Niger Delta

By Emma Sunday The National Population Commission, NPC, has appealed to parents, guardians and healthcare providers in Rivers State to ensure prompt registration of every birth and death under the newly launched digital system, saying legal identity is critical to national development. Federal Commissioner, NPC Rivers State, Prof. Itotenaan Henry …

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan was yesterday joined by the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri and other leaders, to reflect on the cost and benefits of oil exploration in the Niger Delta with a call on stakeholders to chart a better future for the region. The leaders spoke at …

Riding on the back of stable production and lack of major pipeline infractions championed by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) and other security agencies, Nigeria has exceeded its crude oil production quota set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). ‎The nation’s crude output climbed to its highest …

•Says Nigeria Can Produce Another Agbani Darego  By Amos Odhe Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has declared that reigning Miss Nigeria 2026, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, has the poise, intellect and cultural depth to become Nigeria’s second Miss World after Agbani Derego.  Governor Diri who stated this while receiving the beauty …

The Provisionary Committee of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG) has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in passing the Nigerian Coast Guard Bill before the 10th National Assembly. PC-NCG reiterated that there can be no sustainable Blue Economy without Blue Security, insisting that the passage of the Nigerian Coast …

…Indicates Readiness To Partner Judiciary, Other Stakeholders By Amos Odhe The Bayelsa State Government has declared its readiness to partner the judiciary and other critical stakeholders to create more public awareness and acceptance of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means of settling conflicts. Governor Douye Diri made the declaration …

… As Community Life Collapses  By Emma Sunday Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Social Action, alongside other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the Ijaw Youth Council, Eastern Zone, have urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in Bille Kingdom, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, …

  … Assures on Mediation in Ogoni   By Our Reporter   The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has said that the collaboration between host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) and Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has led to increasing oil production and is contributing to greater …

By Emma Sunday The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has berated the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, over his remarks against the Rivers State House of Assembly and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing it divisive and damaging. RRM in a statement jointly signed by its …

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has described the programme’s scholarship scheme as a major vehicle towards ensuring a better future for the Niger Delta. ‎ ‎He spoke at the opening ceremony for the fifth batch of the two-day “Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Mediation Training …