Gov Wike moves to revamp dormant health facilities in Rivers

Ben EguzozieSeptember 14, 2020

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has inaugurated a seven-man committee to revive some dormant state health institutions in the state. The implementation committee, chaired by Ipalibo Harry Banigo, the deputy governor,  herself a medical doctor, is to revamp the idle and litigation-harried multi-million-naira Kelsey Harrison Hospital in Diobu, Dental & Maxillo-facial Hospital on Aba Road, […]

Cinemas, hotels, eateries open for business in Delta State; but Rivers keeps them waiting

Ben EguzozieSeptember 14, 2020

Following the steps taken by the federal government to reopen cinemas, hotels, bars, film houses, restaurants, and gyms, Delta State last Thursday asked the operators of cinemas, film houses, eateries and hotel restaurants to resume operations, saying the state has continued to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Charles Aniagwu, the Delta State commissioner for Information, stated […]

Rivers targets community ownership for OML 11 oil block

Ben EguzozieSeptember 14, 2020

Rivers State is targeting the adoption of a host community ownership model for the oil mining lease (OML) 11, the much-controverted oil block, which the state government said it had acquired from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for $150 million (N54 billion). The state commissioner for energy and natural resources, Peter Medee said this in […]

Cross River’s Bakassi Council builds novel smart office in oil region

Ben EguzozieSeptember 14, 2020

LGA still in dire need of development   Cross River State’s littoral border council, the Bakassi Local Government Council, has made history in the entire oil region of Niger Delta as it built and equipped the first local government council smart office. This Bakassi council is new. The old Bakassi which is awash with hydrocarbon […]

FAO, Cross River in partnership to boost agrotech capacity in MDAs

September 10, 2020

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Cross River State government have agreed to a partnership that would result in some agricultural and ICT  training for staff based in major ministries, departments and agencies in the state. The agreement was finalised after a meeting by representatives of both parties, which included Asibong […]

BUA enters Nigeria’s R&P playbook with 200,000bpd plant in Akwa Ibom

September 10, 2020

Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt Targets Euro-V fuels, PPL Signs agreement with France’s Axens BUA Group, the Nigerian manufacturing and foods conglomerate, is entering the country’s and West African crude oil refining and petrochemical playbook with the announcement of plans to build a 200,000 barrels per day plant in Akwa Ibom State. The multi-billion-dollar integrated […]

Arthur Eze, oil mogul, mulls investment in Cross River

September 9, 2020

Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   Not specific on sector yet Arthur Eze, the billionaire businessman, oil magnate and chairman of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, says he is exploring investment opportunities in Cross River State, as he was influenced by Governor Ben Ayade’s strides in the areas of industrialisation. He is yet to specify which area […]

AfDB to fund multi-billion-naira Port Harcourt urban water scheme

adugbaesaviourSeptember 9, 2020

AU congratulates Adesina, pleges to support his second term bid as AfDB president

Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt Project takes off 6 yrs late Expected to cater for 1.3m residents The African Development Bank (AfDB) would be providing 100 percent funding of the Rivers’ Port Harcourt urban water scheme, which would involve the rehabilitation and upgrading of water supply for the Port Harcourt metropolis, made up of Port […]

Rivers targets community ownership for oil block OML 11

September 8, 2020

Rivers reviews 2020 budget 48% to N300.370bn

Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt State targets host community ownership says energy commissioner Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), in a frantic bid to reclaim ownership of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11, has appealed the Port Harcourt federal high court’s judgement which had awarded the oilfield to Rivers State. OML 11 is an oil block […]