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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Foropa, a fishing settlement along the Atlantic coastline in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has reported a ‘mystery’ oil spill that left the coastline polluted. Mystery spills refer to crude oil leaks from unknown sources where there are many oil firms operating near …

… Says Firm’s Operation Deserve Commendation   A Niger Delta group, Warri Urban Security Network (WUSN), has dismissed the call on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), by a group known as National Awareness Forum (NAF), for the termination of pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Pipeline Infrastructures Nigeria Limited (PINL), …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The senior special assistant (SSA) to the Bayelsa State governor on Tourism and facilitator of the South South Tourism Roundtable Initiative, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, says nightlife tourism contributes to the host city’s economy and cultural diversity by offering a wide range of experiences for residents and …

By Friday Agi The people of Egi sub-ethnic nationality in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have demanded recognition from the Federal Government in the area of resource allocation and the making of appointments, as “rewards for the environmental hazards suffered over the past 60 years arising from oil …

… Calls for Equal Pay to Equal Work By Tina Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Federal Government to fulfill it promises of making the Port Harcourt refinery come on-stream, in order to mitigate the sufferings of the masses. Chairman, TUC Rivers State, Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru, in his …

… Says Bayelsa More Polluted than Ogoniland By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state. …

By Amos Odhe The management of NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL), Shoreline Natural Resources Limited and Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), have been urged to disregard the protest over the pipeline surveillance contract for Isoko area in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30. Some Isoko youths were alleged to …

… as Sangana Indigenes Protest against FG, NDDC, Oil Companies’ Neglect By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There was a security breach on Friday in Sangana Community of Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following a massive protest by hundreds of youths and women against the Federal Government, Niger Delta Development …

… As Government is Urged to Take Lead in Prosecution of Illegal Bunkerers By Godwin Chukwumaechi Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, PINL last week embarked on a three-day community sensitisation of communities in some of the zones under it area of coverage in its pipeline surveillance contract with the Nigerian National …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin The deputy national president of Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Dr Emi-Membere Otaji, has called for a deliberate and stronger public-private sector partnership to boost investments and grow the economy of Rivers State. Otaji made the call in Port Harcourt on Monday at …