Preliminary investigations into the Jan. 16, oil leak near Funiwa offshore facilities. off the Atlantic coast commenced on Friday with visit by Bayelsa government officials, regulatory agencies and representatives of impacted communities.   It will be recalled that fishermen around the Atlantic Ocean coastline had on Jan. 17 sighted... Read more

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Friday maintained that reported leaks near its operational areas near its Funiwa offshore facilities off the Atlantic coast was not from its facilities and pledged to support regulators in tracing the source.   Fishermen around the Atlantic Ocean coastline had on Sunday reported an... Read more

Hon Fred Agbedi representing Sagbama-Ekeremor Federal Constituency has urged youths of his area to contribute ideas to tackle challenges of unemployment, insecurity, low access to health and education.   Agbedi, a PDP lawmaker made the call on Friday during a town hall meeting convened by Mr  Ouseibai Godsgift youth... Read more

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the untimely death of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) Chairman, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, (rtd) has dealt a severe blow to Niger Delta struggle. Governor Wike made this assertion when he visited the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom  at the... Read more

Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), a Kwara-based Civil Society Organization reputed for its #FollowKwaraMoney activities, has again questioned the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on the 2018 Constituency Projects facilitated by the Federal Lawmakers from Kwara State in the 8th National Assembly. It will... Read more

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6... Read more

  … Monitoring rights group says Gov Nyesom Wike’s culpability in Obigbo atrocity undeniable try as he may   The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) has expressed joy with the release on Court bail, of 30 more victims of the Obigbo Army... Read more