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The Rivers State Government has assured residents of Eleme Local Government Area that their losses and suffering occasioned by the recent devastating flooding in the area have not gone unnoticed. The assurance was given by the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Rivers State Flood Prevention and Management Committee, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, during the presentation
The External Solicitor to PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Barrister Chukwuma Chinwo, says representatives of the university were asked to leave a Rivers State House of Assembly committee hearing after attempting to present their position on the matter. Chinwo, who spoke to Today FM, said the university was invited to appear before the committee but
The Rivers State Flood Management Committee has distributed relief materials to victims of flooding in Oyigbo and Eleme Local Government Areas of the state. Speaking during the distribution exercise at the Oyigbo Local Government Secretariat in Afam, Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Odu, assured affected residents of the
The Governing Council of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, has pledged to accelerate the approval of funds for delayed projects in Ogoni. The council made the commitment during a two-day assessment of HYPREP facilities and remediation sites across Ogoni. Speaking on behalf of the council, Professor Barinedum Nwibere said there are established processes and
By Olawale sanusi , PORT HARCOURT Concerns over food safety and public health are growing in Nigeria following warnings from agricultural leaders about the continued use and circulation of banned toxic chemicals in the country’s food production system. The concerns followed recent comments by former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who disclosed that packaged orange juice
The Federal Government has formally presented certificates recognising the Ogoni Mangrove Wetland as a Ramsar Site of International Importance, placing greater responsibility on government and communities to protect the ecosystem. The certificates were presented to KAGOTE President, Chief Lesi Mao, for onward transmission to the chairmen of Gokana, Khana, Tai and Eleme Local Government Areas.
The Federal Government has commenced the second phase of the Ogoni clean-up being implemented by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. The Minister of Environment and Chairman of the HYPREP Governing Council, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, spoke at Bodo City, where a monument was unveiled to mark ten years of the Ogoni clean-up programme. Lawal said
Residents of Bille Kingdom in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have raised concerns over the persistent threat posed by gas bubbling and flammable conditions in the community. The situation has reportedly persisted for more than six months, with several government and non-governmental agencies visiting the area to assess the development. However, no multinational
Floodwater has submerged farmlands and cut off residents of Ula-Ekata in Upata Kingdom, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, from other parts of the state. The Chief of the community, Chief Clement Onyiri, disclosed this in an interview, saying residents are finding it increasingly difficult to survive as the flood continues to disrupt
The Orashi National Congress, ONC, has urged Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to urgently reinstate the state’s flood committee to address the growing threat of flooding in vulnerable communities. The President General of the Congress, Ambassador Emeni Ibe, made the call in an open letter to the governor following recent flooding incidents in parts of
