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We’ll Provide Favourable Business Environment, RSG Reassures Investors

The Rivers State Government has reiterated that it would continue to provide the enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state.
The State Chief Executive, Chief Nyesom Wike stated this during the launch of the Nigerian Barite at Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, the governor said, “Rivers State is safe and secure as ever, it is developing, growing and expanding, we are creating roads and bridges to ensure that the means of transportation is perfect and without any stress”.
Wike, who noted that the launch of the Nigerian Barite was a very important point in the national agenda, as regards economic development, congratulated the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite for the reforms in the mining and metal sector, the industrial road map as well as the open market strategy under his watch.
The governor, who expressed the hope that funding would not be a challenge, said, “There is no point doing this launching if at the end of the day it will be short changed because of lack of funds, we really need to find the funds for things that are important for our development as a nation. For our economy, we are talking about jobs, we are talking about unemployment; this is what will take these things off our tables”.
In his address, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite said, “The bag of Barite we are presenting here today meets the American Petroleum Institute standard which was the global benchmark accepted by the oil industry, adding that Barite was among the seven strategic minerals designated for top priority development by his ministry.
According to him, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development was also commissioning an open market place portal, which would connect all stakeholders along the Barite value chain.
Launching the Nigerian Barite, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote, expressed delight that there was an alignment on the objective of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in supporting the attainment of goals and aspirations of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act.
Wabote, who said the NCDMB fully supports the initiative of launching the Nigerian Barite, urged various ministries and parastatals to emulate the model while adding that the synergy between all ministries working toward the same goal would yield more results more than anything else.
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Foundation To Host National Conference on Value Reorientation In Port Harcourt

The Otonti Nduka Foundation for Values Education, a non-governmental organization based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that foundation is set to host a one-day national conference on reviving Nigeria’s value system.
The conference which has the theme”Trends and Challenges in Upholding Values in Nigeria,” will take place on November 13, 2025, at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt.
Speaking with newsmen at the foundation’s corporate office in port Harcourt, Tuesday,the chairman of the Board of Trustees, Emeritus prof Otonti Nduka disclosed that the conference is being held in collaboration with Rivers State University (RSU) and aims to bring together professionals from across the country to discuss the nation’s values landscape and collectively reset the compass of the society’s ethical and values system.
The emeritus professor hinted that the conference will be chaired by HRM King Diete Spiff, the Amanyanbo of Twon Brass, Bayelsa State while the key note speakers include Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and Bishop Matthew Kukah, all known for their integrity and service.
According to him, the nation’s value system has deteriorated, and concerted efforts are needed to reverse the trend and restore sanity to society , stressing that the conference is designed to chart a new course based on national values and ethical leadership.
Prof. Nduka called for support from governments, public, and private individuals to achieve the program’s objectives.
He noted that the foundation was established in 2006 to revitalize the moral fibre of Nigerian society through the enunciation, inculcation, propagation, and dissemination of positive values.
Earlier in his speech, the Chairman of the conference, prof Hillary Wordu urged the media to partner with the foundation to create the necessary sensitization and awareness for the success of the event.
He assured that the conference would address nagging national values issues, including insecurity, corruption, election malpractice, and injustice.
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