By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The winner of the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) annual Undergraduate Essay Competition, Enomfon Akpan, a 200 level student of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been awarded a star prize of N1 million with a brand new …
Read More »Group Mulls Engagement of 100 Talented Children in Creative Arts
A group under the aegis of Pro-kids Educational and Cultural Initiative (Pro-KECI), a non-governmental organization has planned to engage about 100 talented children, between the ages of 6-17 years, in various creative art forms. The NGO will also embark on a strategic children benefit program, tagged, ‘Children of Hope’ in …
Read More »Bayelsa Stakeholders Inaugurate Five-man Interim Executive to Drive Domestic Tourism
Realising that successful tourism development depends greatly on excellent cooperation and communication among all stakeholders involved in the industry, a group of experts and stakeholders, under the auspices of Bayelsa Tourism Stakeholders’ Association (BTSA), with members drawn from the private sector, government agencies, tourism associations, quasi-government bodies and the media …
Read More »Oloibiri, First Oil Well Community in Bayelsa Holds Marathon
Worried and pained by the “neglect, lack of development and abject poverty” of Oloibiri community in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa where oil was first discovered in 1958, an annual marathon, tagged ‘Oloibiri-Marathon Race’, is billed to hold in remembrance. According to project coordinator of Mahogany Twenty First …
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