Author: Emmanuel Obe

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has conducted an acceptance test on the huge power transformers it ordered from China for the Ogoni Power project it is executing. The test team was led by the The Project Coordinator (PC), Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, which visited JSB Zhejiang Jiangshan Transformer Co., Ltd. in Jiangshan, China, for the Factory Acceptance Test of transformers. The technical team comprised HYPREP’s technical team, representatives of the Ogoni Power contractor, Energovod Engineering Ltd., and the project supervision consultant, Oska-Jo and Partners Ltd. The equipment inspected included four 60 MVA Power Transformers and six 300 KVA earthing transformers…

A total of 4,379 graduands were last Saturday conferred with degrees of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt. Of this number, 2,887 were undergraduate degrees while 1,492 were postgraduate degrees. The Visitor of the university, who is also the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (Rtd.) said at the convocation that educational development was a cardinal pillar of his administration. Ibas, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika, said institutions of higher learning must rise above mediocrity. “A thriving university culture is one that not only teaches but…

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.), has allegedly given directives to permanent secretaries and senior civil servants in the state from having any communication with former political appointees of the suspended governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara. A report published on Sunday by The Southern Examiner said the directive was communicated through the Acting Head of Service to permanent secretaries and other top government officials. The directive had made it difficult for Fubara’s former appointees and aides to seek and obtain needed information from the government as they were now avoided like a plague. The action…

The Rivers State Government, under the leadership of Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has embarked on a series of critical town hall meetings across various Local Government Areas (LGAs), reaffirming its unwavering commitment to peace, security, and sustainable development. These engagements, spearheaded by the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, aim to foster collaboration between the government, security agencies, and local communities to address pressing challenges. ONELGA: Peace, Non-Negotiable For Development The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.) has charged residents of Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) to embrace peace as the bedrock of…

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.) has approved the appointment of 11 new permanent secretaries.A press statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Head of Service, Dr. Inyingi Brown, listed the new appointees as follows: Imaonyani Roselin Ephraim-George, Dr. Mina T. Ikuru, Dabite Sokari George, Soibitein Duke Harry, Lauretta Davies Dimkpa and Uche R. Ideozu.Others are Chimenum Mpi, Jeremiah Egwu, Nicholas Iminabo Wokoma, Vera Sam Dike and Aleruchi Akani.The statement said the newly appointed permanent secretaries would be sworn in by the administrator on a date to be announced later.

The Commander of Nigerians Army Unit at Bille, in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State has paid homage to the Amanyanabo of Torusarama-Piri, Alabo Asari Dokubo, for helping to rescue a soldier that was kidnapped on the waterways in the area.The Commander, who was accompanied by some of his officers and men took a salute before the traditional ruler and expressed the gratitude of the unit for what the king and his security group known as Mama Soldiers did to rescue Salihu Ibrahim that was kidnapped along with 19 other people earlier in May. A statement from the palace…

Rivers State Government has debunked reports that construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC withdrew from project sites in the state because of shortfalls in payments from the government on the projects it is handling.In a press statement issued by Mr. Hector Igbikiowubo, the Special Assistant on Media to the Sole Administrator on Friday, the state government condemned the publications that claimed that Julius Berger Nigeria PLC has begun withdrawing its services from project sites as an attempt to tarnish the reputation of the administration.”Nothing could be farther from the truth,” said the statement .”The Rivers State Government has consistently and…

…say fuel could rise to N2,000 a litre The Host Community Bulk Petroleum Retailers Association of Port Harcourt Refinery Depot, has raised an alarm over an alleged attempt by an interest group to sabotage the operations of the Port Harcourt refinery. At a press conference in Port Harcourt, the Host Community retailers association, said the interest group was bent on stalling operations at the Port Harcourt refinery so that an unnamed private refinery could benefit from the shutdown. The Group Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) had ordered the shutdown of the old Port Harcourt refinery for…

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has described his two years in office as “challenging but progressive and impactful.” In a message to mark his swearing in as governor on May 29, 2023, Fubara said the two years had been politically turbulent but also marked by significant developmental strides. In the message titled, “Our Journey: Challenging but Progressive and Impactful!”, Fubara thanked the people of Rivers State for the “clear and overwhelming mandate” given to him during the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election. “Despite the turbulence, I have remained steadfast and focused, guided by the oath I…

The management of Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) has warned its staff against responding to inquiries from the press over the controversial shutdown of the old Refinery plant for repairs due any moment from now.The management announced a scheduled shutdown of its Area 5 Plant for routine turnaround maintenance aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and performance.According to an internal memo signed by Leo Njoku, HCM Lead for the O&M PHRC Project, the staff are also not to attend to any stranger found within the vicinities of the refinery complex during the period that the shutdown maintenance will last.Njoku noted…