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By our Reporter Officials of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) on Monday began a working visit to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in a bid to learn and “gain substantially from Nigeria’s experience in local content development.” Welcoming the four-member UNOC delegation at a meeting at the Nigerian Content Tower, corporate headquarters of the NCDMB in Yenagoa, the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Alhaji Abdulmalik Halilu, said the visit would open up new vistas for mutually beneficial collaboration in oil and gas operations between Nigeria and Uganda. Citing statistics indicating the resource base of African countries in…

… As Niger Delta Women Insist on ‘No Divestment without Ecosystem Restoration’ Up to 40% of the earth’s land area is at risk of degradation, directly impacting around half of the world’s people and putting half of the global economy (US$44 trillion) in jeopardy. This is according to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. In Nigeria, 65% of the land is affected by degradation, with the Niger Delta ecosystem bearing the brunt of over seven decades of oil exploration activities. If prompt action is not taken, droughts could affect over 75% of the world’s population by 2050, with Africa…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri There was jubilation recently among the people of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as their son, Mr. Samuel Avwerosuo Egube, was appointed the new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr. Samuel Avwerosuo Egube who was a former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning of Lagos State, was given the new appointment by the state governor after the seat became vacant following the demise of the former Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo. In a media chat with our correspondent at his Uwheru residence,…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has declared a two-day mourning period as their traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Moses Inore, the Odion’Rode of Unenurhie peacefully joined ancestors. Making the official announcement to members of the community at the traditional ancestral hall, the Otota’Rode (Chief Speaker) of Unenurhie community, Chief Frank Imudje, supported by the Akpohor (Deputy Speaker), Dr. Johnson Abrucha and other members of the Odion’Rode-In-Council said, “As our traditions and customs demand, on behalf of the Odion’Rode-In-Council, I as the Otota’Rode of Unenurhie community hereby announce to the…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has said that Nigeria is no longer in the piracy hot list of the international maritime community. He made this known on Thursday at the 2024 Graduation Ceremony of the Advanced Combat Training Programme for the Maritime Security Unit of the Deep Blue Project at 5 Battalion Nigeria Army, Elele Barrack, Rivers State. He said the delisting was as a result of the success of the Deep Blue Project, which he announced had received global acknowledgement adding that if “significance…

By Kelechi Nwaucha Even as the Niger Delta environment and ecosystem continue to face heavy assault from oil pollution and related challenges, OLEGH Centre for Community Development has used the opportunity of this year’s World Environment Day to highlight the vital role women and rural communities play in sustainable land use. Addressing the media on Wednesday June 5, 2024, in Port Harcourt, OLEGH’s Program officer, Rebecca Apenu, said that in celebration of the 2024 World Environment Day, “OLEGH Centre for Community Development joins hands with the women and communities of Nigeria, particularly in the Niger Delta, to highlight the precarious…

By Amos Okioma (Regional Editor) Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority says the agency will promote and achieve the shared goals of the International Human Rights Protection Service (Forum), (IHRPS). Prince Amgbare made this known when the forum paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Port Harcourt on Thursday, while describing the visit as timely. He commended the forum for promoting human rights in the region where International oil companies’ activities adversely affect some oil producing communities. The NDBDA helmsman also provided an overview of the agency’s mission, vision, and…

By Amos Odie, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed four cadet pilot trainees for type-rating training at the SIM Aerotraining Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the implementation of the vocational objectives of the programme. Our correspondent said that the move is in pursuit of PAP’s objectives to ensure that delegates and beneficiaries acquire the requisite skills for gainful employment in the aviation sector. This is a continuation of the PAP’s deployment of its delegates and beneficiaries to aviation training institutions locally and around the world to enable them to become useful to themselves and the society. In…

By our Reporter More teams have qualified for the round of 32 of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged the Prosperity Cup, after weeks of electrifying football in different centers. The latest team to book a place in the round of 32 of Nigeria’s prestigious tournament is defending champions Krusaders Feeders FC. Others who have justified their entry into the tournament are Nembe City FC, Petroleum Boys FC, Fisherman Son’s FC, Kongho United, Kurotee FC and Water Striker from Ekeremor, Nembe and Brass Local Government Area centers. To reach the round of 32 Nembe City…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Government of Bayelsa State has warned individuals and groups parading themselves as proxies of the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), its sister body, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), and similar groups, to collect unauthorized levies and taxes, to desist forthwith or face the full weight of the law. The state government also directed community leaders to “promptly report persons using the name of the aforementioned organizations to collect illegal fees in their domains to the Police for immediate arrest, detention and prosecution at the court of…