Any individual or group caught extracting forest produce (wood) without the necessary permission or authorization will be apprehended. Additionally, any vehicle, vessel, or boat used in the transportation of forest produce (wood) will be confiscated, including the floating movement of wood in waterways. Those onboard will be prosecuted.
“The exchange rate needs to be stabilised and we have to address the fundamental question, why is there no money coming in? Why is the NNPCL not able to bring in dollars? Am sorry this is the question that cost me my job and I will continue asking this question until NNPCL fixes it up or until I die. Where are the dollars? We need to shine a light on the NNPCL. The finance minister cannot tell you because he doesn’t have a monitoring system that reports to him. The finance minister can’t tell you how many barrels of petrol we produce and export. It is only the NNPCL that can give those figures. The finance ministry needs to know how much oil we produce daily, how much we sell, and where the money is going”.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Samuel Ogbuku, has extended warm birthday felicitations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as a “Champion of Modern Nigeria.” In a goodwill message marking the President’s birthday, Ogbuku praised Tinubu’s leadership style and reform-driven agenda, noting that his administration…
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has been arrested and is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, also known as Panti, in Lagos State for allegedly assaulting a police officer on Saturday. The musician was accompanied by a lawyer representing Falana and Falana Chambers, the law firm of popular human rights activist Femi Falana,…
By Chibuzor Emejor Undoubtedly, the importance of an accurate, acceptable and reliable population and housing census cannot be over-emphasised. To ensure holistic national development, an accurate census is very indispensable. The conduct of a census helps to generate demographic data for national planningwhich in turn ensures even development of all sectors of the country. President…
A Member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Service Commission, Mrs. Aperetari Rose Ogugu, has called on the newly elected Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Hon. Target Segibo, to take stock of previous administrations and prioritize the developmental expectations of the people. Speaking to Erevision MediaTV in Ogbopina-Ama, Amassoma, Mrs. Ogugu described…
While I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this agonizing decision — entailing a pause of my functions as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President; Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen — was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home.
Bayelsa was chosen for the project having been identified as a strategic industrial hub with favourable infrastructure, logistics, and workforce to host such a facility.”
By Darlington Onyebuchi Agoha President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government owe Nigerians an urgent explanation. The perceived compromise with terrorists, bandits, and insurgents has raised serious concerns and, many argue, has brought Nigeria’s security architecture to its knees. The statistics are both staggering and heartbreaking. Entire communities have been wiped…
“The growth and development of Amassoma is a collective responsibility of all and we must all come together, unite and speak with one voice because there is strength in unity. We should eschew every form of hatred and bitterness in view of our divergent and most times, opposing political interests.
