By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa As part of its corporate social responsibilities to its communities, the Aiteo Group, indigenous oil and gas company operating in Bayelsa State, has donated the sum of five hundred million Naira to boost the state’s Education Trust Fund. Speaking at the fund’s launch in Yenagoa, Mr Benedict …
Read More »Rivers Ports is Now Safe, Busy ~ Umar
… PM Receives Energy, Maritime Reporters The Rivers Port, formerly known as Port Harcourt Port, is now safe for business, and busy as well, recording marked improvement in cargo and vessel traffic. Manager of the Rivers Port, Alhaji Abubakar Garba Umar, made this known last Thursday as he received a …
Read More »Group Raises Alarm over Safety of Rig at OML 83, 85 in Bayelsa
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa A Niger Delta group, the Ifalibobou Revolutionary Movement (IRM) has expressed safety concerns over the state of an oil rig deployed to oilfields at Koluama coastal communities in Bayelsa. The group issued an ultimatum to First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company (First E&P) to clarify the …
Read More »Aiteo Restates Commitment to Development of Host Communities
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Indigenous oil and gas giant, Aiteo, has reassured the people of Bayelsa State of its commitment to the development of its host communities, while commending the people of Nembe community for agreeing to disband the barricade to its (Aiteo) logistic base. This development coincides with the …
Read More »Estate Surveyor Decries Engineers’ ‘Role’ in Property Valuation
The first vice-president of the Nigerian Association of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Chief Emma Okas Wike has faulted the involvement of engineers in the business of valuation of properties and assets in the country. Okas Wike who spoke recently with newsmen in Port Harcourt said only a registered estate surveyor …
Read More »Aiteo Appoints Seven into Senior Management
Oil and gas firm, Aiteo E & P Limited, has restructured its executive management, naming a number of officials into senior management positions. According to a release signed by the firm’s senior corporate communications manager, Ndiana Matthew, this followed a review of Aiteo’s operational and investment objectives, and also in …
Read More »VACTON Inaugurates National, State Officers, Promotes Trade
The umbrella body for manufacturers, importers, exporters, traders and other related organisations in the country, Value Chain Traders Organization of Nigeria (VACTON), has inaugurated its national and state officers, as well as held a special seminar for its members. President/BOT chairman of the association, Amb. Dr. Ralph John, presenting an …
Read More »Six Pipeline Vandals Perish at Aiteo’s Oilfields Fire Disaster
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The masterminds of the April 21 fire outbreak at OML 29 oilfields, operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production, were burnt to death. Rear Admiral Akinjidie Akinrinade, commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta disclosed this shortly after inspecting the incident …
Read More »Rivers Commissioner Lauds PHCCIMA’s New Leadership, Pledges Public, Private Sector Partnership
The Rivers State commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hon. Mrs Nancy Nwankwo has commended the president of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Chief Nabil Saleh and his team for their efforts at taking PHCCIMA to new heights. The commissioner made the commendation during a visit to the chamber’s secretariat in …
Read More »SMEDAN Commences Entrepreneurship Training for 104 Young Business Owners in Bayelsa
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) on Tuesday said some 104 young business owners are benefiting from its entrepreneurship training scheme in Bayelsa. The capacity building programme runs from April 15 to 19. Dr Dikko Radda, deputy director of SMEDAN in his remarks, noted that over …
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