PUNCH NEWS The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the award of two contracts for the construction of two more flyover bridges in Port Harcourt at the cost of N12.4bn. One of the flyover bridges will be at the intersection…
THIS DAY Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the attempts to equate Niger Delta militants with Northern bandits, describing it as not only criminal, but also unconscionable. Clark stated this in a reaction to the ongoing peace efforts by…
THE CABLE Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says herdsmen learnt kidnapping from Niger Delta militants. He said if the government hold talks with herdsmen, they will assist in flushing out the criminals among them. Gumi has been advocating amnesty…
VANGUARD FOLLOWING the shallow depth of the Escravos channel, a development that has reduced the number of vessels calling at the Warri port, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has commenced moves to dredge the channel for increased port activities. Speaking…
THE CABLE Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says herdsmen learnt kidnapping from Niger Delta militants. He said if the government hold talks with herdsmen, they will assist in flushing out the criminals among them. Gumi has been advocating amnesty…
THE GUARDIAN House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), yesterday, assured that the commission will be reorganised to ensure that it delivers on its mandates to the Niger Delta people. Its Chairman, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the committee…
THE GUARDIAN Abdulrasheed Bawa will become first substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without police training if his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari is confirmed by the Senate. It will be in line with one of…
VANGUARD Advocacy group, Global Forum for Accountability and Transparency (GFAT), has demanded the immediate sack of the sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Akwa, for alleged “circumventing the law”. It said the NDDC Sole Administrator deliberately…
VANGUARD THERE were indications, Monday, that stakeholders would soon emerge with a new price of petrol as the landing cost of the product rose from N151 to N180 per litre, due mainly to rising price of crude oil in the…
GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION REVIEW Nigerian developer Mercury Maritime Concession Company (MMCC) is planning to build a $2.9bn port and industrial zone in the Niger Delta. The 20,000ha Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex (ESIC) will include a deepwater port, an international airport, and…
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