As part of efforts to ensure that every child has access quality education in the state, the Rivers State government has reaffirmed its free education policy, urging parents to take their children to school. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, stated this on Monday, when he visited Community Secondary School Rumuepirikom, Community Secondary School…
Digital content creators and social media influencers have been urged to provide accurate and well-informed information to the public on the Nigeria Tax Acts 2025 to help improve tax literacy and reduce misinformation. The call was made at a one-day workshop on the Nigeria Tax Acts 2025, organised by the Community Conciliation and Development Initiative…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for urgent measures to protect communities living around petroleum infrastructure following reports of deaths at Okari Jetty Creeks in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Initial reports indicated that as many as 37 people were feared dead after allegedly inhaling fumes from a petroleum product…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has raised the alarm over another gas explosion caused by suspected gas leakage in Bille, an island community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The organisation called on the Federal and Rivers State governments to take immediate action to prevent further explosions and possible loss of…
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has reaffirmed its report and casualty figures concerning the recent incident in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, insisting that people died in the incident. The Centre also called on the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, to visit the affected community and constitute an independent panel…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji, Disu, has declared that the welfare of police officers remains non-negotiable, stressing that personnel who risk their lives to protect the country deserve decent living and working conditions. Disu stated this while addressing police officers and their wives at McCarthy Barracks, Obalende, Lagos State, over the weekend, amid concerns…
Saturday’s event organised by the Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon. Charles Wobodo, in honour of the FCT Minister and former governor of the state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has been highly condemned. Chairman of the African Democratic Congress ADC, in Omuma Local Government Area, Hon. Felix Ekpendu, described the rival event…
The protest led by the Student Union Government SUG, of the Niger Delta University, has yielded positive result following management’s decision to suspend the recently announced fees increments. NDU management had earlier announced fee hike from N110,000 to N319,000, while some other departments were to pay over N500,000. Aggrieved by the decision, the SUG President,…
In recognition of his administration’s contributions to grassroot development, the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has been honoured by the Nigerian Universal Keystone Sports Awards NUKSA, in London. At the 2026 edition of the NUKSA event held on Thursday night, Diri who was represented at the NUKSA Awards Gala Night held at the Ham…
A labour leader in Rivers State, Comrade Sir Ikechukwu Foster Onyefuru, has dragged the leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) before the National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt over alleged unconstitutional suspension and dissolution of elected union executives. The suits, marked NICN/PH/60/2026…
