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The special adviser to the President on trade and investment, Hon. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu, has described the Oil and Gas Free Zone in Onne Rivers State as an investment destination, while urging stakeholders operating in the corridor to take advantage of the enormous potential investment opportunities available at the free zone to improve the economic potential of the country. Hon. Uwajumogu stated this while speaking at a stakeholder’s interactive meeting at the Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority. The special adviser urged investors and those doing business around the Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority to take advantage of…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa-based journalists, numbering over seventy and drawn from the print, electronic and online media, have expressed appreciation and commendation over the recent training held in Yenagoa, aimed at equipping journalists on their reportage of the up coming November 11, 2023 governorship election. They further requested for more of such trainings and implored other organizations to extend similar workshops to Bayelsa journalists who are yearning for improved and enhanced professionalism. One of the participants, Amos Okioma, of Daily Times, said the three-day training was unprecedented and nonpareil, as the various resource persons enriched their knowledge and professionalism, especially with regards to the next governorship…

Pius Dukor, Port Harcourt As the cost of medical care continues to grow out of the reach of the common man and the vulnerable, Bariel Medical Center has collaborated with its partners, in a programme tagged Medical Outreach 2023, to give free medical assistant to some vulnerable families in Rivers State. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, the chief medical director and CEO of Bariel Medical Center, Dr. Gbaranen Gbaanador, said for the past one week his team and some of his partners had treated many patients with various ailments free of charge as part…

The special assistant to the Rivers State governor on Youth and Sports, Hon Norisia Pepple, has expressed gratitude to his boss, Sir Simnialayi Fubara, for appointing youths to serve in various positions of trust in his administration. Hon Pepple made this known while addressing newsmen at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt, during a programme organized by the state government to commemorate the International Youth Day. He also congratulated the state commisioner of Youth, Hon. Dr Chisom Kenneth Gbali, for organizing “a value laded and epoch making” event to mark the International Youth Day in the state. In…

By Paul Williams Two years after it was promulgated into law, the implementation of the Host Community Development Fund, as contained in the Petroleum Industry Act (2021), has remained largely sketchy, further agitating members of oil-bearing communities in the Niger Delta who continue to bear the brunt of oil spills and pollution. This formed the backdrop of a one-day Roundtable Discussion on Natural Resources Management and Petroleum Industry Act, organized by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, with support from Oxfam, for host community members, civil society actors and media in the Niger Delta. Presenting a paper on ‘Natural Resources…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) has awarded grants of N7 million to fund nine research topics by some academic researchers, drawn from state-owned tertiary institutions, as part of the agency’s intervention in the education sector. The institutions are the Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma; University of Africa (UAT), Toru-Orua; Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa; and Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri, and the research topics cover a wide-range of issues around the development of human society. Speaking at the presentation of the research grants to the awardees in Yenagoa on Friday, the executive secretary of…

… Assures On 1.5km Shore Protection, as About 250 Buildings Submerged in Odioama in 10 Years By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said coastal communities in the state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean. Governor Diri raised the alarm on Tuesday when he visited Odioama community in Brass Local Government Area to assess the devastation from ocean encroachment. His chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, said the governor lamented the effects of coastal erosion on the community and others on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean while…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe, former SSA to the immediate past governor of Delta State and also the founder of the Fidelis Support Group (FSG), has celebrated the first lady of Delta state, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, as she unveiled her pet project at her hometown, Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.  The event which gathered PDP leaders and other dignitaries from across the state was facilitated by the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation,’ a foundation established by the governor’s wife to cater to the needs of women and children across the state. …

By Ubanne NG Nigerians have been advised to eschew the pain and bitterness experienced in recent times so as to ensure the nation’s economy gets the best restructuring. This was part of a lecture delivered at the one-day agricultural farm training organised for the youths and farmers in Port Harcourt Constituency I by Hon. Manuchim Umezuruike, the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives. According to Dr. Momoh Yusuf Mustapha, who is the national president of fish farmers in Nigeria as well as the consultant and resource person at the training, stressed that youths need to be encouraged…

By Ukandi Christopher Wednesday, the ancient city of Port Harcourt, was treated to a season of awoof as Access Bank came to town with a roller coaster of gifts for its customers. Tagged, Diamond Xtra Awoof Season 15, Access Bank declared its resolve to reward Port Harcourt customers and new customers who are holders of Diamond Xtra account. The customers on a deposit of five thousand naira earned a ticket for the Awoof draw. The draw also offered opportunities to depositors to earn more chances of winning with further deposits of multiples of five thousand naira The reward include N1,000,000.00,…