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As controversy continues to rage in the Niger Delta over the appointment of a new administrator for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), groups in the region have called on President Bola Tinubu to consult “critical stakeholers” before making the appointment. In a release made available to our correspondent on Thursday, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A transparency group, Niger Delta for Good Governance and Accountability (NDGGA) has faulted the recent appointment of Caroline Wuraola Adepoju as the acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), asking President Bola Tinubu to review her appointment and return the NIS on the part of …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Shell Petroleum Development Company SPDC and its joint venture partners, NNPC/SPDC/TotalEnergies/NAOC last week unveiled eight Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) in Rivers State. The unveiling is coming on the heels of scathing criticism by a section of civil society groups in the Niger Delta on the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Rivers State Command, has cautioned Nigerian youths against irregular migration, noting that such movement can lead to death, arrest and detention at the destination or host country. According to the NIS, despite the fact that there is no law barring youths …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday directed oil marketers in the state against hoarding and raising the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, warned that his …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa   Oil and gas opportunities valued at over $50 billion, and projected to be developed within five years, were showcased by international and indigenous companies at the 2023 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) which ended on Friday at the conference hall of the Nigerian …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Major oil firms operating oilfields in Bayelsa have dismissed and faulted claims by the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) in its final report presented to Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa State at the House of Lords on Tuesday in London. While Agip took a swipe …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Some environmentalists on Wednesday demanded further action on the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) report presented to Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa at House of Lords on Tuesday in London. The report titled: ‘An Environmental Genocide: Counting the Human Cost of Oil in Bayelsa, Nigeria,’ …

By Amos Odhe The comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Rivers State Command, Comptroller James Sunday, has rated the contributions of the service to the socio-economic growth of the nation high, declaring that the service as a major investment driver of the country. According to Comptroller James Sunday, despite …

Board chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs Lauretta Onochie, paid a visit to the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd) at the Amnesty Office in Abuja on Tuesday