Tag: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
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Rivers Govt. gives N3.6 billion to SMEs, civil servants
The Rivers state government has approved an annual interest-free loan disbursement to the tune of N3,600,000,000.00 (three billion, six hundred thousand naira) for small businesses and civil servants in the State. The State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, made this known in an address during the 2018 Workers Day celebrations in Port Harcourt, where he also…
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Gov. Wike urges NLC, TUC to Occupy Nigeria
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have failed Nigerians by refusing to act in the face of unbridled killings of defenceless Nigerians across the country. The Rivers State Governor made the declaration in an address during the 2018 Workers Day celebrations in Port Harcourt…
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Wike blames FG for collapsed national security
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the total collapse of national security is a fallout of the political interference of the Federal Government in the operation of security agencies. Speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the participants of Senior Executive Course 40, 2018 Study Group Three from the National Institute of Policy…
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Invasion of Senate was plotted by FG says Gov. Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the invasion of the Senate was an official plot by the Federal Government to overthrow the Senate Leadership. Governor Wike also declared that the Federal Government is still plotting to frame him, saying that the latest plan hatched by the Federal Government is for someone programmed…
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Rivers Govt to commission 34 projects as Wike marks 3rd anniversary
Thirty Four (34) projects will be ready for commissioning during the third anniversary of the Wike administration, the State Government has announced. This was one of the resolutions of the State Executive Council Meeting presided over by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Thursday. Briefing journalists after the meeting, Information and Communication Commissioner,…
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#StopTheSoot: Gov. Wike directs ‘Rivers of soot’ blame to FG
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on those planning to demonstrate against the presence of soot to channel their protest to the Federal Government. He said the Federal Government is strictly responsible for the degradation and pollution of the Rivers environment. Speaking at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday during the inauguration…
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Electoral Act: Why Gov. Wike wants NASS to override Buhari
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the 2010 Electoral Act Amendment Bill to guarantee free, fair and credible electoral system in the country. Addressing the 2018 Annual Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section on Legal Practice Conference in Port…
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Rivers Govt. approves N200m monthly interest-free loan
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the setting aside of N200 million monthly as interest free loans to traders and young entrepreneurs. The State Executive Council also approved a direct empowerment scheme for 10,000 women from the 23 Local Government Areas who will be financially supported by the Rivers State Government to improve their…
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Gov. Wike inaugurates Rivers State Honours Advisory Committee
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has inaugurated the Rivers State Honours Advisory Committee with a charge to the committee to honour indigenes and non-indigenes who have contributed to the development of the state. Inaugurating the committee at the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike said that the Rivers State honours event will…
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‘Alamieseigha treatment’ plans against me’ll fail – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has raised the alarm that there are plans by the federal government to treat him the way late Chief DSP Alamieseigha was purportedly treated. Wike alleged the Federal Government and her agents making plans to frame him up by planting illegal items on him in any of his trips…