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… Meet Plateau Deputy Governor, GOC 3 Div By Amos Odhe State comptrollers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in the North East region, comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe and Plateau states on Wednesday met in the Plateau State capital to “strategize and re-direct energy, expertise and professionalism to …

… To Boost Sub-Station Capacity at Itu, Aba, Others By Mandy Tina The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned a 100MVA power transformer at its Port Harcourt Main Substation, enhancing the bulk transmission capability of the substation by 80MW. This initiative, which is a TCN-World Bank project, also includes …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to the military to identify, arrest and deal decisively with only persons directly and remotely connected to the gruesome killings of military officers in Okuama community, Delta State. Eradiri, a former …

By Pius Dukor Contrary to rumours that some local councils in the Rivers State have refused to honour Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s directive on the payment of N30,000 minimum wage, the acting chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Pastor GoodLife Iduoku Ben, has said all LGA chairmen have complied with the governor’s …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has taken a swipe at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, over his statement on the recent killing of soldiers in Okuama community in …

By Mandy Tina A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State, has adjourned a suit filled by Civil Society Organizations in the state against 25 members of the state House of Assembly to April 26 for hearing. The 25 embattled lawmakers had defected from the People’s Democratic Party …

By Mandy Tina The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the remains of late Divisional Police officer of Ahoada East Local Government Area, SP Bako Angbashim. This followed “a coordinated joint operation carried out by tactical squads from the command and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau” on Sunday March …

By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …

Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta North senatorial district, have passed a vote of confidence on the Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. At a meeting held in Asaba on Thursday, March 7, 2024, the stakeholders also passed a vote of confidence on the deputy governor, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) to build a residential estate for medical doctors at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on Thursday …