Nigeria: Yar'Adua Meets With Niger Delta Militants Nov 16, 2009
Port Harcourt After a meeting between President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and the "Aaron Team" picked by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to represent it in talks with the Federal Government took place, the militant group has for the first time spoken well of the authorities. MEND, a group that has been a thorn in the flesh of the government, said the meeting shows the Federal Govern-ment's seriousness on issues concerning the troubled Niger Delta region. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Aero Opens Kaduna, Jos Route With N5,000 Fare Nov 7, 2009
com: Nigeria: Aero Opens Kaduna, Jos Route With N5,000 Fare (Page 1 of 1). Aero Opens Kaduna, Jos Route With N5,000 Fare. (allAfrica.com)
SCITUATE CALLING ALL VETERANS: The night of the kerosene Oct 2, 2009
There s a boat in Port Harcourt waiting for us. We left immediately. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Leaving Lagos Jul 25, 2009
Only God can save usChristopher Nweke, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. That was beautifully insightful and informative. (BBC News -- Africa)
Rivers Govt Closes NLNG Jetties Jul 19, 2009
From RoseAnn Chikereuba (Port Harcourt) and Chris Irekamba (Lagos). RIVERS Government has directed the immediate closure of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company jetty at the Eastern By-Pass axis of Port Harcourt and the one on Bonny Island, Rivers State ... This is sequel to alleged refusal of the NLNG to allow international visitors, particularly delegates of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association currently meeting in Port Harcourt, to use the jetties. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Yar'Adua to unveil amnesty terms today Jun 18, 2009
Meets N'Delta govs, military chiefs From Madu Onuorah (Abuja), Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt), Hendrix Oliomogbe (Asaba) and Julius Alabi (Akure) ... The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Port Harcourt Zone has lauded government's amnesty bid and demanded an early release of the details for the process to begin in earnest. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Protests rage against JTF, govt links politicians with militants Jun 2, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009. Tuesday, June 02, 2009. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
NAMA goes for satellite-based navigation tools May 11, 2009
He also said the Lagos and Abuja ends of the radar project would be commissioned this year, leaving the Kano and Port Harcourt ends to be completed next year. Globally, countries are moving from the terrestrial navigational system to satellite-based systems because of inaccurate signals the ground-based navigation system gives in most cases. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Briton freed in Nigeria Apr 20, 2009
A security source in the oil hub of Port Harcourt earlier told AFP they had received Hughes and that he was receiving medical attention. "He is in a stable condition," said the source. (iAfrica.com)
* World News Quick Take Apr 8, 2009
Nigerias Guardian newspaper said that the kidnapping took place in Rivers State capital Port Harcourt on Sunday. The kidnap victim is believed to be Allan Priston, who works for the Nigerian company Adamac, which provides engineering services to oil companies. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
How Did University of Ghana Become Nigerias Deus Ex Machina? Apr 5, 2009
If the standards were that bad, folks from Ikeja and Port Harcourt will not cross borders to tap our scholarship. We need to introduce a rather broad range of academic programmes that will answer to the needs of globalisation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nigeria: Shell to Lay Off More Workers Over Security Costs Mar 9, 2009
Branch Chairman of the Petro-leum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr. Olley Victor, and the Branch Secretary, Mr. Okoloka-Ideh Tony, as well as the Port Harcourt Branch Chairman of PENGASSAN, Mr. Shedrack Ejinwa, could not be reached through their official mobile phones at the weekend. When contacted over the matter, National President of PENGASSAN, Mr. Babatunde Ogun, told THISDAY that the union had asked the workers to stop collecting sack letters from Shell... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: U.S. Football Stars Travel to Nigeria for Humanitarian Mission Mar 5, 2009
Aware that Nigeria is plagued by malaria and other treatable diseases, six doctors and six nurses, three of whom are from Nigeria and one from Ghana, volunteered to provide clinical services in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and both Bayelsa and Anambra states in southern Nigeria. The medical personnel will provide medical screenings and treatment for malaria, in addition to health education and awareness programs. (allAfrica.com)
Gunmen attack helicopter, injure passengers Feb 26, 2009
He explained that the aircraft safely returned to its base in Port Harcourt, while the injured was receiving treatment in the hospital ... According to him: "No flight is leaving here (Port Harcourt) for now. All the flights are presently on standby. Our staff that were supposed to travel to Brass and parts of Delta State like Kwale were asked to return home pending when we have finished reviewing the situation." ... Due to this development, The Guardian learnt the company is now considering... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Niger Delta Crisis Exaggerated, Says UN Asst Secretary General Feb 19, 2009
Port Harcourt The United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Dr. Charles Lopse, has said that the situation in the Niger Delta was being blown out of proportion with the aim to scare away visitors and investors from the region ... Speaking with the press shortly after a closed door meeting with Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, Lopse said there was the need to transmit the right image about the region. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria's Kidnap Capital Forces Shell, Chevron to Reduce Oil Production Feb 18, 2009
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign workers file off a morning flight at the airport in Nigerias hub of Port Harcourt, met by dozens of escort vehicles and scores of armed soldiers outside the terminal ... Today Port Harcourt ranks with Baghdad as one of the worlds most dangerous cities for foreign workers as criminal gangs and guerillas seeking greater control of energy revenue step up attacks, say job-placement firms ... A union representing office workers said it may pull members out of the... (Bloomberg -- UK)
Our Problem Is Failure Of Leadership - Atiku Feb 15, 2009
Atiku, who spoke at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State, on Friday told journalists that Nigerians have not had a leadership that had prepared itself to lead the country. Citing the cases of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Umaru Musa Yar'dua, Atiku said the duo did not plan to lead the country; hence the failures in policies and maladministration in the country. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Senate panel queries aviation sector spending Feb 11, 2009
" The Rivers State Government later released additional sum of N2 billion to FAAN for infrastructural upgrade at the Port Harcourt Airport, the panel added. Ude disclosed further: "The N6 ... "That as at February, 2008, one and a half years after the loan was obtained, the cost of the N6.5 billion in commercial bank Loan servicing to the Federal Government stood at N1,438,788,496.06 (One billion, four hundred and thirty eight million, seven hundred and eighty eight thousand, four hundred and... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
