EndSARS: Rivers Residents Debunk Alleged Feud between Hausa-Igbo, Harps on Peace, Unity       Residents from various Northern and Southern ethnic stocks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have debunked reports making rounds that the #EndSARS protest has snowballed into a crisis between Northerners in the city and...

Food Insecurity Prevalent In FCT, Lagos, Kano, Rivers – NBS     The outbreak of COVID-19 has increased food insecurity in Lagos, Kano, Rivers and Abuja, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. It disclosed this in its latest report on the impact of COVID-19 in Kano, Lagos,...

Anger, Controversy, As Over 10,000 Muslims Allegedly Lose Central Worship Place In Rivers   There is a raging anger and controversy in Rivers State after the governor, Nyesom Wike's administration demolished a Mosque said to be a place of Worship for over 10,000 Muslims. The Mosque located...

In Rivers, Shell Spends N17bn On GMoU Clusters   The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has said it has spent a total of N17billion on the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) clusters in Rivers State. The initiative gave communities opportunity to decide and implement...

Rivers Launches Tax Friendly Policies     Rivers state has commissioned Tax Management (RIVTAMIS) and issuance of Tax Identification Number (RIVTIN) as policies to eliminate difficulty in doing business. Governor Nyesom Wike launched the tax policies in Port Harcourt aimed at averting multiple taxation. He noted that the policies...

Two of the nation’s power plants were shut down on Sunday, bringing the total number of idle plants to nine. The affected plants were Olorunsogo II in Ogun State and Trans-Amadi in Rivers State, with their installed generation capacity put at 625 megawatts and 25MW,...