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  By Paul Williams The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (PHCCIMA) and the StartupSouth Community (#StartupSouth) have agreed on a collaboration to deepen the Innovation Ecosystem in Rivers State. This was the outcome of a 2-day visit the #StartupSouth community paid to the president of PHCCIMA, …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Holding political office, whether elective or appointive, has become the shortest route to power, wealth and fame in Nigeria. That’s why politicians can do anything – legal and illegal – to secure the ticket or the means to get into office. Nothing – absolutely nothing …

  By Paul Williams The Rivers State Local Government Elections Tribunal has began receiving petitions towards resolving candidates’ complaints arising from the conduct of the August 30 Local Government Council Elections in the state. Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, had last week set up three election petitions …

  Seven Nigerian graduates, who are beneficiaries of the NLNG 35th/25th Anniversary Scholarship, are set to begin postgraduate studies in tertiary institutions across the United Kingdom. The recipients, who were “selected through a rigorous process,” will commence their studies in the 2025/2026 academic session and become part of NLNG’s “distinguished …

  By Uwem Offon, Uyo   Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced plans to assist Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger whose altercation with crew members in early August sparked controversy in the aviation sector. Emmanson, who was initially charged to court and remanded, was later pardoned …

Emma Sunday The leader of Association of Niger Delta Upland Communities in Rivers State, Isa Muhammad-Obiri has blamed Nigeria’s Economic challenges, and sufferings experienced by citizens on alleged marginalisation of Rumuekpe, one of the major oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region. Muhammad-Obiri made the claims on Thursday while …

The Garrison Command of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army on Monday flagged-off an Inter-Brigade combat proficiency competition for officers  within the ranks of 2nd lieutenant and major, across 2 brigade, 16 brigade, 63 brigade and 6 Division Garrison. Our Correspondent reports that the 5 days competition features; shooting range, obstacle …

  … PINL Committed to Sustainable Energy Security ~ Mezeh By Godwin Chukwumaechi   Nigeria, for the first time in years, has met its oil revenue benchmark. A feat the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) attributes to improved security and sustained peace in the oil-bearing Niger Delta region. The improved …

  By Paul Williams International gas company, NLNG, has commissioned another set of upgraded learning facilities in Rivers State, making it the 8th such achievement in its ongoing efforts to enhance educational infrastructure in the Niger Delta region. The commissioning, which was for educational facilities at Community Secondary School, Abarikpo …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Many Nigerians – and certainly majority of Igbo, home and abroad – have followed the 10-year (since 2015) epic legal battle by the Nigerian government to link leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to an alleged treasonable felony and terrorism, …