THISDAY Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, last week spoke on issues and controversies surrounding the just-signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Emmanuel Addeh, who was at the event presents the excerpts. Now that the PIA has been passed, do…
THE SUN As part of activities for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of Delta State, the government has lined up prominent indigents for awards in various categories. Chairman of the Central Planning Committee for the anniversary,…
THIS DAY After so many years of waiting for the Petroleum Industry Bill to be passed, most Nigerians, especially in the Niger Delta, expected a near perfect law from the National Assembly (NASS) that would assuage their worries and address…
PREMIUM TIMES The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged taxpayers, especially those in Rivers State to continue to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to it to avoid paying penalties for failure to do so. Abdullahi Ahmad, Director, Communications…
THIS DAY Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State yesterday led the pack of dignitaries that attended the coronation thanksgiving of His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III. Other top dignitaries at the church thanksgiving held at…
DAILY POST The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has condemned the planned divestment off the shallow waters and onshore assets by Shell Petroleum Development Company. A statement on Monday by the spokesman, Ovunda Eni reminded Shell of the many spillages that…
THE GUARDIAN Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor is a famous rights activist that has been in the vanguard for a better Niger Delta. In this interview with select journalists in Lagos, she bared her mind on a wide range of issues. CLARKSON…
VANGUARD Olu Designate, of the oil and gas rich Warri kingdom, Omoba Tsola Emiko yesterday ended his traditional 90 days Isolation period ( Idaniken) with a long procession through some roads in his kingdom, thus preparing him for his coronation…
THE NATION President, Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, is angry over the content of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) just signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. He, like many Nigerians of Niger Delta origin, is particularly distraught…
THIS DAY The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, yesterday, signed into law bills on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection, Open Grazing Prohibition in the state. Wike who spoke shortly after signing the bills into law at the Government House,…