Business

By Joel Anekwe Polaris Bank Limited has charged journalists in Nigeria to live up to their responsibilities of factual and authentic presentation of news reports in order to save the services sector from the dangers of widespread incidences of fake news. Giving the charge in Port Harcourt on Monday, at …

The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA), as leader of the organized private sector in Rivers State, and the state government, have forged a shared interest in building confidence for investors visiting the state. This was the position of a delegation of United States of America and Republic of Korea …

… Port Harcourt Practitioners visit RISAA Acting MD The Advertising Practitioners Association Port Harcourt Chapter (APAPHC) has paid a visit to the acting managing director of Rivers State Signage and Advertisement Agency (RISAA), Chief Hon Anthony Okeah, in Port Harcourt. Speaking during the occasion, the chairman, APAPHC, Frank Eze Aribodor, …

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 …

… 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …