A cancer expert Pharm. Dr Elikee Ekenna says Nigeria can make Billions of Naira annually through medical tourism. Ekenna made this disclosure while fielding questions recently in Emene Enugu state. He wondered why Nigerians prefer going abroad for treatment of cancers and other life-threatening ailments like Kidney diseases, heart diseases, and diabetes among others, while the cures through natural remedies are readily available even as he said that Nigeria stands to make billions of naira as people from other parts of the world will come for treatment. Speaking on the synthetic drugs to treat such diseases he said “Some of…
Author: Peter Albert
Some prominent political leaders in the Andoni local government Area of Rivers State, have commended the Erastus Awortu led administration for proffering solution to insecurity and decayed infrastructure in the area. They commended him on his achievements as his tenure gradually runs to an end while also pledging support for his second term bid. The group made their position known over the weekend, at Ngo, Headquarters of the council during a solidarity visit to the council’s chairman. They also commended former governor Nyesom Wike in his commitment to the actualisation of the renewed hope agender of the President Tinubu-led administration.…
The Nigeria Customs Service Area 1 Command Port Harcourt, Rivers state says the Command has generated and collected the sum of ₦43,625,986,168.40 in the First Quarter of 2024. The figure represented 23.68 per cent of the gross revenue target of the Command for the 2024 fiscal year which is ₦184,221,730,121.48. This disclosure was made by the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Mustapha Hashim in a press release made available to journalists in Port Harcourt, Monday where the Area Controller, Comptroller Hashim was quoted as saying that the revenue for the first quarter of 2024 revealed a significant difference…
The Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State, Mr Erastus Awortu has disbursed N5 million to 20 small business operators to boost their business and cushion inflation currently affecting them. Awortu, our correspondent reports, made the disbursement in Ngo, the Headquarters of the council on Thursday, during a meeting with youth leaders and security agencies in the area. He said that the beneficiaries of the funds were entrepreneurs and smallholder business groups in the 11 wards of the council. According to him, each beneficiary got N250,000, which is expected to further boost their businesses, especially as the economy is currently…
The Nigeria Customs Service Area 1 Command Port Harcourt says it is seeking collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on National Security. This disclosure was made Thursday in a press release made available to our correspondent by the Command’s public relations officer Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara on a courtesy visit by the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mustapha Hashim to the Zonal Command of the Anti-Graft agency in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. Speaking on the relationship between the two sister government agencies, the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Mustapha Hashim stated that the…
Indorama, Petrochemicals Limited, Eleme, Rivers State says its commitment to workplace safety is unwavering. This was disclosed during a Media briefing on Friday at the company’s head office in Eleme Rivers state by the Head of Corporate Communications of the organization, Dr Jossy Nkwocha to refute an alleged negligence by one Mr David Diepreye, an injured site worker of one of its contractors. The accident victim our Correspondent learnt, was working for SPEO Nig. Limited, a service contractor to Indorama Fertilizer Limited before the said accident. Nkwocha admitted that an accident had occurred on the 23rd of December 2020 involving…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State has joined Customs formations all over the World to mark the 2024, International Customs Day. Speaking at the event, weekend in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam stated that the theme for the year 2024, “Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose” was chosen to highlight the importance of collaboration and cooperation between customs administrations, International organizations, private sector entities and other stakeholders. He went further to posit that “by joining forces with both traditional and new partners, customs agencies can…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Onne, Port Harcourt Area 11 Command on Friday said it has intercepted a pistol, 9mm munitions and handed over two suspects, to the Nigeria Police Force. The Command was also said to have generated over N246B between January to October 2023. The Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam made this known during a media briefing and declaration of seizures at the Command’s office, Onne, Rivers State. Comptroller Imam attributed the achievements to what he described as a renewed mindset engendered through the training and retraining of officers as well as adequate provision of logistics and…
The Rotary Club in conjunction with the Rivers State University Institute of Geosciences and Environmental Management has trained over 100 youths in Rivers State on how to convert waste to wealth. The one Day Seminar and Training event which took place weekend at Oroworukwo Town Hall, in Port Harcourt City Local government Area, Rivers State saw the four Rotary clubs, Rotary club of Port Harcourt Airfield, Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Eco, Rotary Club of Port Harcourt and Rotary club of Port Harcourt Express in conjunction with the Rivers state university Institute of Geosciences and Environmental Management and Tilda Goes…