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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs María Otero will visit Nigeria next week, the U.S State Department has said. Otero, who is visiting Nigeria for the third time since May 2010, would meet with senior Nigeria officials and the civil society to discuss the promotion of democratic institutions and processes. During her [...]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has issued about three million electronic passports to Nigerians between 2007, when the new passport was introduced, and February 2011. Comptroller-General of NIS, Mrs Rose Uzoma, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja while speaking with our correspondent. “I know we have issued a little less than three million electronic passports [...]
The House of Representatives has made a starling discovery of the problem militating against efficient power distribution from the Afam Power Station. The House Committee on Power led by its chairman, Hon Patrick Ikhariale uncovered that GT19 and GT20 power generating machines were malfunctioning due to lack of turn around maintenance or overhauling since installation [...]
Hardtime awaits impersonators of Merchant Navy Officers and Senior Staff Association as the body strategises to frustrate desperate moves by the illegal operators to pollute the profession. The President, Merchant Navy Officers and Senior Staff Association, Captain Thomas Kanewerigha who dropped the hint recently while briefing newsmen, saved the Association has put in place strategies [...]
The Federal Government has proposed to spend N678 billion to execute various dam projects across the country over the next two years. If completed, the projects would not only enhance irrigation activities, but also boost potable water supply as well as increase hydropower generation. The proposal is contained in an investment plan document obtained our [...]
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, has appealed to the Federal Government to create the enabling environment for the mass production of its research products and technologies. Prof. Balarabe Tanimu, the Director of the institute, made the appeal on Thursday in Zaria , Kaduna State, while fielding questions from newsmen. Tanimu said such initiative [...]
The concessioning of the Nigerian Ports by the Federal Government has led to enhanced revenue yield to the nation’s economy. Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Engr Omar Suleiman, disclosed this during the 18th Breakfast session of the American Business Council in Lagos recently. The Federal Government, he said, is repositioning the ports [...]
Contrary to speculations about the calibre of personalities in the Rivers State gubernatorial race, the Director-General of Amaechi’s campaign organisation, says the entry of Sir Celestine Omehia and Dr Abiye Sekibo into the governorship race is not a threat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at a press briefing to flag-off Governor Amaechi re-election [...]
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says his re-election campaign would not witness new promises to the people rather no efforts would be spared in consolidating on the successes of the first term in office. Governor Amaechi disclosed this while speaking at his campaign tour dedication church service at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, [...]
The Rivers State Ministry of Works spent not less than N220billion in the past three years, the immediate past state Commissioner for Works, Hon Dakuku Peterside has said. Hon Peterside made this known in a phone in media programme organised by Silverbird Communications over the weekend in Port Harcourt. The former Works Commissioner explained that [...]
