Business

…….New UBA PoS, UBA MONI App Offer instant Payment, Real-Time Network Monitoring Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled its vastly improved Point of Sale (POS) Terminal as well as the UBA MONI App to redefine the digital payment landscape and empowering small and Medium Scale Enterprises across Africa.  The upgraded […]

For consolidating on his determination to foster an atmosphere supportive of businesses to thrive, the Amanyanabo and Natural Ruler of Bonny Kingdom, His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, CON, DSSRS, JP, Perekule XI has been commended by the Bonny Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, also known as BonnyChamber. President of […]

As residents of Bonny Island in Rivers State anticipate the kick-off of construction work on the road expansion from Shell gate to Coal Beach, representatives of the project beneficiary, project sponsor, and proposed vendors embarked on a last minute inspection tour of the project area. On the inspection tour were officials of the Bonny Kingdom […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has decided to engage with the Minister of State for the FCT, Mariya Bunkure, to explore ways of bringing the Bwari Fish Farm Estate back to life. This resolution followed the committee’s inspection of the site, which was described as […]

Stakeholders and experts have identified effective governance as the most potent tool to unlock the dormant wealth in the Blue Economy available in Rivers State. This was the highlight at the opening day of the Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Rivers State. The stakeholders said infrastructure […]

Communities in Akwa Ibom State are enthusiastic over the incubator-incubatee system of Agricultural entrepreneurship introduced in the Niger Delta by the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND). The model involves experts in particular agricultural value chains who have been contracted to train young persons and women including persons with disabilities (PWD) in the […]

No kidnap incident occurred along the waterways in Bonny Local Government Area, instead some suspected illegal Bunkerers were arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kristina Reports has learnt. Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC Rivers State Command, Ihemnacho Umeado disclosed this on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in a telephone […]

Rural communities across eight local government areas (LGAs) in Imo State are witnessing a quiet transformation as beneficiaries of the LIFE-ND agric-entrepreneurship project target a minimum monthly takeoff profit of N200,000 per person. The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and supported […]

Women especially housewives in the hinterlands and Niger Delta are said to have found new opportunity in non-commercial export. The women’s wing of the Institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM) headed by Mercy Odibe, is said to be pioneering the drive to bring in more women into the sub-sector that can help women earn […]

After days of celebration and relaxation, Abuja workers returned to their offices today, marking the end of the Eid holiday. The transition from festive joy to workplace responsibilities was met with mixed reactions, as some embraced the return to routine while others longed for more time to rest. The usual morning rush was in full […]

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has reconstituted the board of the Nigerian National Petroelum Company Limited (NNPC) with Ahmadu Musa Kida and Bashir Bayo Ojulari appointed as new Chairman and Group Managing Director, respectively. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga announced this on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. The […]

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) continued its defence in the N5.074bn claim by one of its indigenous contractors, Macobarb International Limited at a Rivers State High Court for breach of contract. Macobarb had dragged the gas giant to the court sitting in Port Harcourt where its defence continued most of March 2025 and […]

Lagos, March 27, 2025 – Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has been appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth, convened by IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Mr. Elumelu, Africa’s leading advocate of entrepreneurship and whose Foundation has funded, mentored, and trained over […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the rupture of a pipeline and leakage therefrom of a petroleum product in Obianime-Ama in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Kristina Reports had reported the incident which occurred on Sunday, March 23, 2025, sending shivers down the spine of residents of the Community. […]