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…As Stakeholders Unite to Boost Commerce in South East By Godwin Chukwumaechi  In a show of collaboration between government, business owners and innovation leaders in the Southern part of the country, a tech firm, #StartupSouth is set to host a Digital Transformation Summit as a key pre-event leading up to #StartupSouthX. #StartupSouthX is the landmark 10th edition of the South-South and South-East’s premier innovation and entrepreneurship summit fixed for Friday, July 25, 2025, in Enugu State with the theme; “Powering Businesses Through Innovation and Tech.” It is expected to bring together stakeholders across sectors to explore how…

… as CGC Lauds Collaboration with NAFDAC By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II, Command Onne Port Harcourt Rivers State, says it has intercepted sixteen containers of contraband goods worth over N20.5 billion. This was as the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, lauded the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on its collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, noting that eleven of the intercepted containers contained illicit pharmaceutical drugs concealed within legitimate goods. CG Adeniyi made this known during a press briefing in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital at…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Only the uninformed – far removed especially from the daily haggle over the 2027 General Election – will express a modicum of surprise that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s again dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a likely greener platform, the rave-of-the-moment African Democratic Congress (ADC). To keen watchers of the polity, only a miracle or divine intervention could’ve kept Atiku in the PDP, whose unravelling and fast-declining fortunes are  traceable majorly to his politics of self, entitlement, convenience, opportunism, rigidity and lack of respect for the party Constitution, thus brooking no other as…

NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) has been honoured for its contributions to the transformation of Nigeria’s maritime sector “through world-class training, operational innovation, and strategic investments.” This was as the company re-emphasized the critical role training and capacity development play as “key enablers for navigating the evolving global maritime regulatory landscape.” The award, ‘Maritime Excellence Service Award,’ presented by the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) during its conference in Lagos, on Friday July 18, 2025, was received by NSML’s Managing Director, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed, who was represented by Mr. Mutiu Olayiwole, Manager, Finance & Corporate…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  As part of its bold commitment to invest in the future of its host communities, the NNPC/Heirs Energies Joint Venture, through the OML 17 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT), has officially launched the OML 17 University Scholarship Programme (USP). The scholarship will provide financial and educational support to 300 qualified first-year students from OML 17 host communities who are currently enrolled in any course of study at government-owned universities across Nigeria. This initiative is part of the Trust’s broader mission to promote sustainable development through education and human capital investment, in line with the Petroleum Industry…

Sole Administrator of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area in Rivers State, Senibo Frederick Apiafi, has stated that the council is ready and willing to collaborate with any student union body that has good ideas capable of shaping students in all ramifications. Senibo Apiafi made the remarks while hosting the leadership of the National Union of Opobo Students (NUOS), where he admonished the students to always embark on humanitarian services rather than engaging in capital-intensive projects they cannot fund. The administrator pledged that the council would support students who present meaningful projects with the potential to motivate young people to see education…

As part of the promises made to communities in Okoroma Clan of Nembe LGA, The Prosperity House Okoroma led by Hon. Nyenye Kuro Matthias (TA NDDC) has delivered Public Address Systems to women groups in Communities. Earlier the group had delivered clothing materials (wrappers) to women in six communities. The pledges were made during the campaigns for the November 11th 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship Election. Hon. Nyenye Kuro Matthias said the Clan gave 85% of total votes cast to the Governor and therefore it was only right that all pledges made on behalf of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of…

As NIPSS Team Rounds Off Study Tour Bayelsa State Government has again indicated its determination for effective collaboration with reputable individuals and firms to harness the abundant resources in the blue economy sector of the state. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, indicated the state’s readiness at a dinner organized by the state government in honour of participants of the Senior Executive Course(SEC) 47, 2025 of the National Institute For Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Yenagoa, at the weekend. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, described Bayelsa as a…

By: Amos Odhe,Yenagoa. Governor Ademola Adeleke remained undistracted by unsubstantiated statements on national television by some politicians particularly a failed governorship candidate as he is set to flag off the dualisation of Ila Orangun township road and the second phase dualization of Osogbo – Ikirun – Ila Odo Kwara State Boundary road. “The said politician and few others have said all sorts of things which are at variance with the reality and facts of our achievements in the infrastructure sector across Osun state. These misrepresentations and misinformation have only strengthened my resolve to push ahead with the all inclusive infrastructure…