THE NATION When Governor Nyesom Wike declared on Saturday, January 30, 2021, that discussions have been concluded to commence the construction of the Trans-Kalabari Road, which will ease transportation difficulties experienced by the people of Kalabari Ethnic Nationality, the announcement…
THE CABLE In a statement on Friday, Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, said agreements between oil firms and host communities should align with policies of the state government. The suspension comes after the state government accused Shell Petroleum Development Company…
THIS DAY The Bayelsa State Government would embark on a review of the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) between Cluster Boards and Community Trusts and international oil companies (IOCs) in the state in order to forestall conflicts in oil-bearing communities.…
THIS DAY The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has cleared the air on his inability to account for about N3.7billion paid to ex-agitators and contractors. In a statement signed by his Special…
LEADERSHIP.NG A litre of petrol also known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may soon sell for N234 per litre, the group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has said. He said the new…
NAIRAMETRICS “Covid has acted like a time machine: it brought 2030 to 2020.” This statement by Loren Padelford, the vice president at Shopify Inc. epitomizes the shift in work cultures globally as a result of the pandemic. More companies and…
VON The Nigerian House of Representatives is to conduct a comprehensive audit of funds spent on the rehabilitation and maintenance of refineries in the country. This was to ensure that the refineries are effectively put to use as the prudent…
LEADERSHIP.NG Delta State government has assured that it will continue to be fair, just and compassionate about issues relating to members of the organised labour and its affiliate unions in the state. This is even as the government harped on…
THE GUARDIAN The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) has said no individual or group can coerce the Niger Delta region into Biafra, O’dua Republic or any other secessionist group within and outside the country. In a communiqué…
THE NATION Two Senators from Bayelsa State on Tuesday objected to a description of their state as being the “smallest state in Nigeria in terms of population.” Senators Henry Seriake Dickson and Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo said that such a reference was…