Ebonyi State Government is to acquire  5.5-Megawatt biomass plant from Germany which would utilize rice husk and other available waste materials  to generate electricity. Governor David Umahi, who made this known after inspecting two of the three state-owned  rice modern mills on Tuesday, said the plant  would arrive... Read more

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has promised that the 12-floor permanent headquarters of the Commission in Port Harcourt will be ready for inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari before the end of next year. Mr Ekere made the pledge on Friday during... Read more

From: Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar The Federal Government has been enjoined to enact enabling laws that would promote, protect and drive organ donation and tissue harvest and preservation in Nigeria. Prof. Rowland Ndoma-Egba, former Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, made the call in Calabar.The Consultant... Read more

  Barely 24 hours after the meeting between Niger Delta people and federal government to end hostilities on oil facilities, suspected militants have again blown up a crude export ine, effectively crippling oil production.  The Joint military force deployed to the Niger Delta to protect oil infrastructure on Wednesday... Read more

A group in the Niger Delta region, Bakassi Strike Force (BSF), has surrendered part of its arms to show its desire to lay down their arms if the Federal Government addressed their concerns. Lt.-Col. Olaolu Daudu, the spokesman of Joint Military Force in the Niger Delta confirmed the development... Read more

The joint military force deployed to the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe on Friday said it foiled a kidnap attempt, freed two victims and arrested 5 suspected militants in multiple operations. A statement signed by Lt.- Commander Thomas Otuji, Deputy Spokesman of the joint force indicated that five suspected... Read more

From Arodiegwu Eziukwu (Yenogoa) The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged the federal government to curb the financial leakages in federal teaching hospitals by enrolling doctors on the Integrated Personnel Payroll System before October 30. The NARD on Friday vowed to resist pay cut arising from improper... Read more

  From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   One person was killed while two others sustained various degree of gunshot wounds on Monday following alleged invasion of New Netim Town by its neighbours from Odukpani Qua Town in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.   More than 20 houses... Read more