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...”
Moved by the devastation wreaked by a ruptured gas facility owned by Total Fina Elf in Egi community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, the state government has ordered the company to quickly provide remediation measures. State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Emeka Wogu gave the order after he visited the community on [...]
The outstanding N600 million Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETF) recently released to the Rivers State Government would be used to revitalise the three government owned technical colleges, and for the construction of new 12 classroom schools in the three senatorial districts of the state. Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Nemi gave the indication on Monday at [...]
Stakeholders at a one day capacity building worshop for disabled persons have called on the government to establish a special commission to oversee their affairs in the state. Speaking on the topic,’’ Need for a Legislation on PWDs in Rivers State,’’ at a workshop organised by the State Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation on Tuesday in Port [...]
The Rivers State Government has muted plans to establish new fire stations at the grassroot areas of the state. Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Emeka Wogu, gave the hint in a chat with newsmen at the weekend in Port Harcourt, as he assured of plans by government to revive the fire stations at Rumuodomaya, Ahoada, [...]
Displeased with the rising conversion of emergency exits in high rise buildings into offices by top government officials especially at the State Secretariat Complex, the Rivers State Ministry of Special Duties has threatened to enforce the law on such officials. Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Emeka Wogu in a chat with newsmen at the weekend [...]
Governor Chibuike Amaechi, has disclosed plans to collaborate with World Bank and Britain on overhaul environmental sanitation in the state. Amaechi made the disclosure at the weekend during a media chat with journalists in Port Harcourt. He said the collaboration had become imperative in order to raise sanitation and waste management in the state. The [...]
As part of measures to reduce the pressure on secondary health centres, the Rivers State Government, has hinted of plans to establish three general hospitals to operate as referral centres for the various primary health centres across the state. Governor Chibuike Amaechi gave the hint during a media chat with journalists at the weekend in [...]
Following the success recorded in the State-owned syringe manufacturing firm, the Rivers State Government, says it would revive its comatose pharmaceutical production department. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker gave the hint while speaking with reporters shortly after unveiling the new expanded syringe production factory, Pan African Health Centre yesterday at Rumuuosi, Port Harcourt. He [...]
The Rivers State Government plans to create a state-owned emergency agency to tackle emergencies in the state. Governor Chibuike Amaechi gave the hint when he played host to the Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Sanni Sidi in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday. He said,’’ In no time, the state emergency agency [...]
The proposed 7th train of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited(NLNG) in Bonny, Rivers State, is expected to provide over 13,000 jobs, the Senate Committee on Gas has said. Chairman of the committee, Senator Ngozi Nwaogu made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen after members of the Senate body paid a courtesy visit to [...]
