November 9, 2017
Headlines, News
The Rivers State chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has suspended its planned industrial action. This followed the intervention of the state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Leaders of the NLC and TUC had on Monday, November 6, 2017 …
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November 2, 2017
Business, Headlines
… Declares Enugu Airport Unsafe The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation has decried the deplorable state of the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa, particularly the arrival section of the terminal building which is undergoing remodeling. Senate committee chairman, Sen. Muhammad Adamu Aliero and …
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November 2, 2017
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Rivers State Traders and Market Women Association have resolved to partner towards checking the incidence of fake and counterfeit products in stores and market across Rivers State. This understanding was reached during a courtesy visit by the …
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October 26, 2017
Headlines, News
By JOEL ANEKWE, Port Harcourt As the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter continues to widen, the Forum of LGA Party Chairmen have pledged their loyalty to the leader of the party in the state and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, and …
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October 26, 2017
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By JOEL ANEKWE, Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has distributed mobility and hearing aids to people living with disabilities in the Niger Delta region even as it charged youths to embrace entrepreneurship. Managing Director of the commission, Nsima Ekere, handed over the items, which included 80 …
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October 26, 2017
Business, Headlines
…Assures on Int’l Best Practice The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 2 command, Onne, has called on importers domiciled in the South South and South East of Nigeria to patronize ports and other trading facilities in the zone, with a view to promoting their businesses and developing the …
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October 26, 2017
Headlines, News
A former vice chancellor of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUOE) Rumuolumeni, in Rivers State, Prof. Rosemund Dienye Green-Osahogulu, has said that sciencing can be used as a tool for attitudinal change, and that the decay in morals in the society can be corrected through the teaching of sciencing …
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October 25, 2017
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… Community Leaders Seek CJN, NJC Intervention By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its rival All Progressives Congress (APC), both engaged on a struggle for the political soul of the state, have taken their war to the local government level. …
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October 25, 2017
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By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says it would hold a conference in Port Harcourt on issues relating to the development of the Niger Delta region, its youths and maritime university, amongst others. A former Minister of Aviation and Labour, who is also one …
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October 18, 2017
Headlines, News
Following the scare that broke out in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, as rumours of alleged army vaccination drive went round the capital, authorities of 6 Division Nigerian Army and the state government have denied sending soldiers into the streets to vaccinate children. Pandemonium broke loose in various parts of the …
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