Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Hon. Victor Giadom says his Ministry will continue to partner with Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) on infrastructural development in the State.Hon. Giadom said this recently when members of the Institute paid him a courtesy visit in his office.The Works boss pointed out that the Ministry has already provided the platform for members of the Institute to perform their functions during construction processes stressing, “You are important to our construction services in the State.” He disclosed that the pace of construction work in the State is slow at the moment because of the economic…
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Adopting the Federal Building Code can never be effective without enabling laws from the State House of Assembly. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Mr. Belema Mangibo, stated this today when members of The Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Rivers State Chapter, paid a courtesy call on him in his office as part of activities to mark their 2014 QS Quantity Surveyors week. This year’s theme is ‘Modern Trends in Information Communications Technology (ICT) For an Effective Project Delivery’. Mr. Mangibo explained that housing litigations are numerous and Rivers State is still working on lapses and amendments in the Federal…
The State Government has began to enforce the Rivers State Transport Manifest Scheme in all parks and jetties in the State. The Commissioner for Transport Hon. George Tolofari stated this in a stakeholders meeting with transport companies and members of transport unions.Hon. Tolofari disclosed that all travelers from a vehicle terminals or jetties must write their names, contact phone numbers and destination on the manifest before embarking on their journey.Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Mr. Nuka Nwikpasi, the Commissioner said that with the security situation in the country such date would be used to track all those…
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that All Progressive Congress Party (APC) does not exists on posters and billboards.The Governor said this at the Governor’s celebration of the seventh year anniversary of the Supreme Court judgment and APC mega rally at the new Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Greater Port Harcourt city recently in Port Harcourt. According to Amaechi ‘‘I just want to test my popularity by organizing this rally, they have made too much noise, the President says that the APC exists only on posters and bill boards so we brought the crowd for him to see.’’He…
The Governor of Rivers State Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the State Government spent the sum of over N1billion to tackle the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State.Governor Amaechi disclosed this at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Igwuruta-Ali at the Greater Port Harcourt City during the All Progressive Congress (APC) mega rally.Rt. Hon. Amaechi said he decided to use the programme to test his popularity and noted that the stadium was filled to capacity with 40,000 people seated in the stadium, 19, 000 standing and 36, 000 people outside the auditorium. In his speech, the Deputy Governor…
Governor Chibuike Amaechi has commended the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, Dr. Lawrence Chuku for meeting the needs of the people of the Area.Governor Amaechi made the commendation during the handover of 22 units of 500KVA transformer and four 18-seater buses purchased by the Council to communities in the 17 wards of the Local Government Area at the Council Headquarter, Rumuodomanya recently.Represented by the Chief of Staff, Government House, Chief Tony Okocha, the Governor noted that the gesture is to improve the living standard of the people, encourage the growth of businesses and step up power supply…
The State Commissioner for Health Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker has commended the Management of Multimesh Broadcasting Corporation, owners of Family Love FM Station for partnering with the Rivers State Government to sensitize residents on Ebola Virus Disease.Health Commissioner Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker made this Commendation when he paid a courtesy call on the Management of the Station to thank them for the sensitization programmes embarked upon for the disseminated to assuage fears of the populace. According to him Ebola has been contained but the battle is still on as long as there is Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone we cannot rest…
Rivers State Government has called on residents of the State to be on red alert over possible outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the State. The State Chief Executive Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, who spoke through his Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker made this call shortly after a thanksgiving service held at Assemblies of God Church in Mile 3 area of Port Harcourt the State capital. He said the call became imperative following the Ebola outbreak ravaging some parts of the World. While urging Nigerians to be vigilant in dealing with their relatives residing in Liberia and Sierra Leone…
The State Commissioner of Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has urged members of the National Defence College to be patriotic. The Commissioner made the call while addressing the 23rd set of Senior Military Officers including the Police Paramilitary and Civilian counterparts of the National Defence College Abuja during a courtesy visit in her office in Port Harcourt yesterday. According to her “Nigeria is lucky to have a military with people who are quite honestly well trained and who are gentlemen who many times literally squeeze water out of stone in the attempt to guarantee the security of lives and…
The State Commissioner for Health Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker, has expressed satisfaction that the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital has swung into full operation after the initial lull caused by the Ebola Virus scare. Dr. Parker stated this during an unscheduled spot check at the hospital to find out if the hospital had commenced full operations after the NMA strike and the Ebola Virus Scare in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner who visited various departments and units of the hospital, said he was impressed with the large turnout of patients and health workers. According to him, there is no cause for alarm concerning…
