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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...”
The Rivers State Government has stated its intention to engage an Indian firm to manage the model secondary schools being built by the state government to ensure effective administration of the schools.
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, the State Governor, stated this recently during the inspection of the site for the building of a model secondary school [...]
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will in conjunction with the Ministry of Urban Development carry out demolition of illegal buildings and business outfits under its high tension cables in Rivers State.
The Chief Executive Officer of PHCN, Port Harcourt Zone, Engr. F.R. Onanuga, disclosed this while speaking during a public enlightenment lecture on the [...]
An environmental sociologist, Dr Steve Wordu has listed measures towards addressing the twin vices of pipeline vandalisation and illegal bunkering in Rivers State, which are destructive to the ecosystem.
Dr Wordu said to effectively tackle the persistent economic crimes, there was need for the application of technological devices such as alarm detectors to foil the antics [...]
The Federal Government last Friday sealed 10 petrol filling stations in Kaduna State for violating the rules on weight and measures.
The North West Co-ordinator of the Department of Weight and Measures in the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Mohammed Sada, ordered the closure during an unscheduled inspection tour of the stations.
He said that the [...]
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has described the hosting of the 34th International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar, as exciting.
Declaring the event open, Senator Imoke commended the leadership of SPE Nigeria for choosing Calabar as the first city to host the event outside Abuja [...]
The United States Government says it will provide $1.5 million as technical support to help meet Nigeria’s power sector priorities.
US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton announced the plan last Thursday at a joint news conference with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, at the State Department in Washington D.C after a closed door meeting.
Clinton said the fund was [...]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has budgeted N6.75billion for the execution of poverty reduction projects in 45 local government areas in the region this year.
Managing Director of NDDC, Mr Chibuzor Ugwuoha, said this in a presentation at the 34th Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council, at Tinapa, Calabar.
Ugwuoha said that no [...]
High production cost which has become a nightmare to most manufacturing companies in their bid to remain afloat in Nigeria can be drastically reduced if a new partnership in the production chain that lays emphasis on science and technology is adopted.
The new concept, which intends to replace or modernize the Public Private Partnership (PPP) that [...]
In a bid to ensure equity and popular participation in the Nigeria oil and gas sector, the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the industry have been charged to involve host communities a co-owners of investments in the industry.
The Rivers State chapter Chairman of Oil and Gas Host Communities of Nigeria, Sir Appolos Amadi gave [...]
No fewer than 100 sets of transformers are presently awaiting port clearance at Onne Port near Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
These are part of the numerous transformers ordered early this year by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Port Harcourt Distribution Zone.
Disclosing this to The Tide, Mr. John Onyi, a public affairs officer with the [...]
