Bayelsa public schools resume 2016/2017 session following strike action
  Government owned primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa resumed the 2016/2017 academic session on Monday as pupils expressed delight at the resumption   The resumption followed a directive from the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) to striking members.     Public schools in the state delayed to resume... Read more
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2016 NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (SWAN) HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29 AT THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL OF UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE DURING THE 2ND EDITION OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES   After an exhaustive deliberation on the present... Read more
Environmentalist Odigha Odigha says Nigeria can lose over $1bn Dev. Grant from UN-REDD, Others
From Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar An Environmentalist, Dr Odigha Odigha says Nigeria can lose more than $1bn on development grants from The United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD). Odigha, a sustainable development campaigner, gave the warning in an interactive session with journalists in Calabar... Read more
Navy urges Niger Delta Communities to utilize FG’s dialogue window to resolve agitations
  The Central Naval Command (CNC) of Nigerian Navy has urged Niger Delta Communities to seize the window of ongoing dialogue to restore peace to the region. Rear Admiral Muhammed Garuba, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), CNC made the call on Saturday at the flag off of a free medical... Read more
Monarch blames oil pollution in Niger Delta on weak regulation
King Bubaraye Dakolo, Paramount Ruler of Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa has blamed widespread pollution of the Niger Delta environment to weak regulatory framework. Dakolo expressed the view in his palace on Saturday during an advocacy visit by environmental rights group, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN).... 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