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Ogoni Oil Resumption, MOSOP Laments Exclusion in Meeting with Presidency Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt The Movement For The Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has lamented its exclusion from a proposed meeting summoned by the Presidency with some Ogoni leaders to discuss the resumption of oil exploration in the area, which was fixed for today (Tuesday)….
Rivers Govt, HYPREP Partner for Improved Healthcare in Ogoniland Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has assured of its readiness to partner with the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in providing accessible and quality healthcare services to the Ogoni people. Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Chidinma Oreh, stated this during her…
NESREA to Partner Rwanda in Tackling Plastic Pollution The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has initiated talks with the Rwandan High Commission in Nigeria to establish a partnership in environmental sustainability. The Director General of NESREA, Dr. Innocent Barikor, met with the Rwandan High Commission in Abuja on Monday and expressed the…
Zulum Decorated With Peace Studies Society Fellow Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has been decorated with the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) fellowship. The society’s president, Nathaniel Awuapila, assisted Professor Isaac Albert, who represented the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in decorating the Government House in Maiduguri on Monday. Zulum is a…
Zulum Reappoints Bababe as Executive Sec. BOGIS Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has renewed the appointment of Engr. Adam Bababe as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) for a second and final five-year term. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, the…
Nigeria Commends Implementation of Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Nigeria has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, commending the agreement as offering the prospect of an end to the appalling loss of civilian life and human tragedy. The government’s reaction was contained in a statement signed by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of…
NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Nursing Student Over Attempt to Ingest 76 Wraps of Cocaine. Stella Peters Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted an attempt by 26-year-old Esther Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to transport 76 wraps of cocaine to the South Asian…
Nigeria and Egypt Elevate Relationship For Comprehensive Partnership…Waives Visa for Diplomats Nigeria and Egypt have agreed to elevate their relationship to a “Comprehensive Partnership ” and emphasise mutual respect for each nation’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. This was the agreement reached between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and his Egyptian counterpart,…
28 CSO Group Demands Immediate Release of Oyama, Decries Rising Trend of Police Abuse. The Arrest and Detention of Environmental Activist Odey Oyama by the Nigerian Police Signifies a Rising Trend of Abuse and Repression Stella Peters Civil society groups and environmental activists have stated that the arrest by the police of Mr Odey Oyama,…
Nigeria Officially Joins BRICS Nigeria has officially accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. Nigeria’s acceptance to join the group was communicated in a statement on Saturday by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The statement read: “The Federal Government of Nigeria has accepted the invitation to…