Author: nationalpoint

The Bayelsa State Plastic Industry has gone moribund as no activity or production is currently going on there. A recent trip to the plastic industry by a group of Bayelsa State journalists revealed that all the machines have been carted away with very few remnants scattered at the factory’s warehouse. From the gate of the factory to the main premises and all around, no human being was noticed as there was easy asses for the fact-finding reporters. The plastic industry came alive during the Timipre Sylva administration, the current minister of state for Petroleum but it was abandoned a few…

Bayelsa State Government has presented start-up packs and empowerment items to 366 pioneer trainees under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programme. Speaking during the graduation ceremony in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, commended the beneficiaries for the successful completion of their training which, he said, was designed to make them prosperous in line with the agenda of his administration. In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the governor said his administration places priority on human capital development and will do all within available resources to sustain similar empowerment programmes. Diri said the state…

The Rivers Conscience Initiative (RCI) had organized her maiden edition of “Open Forum” on Thursday August 18, 2022 at Mina Hotels in Port Harcourt. The Rivers Conscience Initiative, RCI as part of sensitize members of the public on our vision and objective and especially getting Rivers State back on track in governance. The Rives Conscience Initiative comprising dedicated indigenes from various back grounds and professions, convoked to objectively evaluate the polity and speak up against retrogression wherever they manifest. We have picked up the gauntlet, to begin the process of restoring our dear state to the dreams of our founding…

Running an orphanage or a home for the elderly in a country like Nigeria is not rampant due to the lack of benevolence. Moreso, finding an organized and well built orphanage in a place like Choba in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State is one that requires attention and commendation. In view of this National Point had an interview session with Mrs. Blessing Echendu, a Civil Servant, teacher with the State government who ventured in owning an orphanage home of such magnitude. I’m into the business of orphanage because I love children, I like reaching out to children, I…

Following the incessant high rate of insecurity along the Emohua, Degema/Kalabari road in Rivers State the chairman National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW Abonnema branch Comrade Enefaa-a Peters has threatened to shut-down if the situation persist. Speaking to National Point on the worrisome situation in Abonnema, the visibly angry chairman said “The situation in Emohua, Degama/Kalabari riadis worrisome because the government are not helping matters in the sense that the roads are in bad shape so we that are plying the road conveying lives and properties is our business but, most time as we have bad roads, these kidnappers…

“I am delighted to on behalf of Mba Okase Initiative welcome Our Royal Highnesses, Chiefs, Special Representative of our King, HRH Emere Emmanuel Tekara Akobe of Eteo and the representative of our Queen Mother, HRM Chief (Mrs.) Evelyn Ada Gokpa Owa Eh Aleto-Nchia Eleme 111, Hon Lady Felicia Onugwe Osaro, the Vice Chairperson of Eleme Local Government Area, Mrs Virtue Ekee who has been very supportive, the Speaker of the House, Hon Daniel Jima Chumu and all our guests to this Advocacy and Dialogue Meeting. We appreciate your presence with us here today despite the short notice and busy schedules.…

Recent news coverage has highlighted further concerns about the credibility and quality of Nigeria’s largest oil spill clean-up, including poor implementation of remediation techniques and mishandling of contracts. This time, the concerns come from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – the very body which has been working closely to support the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to implement the clean-up, and which is now sadly preparing to withdraw from the project at the end of 2022. SDN’s own reporting, which focuses on on-the-ground clean-up activities, raises a number of similar concerns – and recent laboratory analysis for an upcoming…

Job offers have been pouring in for Regina Barizaasi, the girl that was fired from her hotel job for participating in last Saturday’s two-million man march for the Peter Obi presidential aspiration in Port Harcourt. The latest job offer was from Mr. Stephen Isokariari, a travel agent, who offered Regina a job at his table water factory in Port Harcourt. Isokariari also offered to facilitate a scholarship for Regina to continue her studies at Ignatius Ajuri University of Education. Isokariari who said he had made contact with Regina, disclosed that she was off-duty when she participated in the Peter Obi…

A former chairperson of the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service, Onene Obari Obele-Oshoko, has attributed the poor level of development in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State to the failure of the political leaders of the area, who she said had not used their tenures and contacts to develop or attract development to the area. Obele-Oshoko, who recently visited her hometown, Agbonchia in Eleme Local Government Area, said on her verified Facebook timeline, that the roads leading into the local government area were an eyesore. Reeling out names of indigenes of the area that have held public office, Obele-Oshoko…

On August 12, 2022, Nigeria joined the world in marking the International Youth Day. The Theme this year was, ‘Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating A World For All Ages’. The United Nations enjoined countries and organizations around the world to use the entire month of August to commemorate the day. Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, used the occasion to call on people of all nations to, “join hands across generations to break down barriers, and work as one to achieve a more equitable, just and inclusive world for all people.” The objective of the International Youth Day is to amplify the…