The board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service has approved the retirement of all directors that have served up to eight years. The board also approved the appointment of four Coordinating Directors and two Group Leads in an acting capacity. The Director, Communications and Liaison Department of the FIRS, Abdullahi Ahmad, confirmed the development on…
A STATE-WIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, NYESOM EZENWO WIKE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 My Dear Good People of Rivers State, Two days ago, I addressed you on measures we have taken as a State to ensure that coronavirus is prevented from entering our dear State. In that broadcast, I announced the setting up of…
Thank you, gentlemen, for once again honouring our invitation. We have invited you here to brief you on the Federal Government’s continuing efforts to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, which is ravaging the world. We hope to make this briefing a regular affair until we conquer this disease.2. But first, let me use this opportunity to…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has stepped up efforts to ensure that the Commission’s 13-floor permanent headquarters complex along Eastern By-Pass in Port Harcourt is completed on schedule. Members of the NDDC Interim Management Committee, IMC, led by the Acting Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, were at the new office complex yesterday to assess…
First lady, Aisha Buhari, has called for a total lockdown in Nigeriain order to effectively curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.The first lady gave her opinion in a tweet today.While describing the recent school lockdown in the country ascommendable, she said it would be counterproductive if parents stillgo to work.She said, “It is commendable…
Governor of Bauchi Bala Mohamed announced a self-quarantine aftercontact with the son of former VP Atiku Abubakar who tested positivefor the new coronavirus. ” Our Governor Bala Mohammed in selfisolation following contact with Atiku Abubakar’s Son. Yes. We were onthe same flight from Lagos to Abuja. They shook hands and exchangedpleasantries. The Gov and the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country’sfirst Coronavirus victim, Mr Suleiman Achimugu, a former ManagingDirector of NNPC’s subsidiary, Petroleum Pipeline Marketing Companyf(PPMC), had no contact with any staff member since he returned from UKa fortnight ago. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam MeleKyari, said on his twitter handle @MKKyari on Monday while…
Community leaders in Abule-Ado area of Lagos State, where an explosion killed 21 people on Sunday, have faulted the government’s narrative that the explosion was caused by a ruptured pipeline, attributing it to a bomb blast.The distressed residents of Soba community have also kicked against the recent moves by the federal government to take over…
Ex Rivers gov, Governor Odili under probe for N100b ‘fraud’ •Wike govt ‘paid N2b into account’ March 19, 2020Dr. Peter OdiliFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInWhatsAppEmail A PROBE into how a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, allegedly diverted N100 billion for personal use, has commenced. Odili, who was governor between 1999 and 2007, was alleged to…
The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the action was taken in the interest of Rivers State. The closure affects…
