Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, has said the Federal Government had taken proactive measures to prevent and confront the swine flu, should there be any outbreak of the A(H1N1) influenza in Nigeria. Osotimehin also said government would upgrade the … read more
SEVERAL lives were feared lost yesterday in violence at Umuechem community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The cause was a chieftaincy tussle. Community sources told Sunday Vanguard that there had been tension in the area for long … read more
Nigeria’s southeastern Rivers State government has described reports of an outbreak of influenza A( H1N1) in the state as untrue on Saturday. The Commissioner for Health, Samson Parker, told the News Agency of Nigeria in the state capital Port Harcourt … read more
Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, which prides itself as Nigeria’s garden city, has ranked low among cities that have the best infrastructure, a new report by the United States-based Mercer Consulting for 2009 has revealed. According to … read more
Nigeria is a country of circles. The land scape, whether political, social or economic, is rept with circuital. One of such circles is perennia fuel scarcity. There has been no government in the country that has not grapple with the … read more
Kidnapping in Rivers State is now punishable with imprisonment for life without the option of a fine, following the signing into law yesterday of the bill prohibiting kidnapping in the state. The state governor, Chibuike Amaechi said at the signing … read more
The widespread scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, may ease off in two weeks. Our correspondents learnt, on Friday, that the Federal Government and the major marketers have reached an agreement for petrol to be imported into … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday insisted that the proposed mass rallies slated for Wednesday next week would go on as scheduled. While saying that there was no going back, the NLC also denied having any deal with the Federal … read more
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos state branch, on Friday agreed to go on a sympathy strike with members of the Medical Guild, who have been on strike since Monday, 4th of May, 2009 over the Lagos state government’s failure to … read more
Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, has said that it was not a policy of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government to induce militants monetarily The Minister who denied the report that N200 million gratification for militants … read more