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Renowned industrialist and philanthropist, Chief (Engr.) Grant Offor, has awarded scholarships to some indigent students of Ikwerre extraction, to assist them complete their academic session at the Nigerian Law School. This is as the industrialist, who had instituted an annual scholarship award to indigent students studying other courses, aside from …

A pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), has joined people all over the world in celebrations marking the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2022. In a release made available to our reporter, FENRAD’s executive director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, noted that …

An industrialist, Chief Engr. Grant Offor, recently brought succor to the people of Umuagubia and Umuolo communities in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers, when he presented the two ancient communities with two giant transformers. In a chat with newsmen later in Port Harcourt, Offor said he decided to provide …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has restrained the Federal Government from issuing licences for marginal oilfields in the Niger Delta pending determination of a pending suit. Some Ijaw leaders had in 2020 approached the court seeking to halt licensing of marginal oilfields located in …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, office in Bayelsa State, has cried out over the lack of funding to enable it carry out its intervention projects and programmes towards achieving its objectives in the state. The senior special assistant, SSA, and state focal person on SDGs, Dr. …

Against the backdrop of the continued presence of soot in the atmosphere, a non-governmental organization in Rivers State, the Rivers Network of NGOs (RINNGOS), has launched an air quality tracker app and website, as well as an advocacy campaign, in a bid to ensure cleaner air in the state. In …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Gender advocacy groups, the Do Foundation International and the Hilarity World Foundation, have opened a domestic Violence Clinic in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, so as to provide medical, legal and psycho-socio support to victims of domestic and sexual violence in the state. According to the …

The saying that a golden fish has no hiding place played out recently when the area comptroller of Customs in charge of Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, M.A. Umar, was honoured by media professionals, under the auspices of the Niger Delta Media Forum, for distinguishing himself in the …

An industrialist and managing director/chief executive officer (MD/CEO) of Ramec Group of Companies Ltd. Chief Engr. Sir Grant Offor, has noted that in a run up to the 2023 presidential election, Nigerians expect a president who knows what it takes to turn the ailing economy around and holistically over-haul the …

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, serving in Rivers State, has donated a sick bay to the Government Technical College in the state capital, Port Harcourt, for use by both students of the college and members of the host communities. The Youth Corps member, Mrs Osephni Dibaal Oghu, who …