Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has vowed not to spare anyone involved in the illegal bunkering and artisanal refinery activities that have caused the soot pandemic in the State. Governor Wike also maintained that his administration would not succumb to any form of blackmail or sentiment stirred by... Read more
Residents at Opukushi, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa has disrupted oil exploration activities at an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the area. It was gathered that the communities hosting SPDC’s EA fields took the steps to protest their exclusion from contracts in the... Read more
The people of Enugu Akwu Achi in Oji River Local Government area of Enugu State have commended the kindness of one of their illustrious sons, Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike expressed during the festive season. Anyaegbudike, a staff of Chevron Nigeria Limited on Thursday, January 6, 2022, donated bags of... Read more
The Bayelsa Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the pace of work on ongoing major road projects in the state which have exceeded set timelines. According to the Directorate, the Igbedi road project has reached 80 percent completion while the AIT- Igobogene outer... Read more
The Bayelsa government has waded into the crisis between Shell Petroleum Development (SPDC) and Otuasega community over failed promise by the oil firm to provide electricity by Dec 14, 2021. Otuasega community in Ogbia Local Government Area in Bayelsa had on Dec.21, 2021in a protest shut down activities... Read more
The Okpala-Uku of Ushie, Ndokwa East Local Governmnet Area of Delta State, HRH Godwill Emili, has said that peaceful co-existence would lead to speedy development of the country. Speaking at his formal installation as the Okpala-Uku of Ushie on Thursday, HRH Emili stated that without peace, no meaningful development... Read more
*As Gov Fayemi flags-off magistrates court complex in Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that no arm of government and sector in the State has been treated poorly in terms of allocation of funds and distribution of infrastructure. The governor made the explanation at the... Read more
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Abubakar Audi has warned Oil Industry Vandals to Quit or face the full weight of the Agency. Audi spoke while on a working visit to the Rivers State Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence... Read more
Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund Responsible For 5,000 Boarding Students Says Executive Secretary
News December 10, 2021
The Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund, (BEDTF) says it is underwriting the cost of running boarding schools for 5,000 beneficiaries. The fund, on Friday said its intervention in public schools in the state has uplifted the educational sector. The Executive Secretary of the BEDTF, Dr Alice Atuwo... Read more
The Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND) on Thursday commiserated with the family of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the teenage student who died following torture by school mates at a private College in Lagos. MOSIEND position was contained in a statement by... Read more