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Encourage private sector, OBJ counsels govt
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has charged government at all levels in the country to see the private sector as the engine for economic development.Chief Obasanjo gave the charge over the weekend in Oleh, the headquarters of…
Bayelsa oil commission to hold public hearing
As part of its mandate to cub the environmental degradation and pollution, the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) says it has concluded arrangements to hold a public evidence hearing session with Civil Society…
Kolga youths commend Buhari over community development projects
Youths from Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have commended the Federal Government for executing life changing projects across their communities.The president of Kolga Youths United Front, Oyinmiebi Oweifa, made…
NDDC trains, empowers physically-challenged in Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has trained and empowered some persons living with disabilities on different vocational skills in Delta State.The programme tagged: “Training and Empowerment for People Living with…
A’Ibom, World Bank budget N19bn to tackle floods in three LGs
THE Akwa Ibom state government, working in partnership with the World Bank (WB), has earmarked N19 billion to tackle flooding in three local government areas worst affected by the menace.Disclosing this at the weekend, the Commissioner…
Proprietress of burnt Edo orphanage appeals for help
THE proprietress of Amadin Orphanage, Benin- City, Mrs. Lucy Bello, has a made a passionate appeal to well-meaning Nigerians for support in rehabilitating the centre, which was completely razed down on the night of April 8.Mrs.…
Principals, teachers protest salary deductions in Bayelsa
Secondary school principals and teachers under government employment across Bayelsa State have protested unexplained monthly salary deductions running into millions of naira.The principals and teachers claimed that their March, 2019,…
Delta proposes bill to report every death in hospitals
AN executive bill that makes it mandatory the reporting of all maternal and perinatal death in Delta state is soon to be sent to the state House of Assembly.According to the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. MordiOnonye, the bill,…
Buhari’s core vision is to rewrite story of neglected Niger Delta —Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated that the core vision of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is to change the narrative of the Niger Delta.He made the assertion at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the Nigerian Maritime…
Checkmate fund diversion in Niger Delta, OMPALAN urges FG
THE Oil and Solid Mineral Producing Area Landlords’ Association of Nigeria, (OMPALAN) has urged the Federal Government to checkmate diversion of funds by Niger Delta state governments and interventionist agencies to the grassroots.…