The Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue, on Wednesday, sealed off a Chinese company, Hilong Oil Services and Engineering Company Limited, over alleged tax default of N109.5m. It was learnt that the company, an oil services firm is providing service at oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, had... Read more
Bayelsa government has shifted its position admitting receiving additional funds after pressure from Sahara Reporters following Federal Ministry of Finance’s disclosure on the state’s share of the first tranche of the N516.38 billion Paris Club debt refund. At the transparency briefing, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa Rear Admiral John... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong, Port Harcourt Nigeria’s first Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering has taken root at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt through the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture (SPDC JV). A statement by Bamidele Odugbesan, Shell Spokesperson, Nigeria, explained that SPDC JV... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong The Cross River Sports Commission has threatened to withdraw the state contingent from Nestle Milo and Coca-Cola sponsored age-grade competitions if participants’ concerns over sponsorship shortcoming are not addressed. The Chairman of the commission, Orok Duke gave the hint in an interview with sports writers on... Read more
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has declared that the Commission and its supervising Ministry, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs need over N70 billion to complete the construction of the East-West Road which straddles the six South-South States. Speaking while receiving... Read more
Governor of Ebony State, Engr. David Umahi, has called on churches not to join the bandwagon of those spreading hate speeches across in the country. Umahi, at the 2017 Father’s Day celebration by the Christ Embassy in Abakaliki on Sunday, pointed out that hate speeches were capable of igniting... Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment to ensure adequate security of life and property in the maritime environment of the Niger Delta region. Chinedu Iwuozo, Force Marine Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, said this on Thursday in Yenagoa during an interaction with members of the Maritime Workers Union... Read more
Coalition of Human Rights Groups in Nigeria (CHRGN) has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to face its core mandate of prosecuting suspects. The group advised the EFCC to channel its efforts to diligent prosecution to achieve convictions and desist its media trial of accused persons in... Read more
The United Nations, UN, has undertaken to work with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to facilitate the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. The Permanent Representative of the United Nations in Nigeria, Ambassador Edward Kallon, made the pledge while endorsing the strategies for intervention in the region... Read more
Concerned stakeholders in Bayelsa have asked the Governor Seriake Dickson-led government to properly fund education, rather than engaging in rhetorics and propaganda to score political points. The stakeholders made their positions known at the weekend during a public hearing on “Compulsory Primary and Secondary Education Bill, 2017”, organised by... Read more
