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  By Jacinta Hycenth, Abuja   A total of 1,263 mineral licenses are set to be deleted from the portal of the Electronic Mining Cadastral system of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office, (MCO) following their revocation by the Federal Government. These include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry …

  By Paul Williams   Nigeria’s international gas company, NLNG, has been named the ‘Best Corporate Training Partner 2025’ by the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria, at the 4th edition of the OGTAN Human Capital Development (HCD) Awards. The OGTAN HCD awards have celebrated organisations and individuals whose …

  By Bon Peters   The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 5 Ibeto Seaport and Terminal Command, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, says it has generated the sum of N4.2 billion in less than 3 months of its commencement of operations. This is as stakeholders have applauded the pioneer Customs Area …

  As part of moves to achieve greater impact, the United World Congress of Diplomats has appointed Amb. Dr Larry-Goodwill Akintoba Ajiola, a multi-talented diplomat, as head, policy and diplomatic affairs, to help drive its vision. In a press release signed by its secretary-general, Prof. Tunji John Asaolu, and made …

By Emma Sunday   The Nigerian Navy has assured residents of Rivers State of their safety, disclosing that its personnel remain physically fit, strategically deployed, and fully equipped to stamp out criminalities across the state’s waterways and creeks. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, gave the …

The magistrate court sitting in Yenagoa has rejected the application for bail  of the head of the Social Media team of the Bayelsa Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC),  Mr. Aye O.S Egberi pending the determination of any charges filed against him. ‎ ‎Magistrate Stanley Ekeru had on the …

Renowned Christian leader and international evangelist, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai has called on the Coordinator-General of the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP), Comrade Kennedy Iyere to focus on positively impacting the lives of ordinary Nigerians through the YEIDEP initiative, pointing out that YEIDEP’s Mission Aligns with Serving Humanity. …

Emma Sunday As part of activities to celebrate the 2025 International Day of Peace, the Rivers State chapter of the Rotary Action Group For Peace, RAGFP, in collaboration with 29 Rotary Clubs in the State, on Saturday inaugurated a ‘Peace Monument’ at the UTC Junction along Azikiwe Road, Port Harcourt. …

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has honoured Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, as the Best Governor on Local Government Reforms in Nigeria. ‎ ‎NULGE President, Comrade Aliyu Kankara, presented the award to the governor in Yenagoa during a conference on “Promoting Local Government Workers’ Welfare: …

  By Austin Orette Religion in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind. It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back. …