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By Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  Rivers State, the Treasure Base of Nigeria, is gearing up to host this year’s edition of the Nigerian Internet Governance Forum, NIGF.  The NIGF event with theme: “Responsible Use Of The Internet: A Panacea for Sustainable Socio-economic Development”, is scheduled to take place from October …

.. Accuses PAP Boss, Otuaro, Meinbutus Voices A group, the National Coalition for Strategic Governance (NCSG) has raised alarm over an alleged smear campaign against one of a former militant leader from the Niger Delta region, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben also known as ‘General Boyloaf,’ “over his role at stopping the …

By Maxwell Kumoye The Federal Ministry of Sports has washed its hands off Team Nigeria Scrabble that is heading to Kigali, Rwanda for the defense of the African Senior Championship it won two years ago in Lusaka, Zambia. Award-winning news channel, First Zealmediacast Blog, reports that the ministry, under the …

… Elects New Executive Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Nigeria, the Nigerian chapter of the leading global civil society coalition working for transparency in the extractive sectors, has emerged from its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a commitment to drive robust engagement on the governance of the country’s extractive …

By Amos Odhe The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has announced Osun State as its South-West Zonal Headquarters. The development was disclosed to the special adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Technical and Vocational Education, Arch. Dapo Ademola-Adesina by the ITF management on Monday. Recall that Arch. Dapo had on May …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said president of the Azikel Group, Dr. Azibapu Eruani, broke the jinx in establishing the Azikel Modular Refinery, which is the first crude oil-related industry in the state,. Senator Diri gave the commendation on Tuesday when he visited the refinery complex located …

By Young Erhiurhoro In all our histories, either oral or documented, communities in Urhobo, Isoko and Ijaw ethnic nationalities in the Niger-Delta region are inter-related in one way or the other. Maybe, as a result of migration, marriage or friendship. These three sociological tools always brought these people together as …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by “unscrupulous elements who are going about collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for pipeline surveillance and other vocational trades.” A statement signed by Mr Igoniko …

… as Bayelsa Launches 5-Year Plan Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has called for closer collaboration between all tiers of government, development partners and other critical stakeholders in alleviating the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in society. He made the call on Monday at the launch …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said it has eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the industry’s contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three presidential directives on Local Content operations issued by President Bola …