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the State is still pegged at less than two percent. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tamunoiyoriari Parker gave the figure when he received officials of the United State Agency for International Development, (USAID) in his office in Port Harcourt. Dr. Parker observed that the publication by the USAID that Rivers State has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country is wrong. According to the Commissioner they may have mixed up the figures in error “maybe somebody wants this figure in another State which you should be pushing not Rivers State, that is my point…
Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has commended the United Kingdom (UK) government for their support in the fight to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State. He also assured the UK of his administration’s readiness to partner with it in areas of mutual economic benefits in order to boost the investment profile of the State. Governor Amaechi gave this commendation yesterday when a UK Trade delegation led by the UK envoy on Trade to Nigeria, Mr. David Heath, visited him in Government House, Port Harcourt. Represented…
Rivers State Governor (NGF), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says the people of Emohua Local Government Area will not go back to the political wilderness they found themselves before he assumed office as Governor. He further said his administration will never forget the high level of political support it has continued to receive from the people of the area for the past seven years. Governor Amaechi said this yesterday when citizens of Emohua community paid him a solidarity visit in Government House, Port Harcourt. Represented by his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, Governor Amaechi stated that “Emohua is one community that…
Rivers State government has announced that it has fully discharged all the 526 contacts under-surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease since the out-break of the Disease in the state. State Commissioner for Health Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker stated this while inaugurating the Ebola emergency response teams in Etche and Emouha local government areas to enlighten people on prevention of Ebola. He advised residents in the areas not to be deceived by people who would want to hood wink them into buying fake Ebola drugs and vaccines adding that the Disease has no cure. According to him the State and Federal governments, World…
The State Information boss, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has commended Elohim Consult the contractor handling the construction of the new NUJ Secretariat for progress made so far on the building. Mrs. Semenitari made the commendation during a tour to the site recently in Port Harcourt. “We are very pleased with what the contractor is doing here, both the Contractor and the Consultant have kept to the schedule as agreed during the ground breaking and we see that work has progressed quite fast, we think that is a very good idea clearly we would meet our deadlines and be able to handover…
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health Dr. Sampson Parker said there is no trace of the Ebola Virus in the State presently. Dr. Parker stated this during an inauguration of the Ebola Emergency Response Team (E.E.R.T) in the Council’s headquarter Rumuodomaya recently. Dr. Parker urged the people to always maintain good hygiene to avoid being infected. He enjoined the E.E.R.T. to constantly educate the community on the need to be safety conscious, investigate all rumours as it relate to Ebola. The Commissioner advised the people to be vigilante and report any suspicious case to the appropriate authority assuring that the …
Commissioner of Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has donated 99,000L capacity water and Electrification projects to Abam-Ama and Igbiri communities in Okrika Local Government Area of the State. According to Mrs. Semenitari the projects were donated to alleviate the sufferings of the people stress “portable water in my community, Abam-ama II has been a challenge, Dawoo Company has put some water for us but we can only fetch when Daewoo pumps and so we needed a water project that would cater for the problems of the people. “ In Igbiri we have poles fixed all up, to ensure that…
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says his administration is teaching the people of the State how to create wealth and sustain a good livelihood for themselves rather than depending on handouts. Governor Amaechi said this during the distribution of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises equipment by the State Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Delta Hotels in Port Harcourt. Represented by his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, the State Chief Executive stated “teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life. adding that the APC Government is not gathering people to dash them money.…
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker has called on the people of the State to remain calm in the face of the Ebola virus scare. He said, there are no reported cases of Ebola disease in the State, adding that Government has provided all the personnel and materials needed to combat the deadly virus. In a statement made available to newsmen in his office in Port Harcourt, Dr. Parker expressed Governor Amaechi’s confidence in the capability of the Rivers State Ebola Technical Committee, describing statements made by a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr.…
The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe said, the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State is set to deliver dividends of democracy directly to the people of the State. Hon. Abe made the remark at a ceremony in Opobo Town, headquarters of Opobo/Nkoro local Government Area recently. According to him, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has done well for the people of Rivers State and called on all Rivers people to continue to support him even as they resist all attempts to mortgage the future of the State. Senator Abe used the opportunity to thank the people…