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•Say RSG pays N2bn monthly to clear pension, gratuity backlog  Emma Ovundah Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the Rivers State Government is paying N2bn monthly to offset the backlog of pension and gratuity to retired civil servants.  Governor Fubara stated this while addressing workers in the …

By William Okeke The world is about family. And families are meant to stand for each other. Protect each other. Make up for each other’s lapses. Yet in another sense. Nothing stops P-Square from branding their talent professionally. If only to stop the distraction we are seeing now So those …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Rice – the most popular Nigerian staple food – has suddenly become an issue, and may contribute to futher scrambling of the campaign of the Edo State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that’s already reeling from months of defection of high-profile members to the …

… Says Two Major Projects Earmarked for Bonny By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas NLNG Limited has refuted an allegation by an online news outlet that the company its Train 7 Project Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Contractors have neglected Bonny Island in delivering Corporate Social …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Friday, commissioned the 10,000 tons per annum galvanising plant constructed by Daewoo Engineering Nigeria Limited, one of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors of the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Train 7 Project. The Executive Secretary …

By Amos Odhe The Nigeria Wrestling Federation has welcomed back Nigeria’s contingent to the recently concluded Paris Olympics despite the poor outing at the games. The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who is also a board member of the Wrestling Federation noted that the reception was a …

By Ehichioya Ezomon The saying, “Be careful what you wish for,” may haunt former Vice President Atiku Abubakar going forward from the ashes of the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest that rocked and racked parts of Nigeria between August 1 and 10, 2024.  The presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic …

… as 80 Women test Positive to Benzene in Otuabagi Community By Kelechi Nwaucha Women from communities in the Niger Delta have dragged international oil companies, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total E&P and Agip Oil Company, before an Environmental Tribunal, sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has called on the Federal Government to establish a liquified natural gas terminal in the state to optimize economic benefits accruing from the gas sub-sector of the country’s petroleum industry. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the call when the …

… Hails NCDMB’s strides in Local Content Development Amidst the clamour for good governance and reduction in the cost of living in the country, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo has expressed the Federal Government’s firm determination to advance the nation’s gas resources as the …