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- 7 Sept 2021
Wike Shuns FG, Instructs Rivers Revenue Service to Collect VAT
Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, has directed the Rivers State Revenue Service (RSRS) to commence the full enforcement and implementation of the State Valued Added Tax Law 2021. The governor who…
- 15 Jan 2014
Interswitch Smartgov to Raise Revenues for Cross River State
Senator Liyel Imoke, Governor of Cross River State, has announced that his government will continue to expand ways the Smartgov platform; the identity management and e-payment infrastructure for…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 29 Nov 2018
Rivers Gov Sacks, Recalls MDs of Radio, TV Station
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has overturned the sack of the managing directors of Rivers State television and radio stations. Managing directors of Rivers State Television, Radio…
- 13 Oct 2016
Fourth Samsung Smart School for Teachers Unveiled in Rivers State
Samsung Electronics West Africa has opened its Smart School for Teachers in Nigeria at Model Primary School, Elekahia in Rivers State. The project, an initiative between Samsung and Rivers State…
- 24 Aug 2016
Samsung Partners Cross Rivers State On Smart School Programme
Samsung Electronics West Africa has taken its ‘Samsung Smart School’ Project to teachers and students in Calabar, Cross River State. The initiative, which is an integral part of Samsung’s ‘Smart…
- 27 Oct 2014
Gov. Amaechi to Pay for “Sins” After Office-Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State of misappropriating funds belonging to the state while warning him against “reckless and irresponsible” comments…
- 30 Sept 2014
MTN Foundation Donations Hit N10Bn, Rivers State Benefits
MTN Foundation has invested over 10 billion naira in social projects in the key areas of education, health and economic empowerment in 341 locations across the 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT. And…
- 27 Feb 2018
Ekeh Urges FG to Grant Tax Concessions to Save Tech Sector
Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and chairman of Zinox Group has charged the Federal Government to seriously consider extending exceptional tax concessions to the technology sector as a…
- 20 May 2015
PDP, APC Govs Unite Against Jonathan, Asks FG to Account for $20Bn Oil Money
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister of the Economy and minister of Finance, to account for $20 billion oil revenue. The governors insisted…
- 7 Aug 2013
Hackathon Winners get N450, 000 @ Calabar Incubation Centre
Senator Liyel Imoke, governor, Cross River state has reiterated the state’s commitment to the development of ICT by fully supporting the Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
- 14 May 2012
Fashola Leads other Governors in Social Media Presence
ThinQThanQ, the research and database unit of financialtechnology, Africa's leading financial services technology publication has ranked Babatunde Raji Fashola, executive governor of Lagos State as…
- 13 Jan 2015
2015 Elections: GEJ Visits OBJ, Begs for Support
President Goodluck Jonathan last night met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in an attempt to seek the latter’s support for his…
- 13 Jun 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Others May Make Buhari’s Cabinet
Immediate past governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi respectively; a former governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni and Education minister in the…
- 6 Aug 2013
Imoke Commends Airtel’s Role in Educational Development
Senator Liyel Imoke, Cross River State Governor has commended Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications operator for playing a crucial role in the development of primary education across the…
- 14 Mar 2021
Seven Governors To Attend Guardian Book Launch
No fewer than seven state governors are expected to attend the launch of the epochal book on the first ten years of The Guardian newspaper and the celebration of the founding publisher of the…
- 28 Nov 2023
Aero Relaunches Calabar Route, Plans Additional Three Aircraft
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company is getting three additional aircraft into service following major repairs by the Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) arm of the airline. The airline…
- 4 Dec 2012
Obasanjo, Imoke, Ovia Bag NCS Honorary Fellowships
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will confer Honorary Fellowships on Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, Senator Liyel Imoke, governor of Cross River State and Jim Ovia, founder…
- 29 Oct 2018
NCAC, Rivers Extol Airtel For NAFEST 2018 Sponsorship
The National Council for Arts & Culture (NCAC) and the River State Government have commended leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel for its sponsorship of the 2018 National Festival…
- 1 Sept 2008
Globacom Provides Rural Telephony in Three States
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, is collaborating with the Benue, Rivers and Bayelsa State governments to provide easy and cheap telephone services in rural areas across the three states. In Benue…
- 6 May 2022
Groups Purchase N100m APC Nomination Forms for Emefiele, CBN Gov
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for Mr. Godwin…
- 1 Oct 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Ngige, Make Buharis’s Ministerial List
Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on…
- 30 Jan 2013
FG Bows to Pressure, Shares $1Bn from Oil Money
National Economic Council (NEC), the advisory body to the President on the economy met yesterday and approved the sharing of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) among the 36 states of the…
- 24 May 2010
Imoke Moves to Rejuvenate Media Houses
Cross River State government has concluded modalities to revitalize its media outlets for government’s programmes, projects and policies to be received by the citizenry. Governor Liyel Imoke…
- 4 Feb 2015
Pastors Receive N6Bn Bribe to Campaign against Buhari —Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, and director-general, Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation, has accused some church leaders of taking N6 billion bribe from the Peoples Democratic Party…
- 22 Aug 2021
Taxpayers in Dilemma as Rivers and FIRS Fight over VAT
Taxpayers especially in Rivers State are currently in a logjam over who to remit their Value Added Tax (VAT) to between the state government and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Following a…
- 26 Jul 2010
Gov Obi Lauds MTN Foundation
Mr. Peter Obi, executive Governor of Anambra State, has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art haemodialysis centre donated to the General Hospital, Onitsha, by the MTN Nigeria Foundation (MTNF).…
- 4 Apr 2014
Microsoft, Nokia Take Agric, Educational Solutions to Calabar
Microsoft and Nokia are targeting solutions to fan up agricultural and educational transformations in the country at Innovation Forum 2014 to be hosted by Cross Rivers State Government. The 2014…
- 15 Apr 2015
GMB Moves to Scrap Pension for Ex-Governors
General Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect, is to lead a campaign to repeal the pension laws for governors enacted by many states of the federation in line with his campaign promise to tackle pension,…
- 25 Aug 2016
OBJ, Duke, Others Laud Ethan & Harriet Products, Initiative Launch
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has applauded Ethan & Harriet Company for developing technologically inclined learning products for exposing Nigerians across social status…