator,” as untrue, fallacious, and regrettable.  …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated Team Nigeria that participated at the just-concluded African Senior, Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia. Nigeria came tops at the tournament winning six gold and four silver medals in the senior category, two gold in the …

By Amos Odhe Okpe Union, a foremost socio-cultural and political organization in Africa, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 celebrated its 93 years of existence with a call for Okpe Nation to be accorded recognition as a distinct ethnic nationality in the Nigerian federation. The dignitaries who congregated to celebrate the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Agbura community of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayesa State has commenced mitigation work towards flood control in flood prone areas of the community. Speaking with newsmen recently at the unveiling ceremony of the projects geared towards flood control, paramount ruler of the community, HRH …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa   Oil and gas opportunities valued at over $50 billion, and projected to be developed within five years, were showcased by international and indigenous companies at the 2023 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) which ended on Friday at the conference hall of the Nigerian …

By Amos Odhe Resident medical doctors of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital will not be joining the ongoing national strike. This was the outcome of a closed door meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke where the 12-year demands of the doctors were approved by the governor. At the meeting attended …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Major oil firms operating oilfields in Bayelsa have dismissed and faulted claims by the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) in its final report presented to Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa State at the House of Lords on Tuesday in London. While Agip took a swipe …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Some environmentalists on Wednesday demanded further action on the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) report presented to Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa at House of Lords on Tuesday in London. The report titled: ‘An Environmental Genocide: Counting the Human Cost of Oil in Bayelsa, Nigeria,’ …