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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has urged host communities to resist the temptation of disrupting the operations of oil companies in the state without exhausting legitimate means of conflict resolutions. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of …

By Amos Odhe The governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged investors to tap into the potentials of cocoa in the state, adding that his administration is already taking steps in addressing challenges that stunted growth of the sector. Addressing a global audience of investors in the cocoa …

… TUC, NLC, ‘Toothless Bulldogs’ By Mandy Tina A leading member of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Dr Joseph Obele, says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery failed under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration due to lack of funding and commitment. Obele who is also an Energy expert …

The managing director and chief executive officer of Osforce Nigeria Limited, Engr. Anthony Osita Nwogbo has been honoured with the ‘Distinguished Company Director of the Year 2024 in Energy & Power Industry,’ by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria NDMPN. Presenting the award plaque to him at his office, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Rivers State Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJGP) in collaboration with her partners, Christian Aid (CA) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), have called on the National Assembly to urgently investigate all International Monetary Fund, IMF, loans received by the country. The call is …

By Mandy Tina  The chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Rivers State chapter, Comrade Monday Eleazar, has described the Boma Tom George-led faction of the union as “a product of illegality.” Eleazar, who made this known in a press statement, said the process that brought Boma George as state …

By Amos Odhe A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has once again written to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, “not to allow any form of compromise capable of derailing the investigation” into its petition against a private security company, Tantita …

… Commends PINL on ‘Cooperation, Credible Intelligence’ By Chukwumaechi Godwin The Nigerian Navy component of the Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Friday uncovered 14 boilers scattered across a 500-meter radius at a location known as Ataba creek in Andoni Local Government Area. According to our correspondent, the location lies very …

By Mandy Tina Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Rivers State, have blamed the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS) experienced in Port Harcourt to lack of distribution by NNPC In an interview with our correspondent, one of the marketers, Dr. Joseph Obele, said for …

By Mandy Tina TotalEnergies Nigeria limited says it has reached zero routine flaring in all its operations across Nigeria, becoming the first EP company to do so. Announcing the feat on Thursday 15 February, 2024, to newsmen in Port Harcourt, after an inspection tour of OML100, the managing director, TotalEnergies …