Tag: Rivers State Government
Rivers sacks two principals for breaching COVID-19 protocols
The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, has directed immediate sack of two principals for violating COVID-19 protocols…
Coronavirus: Rivers on red alert
Rivers State Government has placed the state on high alert even through there has not been any reported case of…
Exposed: 11,000 Rivers civil servants forge their ages
The Rivers State Government has said that the during the recent biometric exercise on civil servants and pensioners as directed…
Lassa Fever strikes three dead in Rivers
The Rivers State Government has confirmed three persons dead in an outbreak Lassa Fever in the State.
Lassa Fever hits Rivers
The Rivers State Government says it has received four suspected cases of Lassa Fever have been reported in the State.
No escape for corrupt Rivers Govt officials, Magu vows
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed optimism that cCourt cases barring it from investigating and prosecuting past…
Wike strikes deal with Ethiopia Airlines on permanent flights from Rivers
Rivers State Government and the management of Ethiopian Airlines have reached an agreement in principle for the operation of permanent…
Rivers govt to employ 3,000 sweepers
Rivers State government is to employ a total of 3,000 men and women to serve as members of a task…
Rivers Govt. demolishes Rumuwoji market, Traders Count Losses
Traders in Rivers State said they had lost goods worth millions of naira following the demolition of the Rumuwoji temporary…
Rivers acquires 10 gunboats for Nigerian Navy
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced that the 10 new state-of-the-art security gunboats acquired by the Rivers State…
Rivers to create 10,000 jobs through agriculture
Rivers State government has started the process of creating 10,000 jobs for unemployed youths through the expansion of agriculture projects,…
Port Harcourt residents protest against demolition
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Residents of the waterfront communities in Diobu axis of Port Harcourt have staged a peaceful protest in…
Rivers Govt. receives report on bird flu, takes samples for test
The Rivers Government said on Thursday that it had received reports of new bird flu outbreak in the state. Dr…
Mixed Reactions Trail Mbu’s Transfer
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has absolved itself of masterminding the redeployment of the controversial Commissioner of Police…
Amaechi To Host BON Nominees
On Sunday, 17 November, the Rivers State Government will host the nominees of this year’s Best of Nollywood Awards at…