Customs acquire 18 boats to tackle piracy in Rivers
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has renewed offensives against hoodlums operating on the Southern waters (Eastern and Western Marine Commands) with the acquisition of 18 creeks...
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Reps proposes ten year jail term for Ponzi scheme operators
The Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to annul the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2007 and enact the Investments and...
Fuel subsidy removal: Rivers NLC mobilises for protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Rivers State chapter has said its planned protest against the removal of fuel subsidy, scheduled for 27 January, 2022 will hold....
$130m fraud: Saipem MD, one other gets N500m bail
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital has granted a 500 million naira bail each to the Managing Director, Saipem Nigeria...
Petrol subsidy: Group tells senate president to be firm
The Integrity Youth Alliance, a Civil Society Organisation has said that the Senate leadership should be decisive on the proposed removal of subsidy on Premium...
Reps move to end illegal crude oil refineries in Niger Delta
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the Federal Ministries of Petroleum Resources and Environment to urgently develop and implement modalities to clear off soot...
Rivers rep lauds Wike on fight against oil theft, illegal refineries
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities, Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, has commended the Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for stern steps taken to curb...
Why Nigerians want Tinubu as next president -Abe
… Says, 2023 cannot be like 2019 Former representative of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said...
Senate uncovers N14.7bn proceeds of defunct PHCN hidden in banks
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts says it has uncovered N14.7 billion proceed of defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) stashed in some commercial...
FEC approves N65.3bn for 16 power projects in 2022
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved N65.39billion in foreign and local denominations to execute power projects in the country. The Minister of Power, Engr....