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Monarchs, Military Officers to Grace FCC’s Annual Lecture in Bayelsa

All is now set for the annual lecture series organized by the Federated Correspondents Chapel, Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. A statement by the chairman of the Annual Lecture committee, Samuel Ese, said the event has as its theme: ‘Maritime Security: Implications for the Oil Industry,’ adding …

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Nigeria at 61: The Journey So Far

By Young Erhiurhoro I was overwhelmed when I read the 1960 Independence Day speech of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The very first speech that removed the British Union Jack and installed in its place the most awaited Nigerian flag of green, white and green. As I …

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SACA Harps on ‘Openness in GMoU Management’

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa A non-governmental organization, Stakeholder Alliance for Corporate Accountability, SACA, has stressed the need for members of cluster development boards to exhibit openness while executing projects and programmes contained in the Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU. Executive Director of SACA, Mr. Kingsley Ozegbe, stated this at a …

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Consumer Protection Commission Tasks PHEDC on Improved Services

By Joel Anekwe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has charged the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, to improve services to its customers. This is as the commission begun moves to resolve series of complaints by electricity subscribers to PHEDC in Rivers State Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Mr …

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Tarabina Tasks Contractors on Project Completion Deadline

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Engr. Ebiye Tarabina, has tasked contractors handling government projects in the state to intensify efforts to meet projects’ completion deadline. Engr. Tarabina gave the directive during an inspection and evaluation tour of ongoing projects in the state recently. …

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Nat’l Assembly: Luke, Akpan lead Team Akwa Ibom at Midterm

Performances by Onofiok Luke and Bassey Akpan at the House of Representatives and Senate respectively gave a lift to bills sponsored by the Akwa Ibom State contingent at the 9th National Assembly. This is according to a midterm analysis, by legislature-focused media, OrderPaper, of the nature and quality of bills sponsored …

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CRFFN Sensitizes PH Freight Forwarders on Online Payment Platform

The Council for the Registration of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) Tuesday organized a workshop in Port Harcourt to sensitize freight forwarders on the payment of practitioners’ operational fees through the regulator’s online portal. CRFFN’s director, Regulations and Enforcement, Basil Opara, told newsmen on the sidelines, that the workshop, with …

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