By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …
Read More »African Games: Nigerian Wrestlers Depart Yenagoa ahead of Games
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Wrestling Federation contingents have departed Yenagoa where the team camped ahead of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. The 20-man delegation led by the president, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr. Daniel Igali, left Yenagoa on Tuesday for Port Harcourt airport en-route to Abuja before leaving the …
Read More »Investors to Commit over $80m to Osun’s Infrastructure, Domestic Gas Projects
By Amos Odhe Two separate investing conglomerates on Tuesday evening committed close to eighty million dollars to investment in Osun State infrastructure within the framework of Public Private Partnership. Hosted by Governor Ademola Adeleke and members of his cabinet, the investors include Allegiance CNG Limited focussing on comprehensive sustainable energy …
Read More »Man ‘Beats Wife, 32, to Death’ in Port Harcourt
By Mandy Tina A man, identified as Michael Chidozie, has been arrested and detained by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly beating his thirty-two year old wife, Mrs Ufuoma Chidozie, to death on Tuesday night, 5 March, 2024, at their residence at Agip axis of Mile 4, Port Harcourt. …
Read More »Delta North: PDP Stakeholders Pass Confidence Vote on Gov Oborevwori, Onyeme, Okowa
Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta North senatorial district, have passed a vote of confidence on the Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. At a meeting held in Asaba on Thursday, March 7, 2024, the stakeholders also passed a vote of confidence on the deputy governor, …
Read More »Healthcare: Bayelsa Mulls Building Residential Quarters for Doctors
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) to build a residential estate for medical doctors at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on Thursday …
Read More »Women’s Day: Enabling Environment for Women with Disabilities
The International Women’s Day is celebrated March 8 every year. The day was set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also to enhance the voices and abilities of women in the society. The day was recognized by United Nations in 1977 but its …
Read More »Commendations trail Oredipe’s Donation of Athletics Equipment to Bayelsa Council
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There were showers of commendation on a seasoned broadcast journalist, Dr. Kola Oredipe, over the donation of track and field starting blocks and hurdles equipment to the Bayelsa State Athletics Association. The donation include starting blocks and about 70 hurdles equipment to help the athletes compete …
Read More »‘Operation Delta Safe’ Uncovers ‘Large Scale’ Bunkering Sites in Rivers
By Amos Odhe The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Wednesday uncovered two vast oil bunkering sites in Samkiri community, a small settlement located in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. A tour of the sites by the OPDS commander, Rear Admiral John Okeke, represented by the …
Read More »NCDMB Hosts Oil Industry Stakeholders, Academia on Research, Innovation Imperatives
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Oil and gas industry stakeholders and leading academics on Tuesday began a three-day Research and Development (R&D) Zonal Workshop at the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, with special focus on needs-driven research and deepening of collaboration and linkages. The workshop, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development …
Read More »