Tag:rivers state

Business

Navy arrests 11 suspects in Rivers for attempting to construct illegal refinery

The Nigeria Navy handed over 11 artisans arrested on suspicion of planning to construct an illegal refinery to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2024

Business

Air strikes destroy over 30 illegal oil refining sites in Rivers – NAF

The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has, in the last two months, destroyed more than 30 illegal...

Michael Simire - September 17, 2023

Pollution

When Rivers, Akwa Ibom communities told tales of oil pollution, environmental degradation

Oil and gas extraction activities in Nigeria are often accompanied by routine gas flaring and oil spills. The resulting pollution has added to the...

Michael Simire - March 27, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Eroton’s OML 18 oil well fire in Rivers extinguished – NOSDRA

The fire at the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 operated by Eroton Exploration and Exploration Company has been extinguished, the National Oil Spills Detection and...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Navy provides humanitarian services to flood victims in Rivers, Bayelsa

The Nigerian Navy says it is providing security and ferrying stranded commutters across the flooded East-West Road linking Port Harcourt in Rivers State and...

Michael Simire - October 23, 2022

Pollution

Fertiliser producer indicates non-involvement in Rivers soot emission

As the Rivers State Government battles soot emission in Port Harcourt and parts of the state, Indorama Nigeria, producers of polymer and urea fertiliser,...

Michael Simire - January 31, 2022

Cover

Dikio backs war against illegal refineries in Niger Delta

The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), says he supports the war against illegal refineries across the...

Michael Simire - January 16, 2022

Waste Management