Rivers

RSG moves To improve Health Care Delivery To Communities … Inaugurates Local Government Health Care Authorities

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2 years ago

July 14, 2023

Inline with the desire of ensuring quality primary health care services to the people at the grassroots, the Rivers State Government has commenced the inauguration of local Government Health Care Authorities across the 23 Local Government Areas .

Executive Secretary of the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr Kinikanwo Green, said the inauguration was inline with the law setting up the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board.

Green, who spoke to newsmen at Omoku and Rumuodumanya during the inauguration of the Ogba Egbema Ndoni and Obio /Akpor local Government Health Care Authorities respectively, said the situation will ensure better supervision of the over 300 Primary Health Centers across the state.

He said the various local Government Healthcare Authorities, which will be chaired by chairpersons of the various councils who are also supervisors for health in their respective local Government Areas and other health officers, will ensure proper maintenance of Primary Health Centers in their domain.

It will also feed the Board with monthly reports that will enable it articulate policies that will ensure the effective functioning of the various Primary Health Centers in the LGAs.

“We expect them to give us monthly reports and that will help in formulation of policies to see how to move primary Health Care forward”, he said.

Speaking with newsmen later, both the chairpersons of Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA, Mrs Stella Agada, and her Obio /Akpor counterpart, Mrs Chinyere Agbara, said the Authorities under their supervision will work hard to ensure quality services at various PHCs in their LGAs.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board has blamed the poor primary health care services at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ndoni, in Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA on flood.

Executive Secretary of the Board, Green, made this observation in an interview with newsmen shortly after inspecting facilities at the health centre.

He said flooding has affected the quality of service being rendered by the health centre.

According to him, the visit to the Ndoni health centre was part of ongoing tour by the board to PHCs across the state.

“We are here to ensure that the people of Ndoni are able to access quality and good PHC services

“But, of course, this whole flood thing has really affected the level of services of PHC in this place”, he said.

He stated further that the Ndoni health centre is part of the PHCs that will be reactivated by the present administration, but added that something must be done about the perennial flooding in the area.

Green said while the board will make recommendations to the State Government on its observation, it beholves on the Federal Government to swing into action with the view to ensuring that people in the area live their normal lives.

He said the present administration under Governor Siminalaye Fubara is determined to ensure quality PHC services to the people of the state.

Green described PHC services as the most important as far as health care delivery is concerned, adding that in line with UNICEF standard, over 78 percent of the populace make use of the service of primary PHC system.

The Executive Secretary also advised Communities to take control of the health centres sited in their domain, while accessing the services of PHCs should be for everybody, not just women and children alone.

Health centres visited include that of Omoku, Okwuzi, Ndoni, Igwuruta, and Rumuodumanya.

By: John Bibor

Niger Delta

Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.

Kiadum Edookor

Rivers

Moremonee Appointment Rivers Man As Brand Rep

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

One of Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, Moremonee M&M MFB, has appointed a Rivers State man and renowned content creator, Mr. Eche Ndubuisi, as one its brand representatives in the state.

Ndubuisi said he was appointed based on his track records and achievements in marketing strategies, which has made him a celebrity in the content creation through the new media industry.

Speaking to journalists shortly after his endorsement by the company, Mr Ndubuisi said he was committed to marketing the company by bringing his wealth of experience to sell the bank to the world.

He thanked the company for the opportunity and assured that he will justified the confidence reposed on him

MoreMonee Bank was established in 2008, securing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licence in July.

According to an official of the bank, who spoke anonymously, the Bank migrated as a Limited liability in October 2023, marking the start of a new era for the financial service provider.

He said with a bold vision to become Africa’s generational bank, MoreMonee aims to tackle poverty across the continent by offering accessible financial services that empower business owners and foster job creation.

The company, he continued, is committed to driving growth through innovative products, seamless transactions, and strategic technological integration.

Rivers

Group Faults Shell In Ogale, Bille Environmental Pollution

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

Fridays for Future Nigeria (FFFN), an environmental protection group, has faulted the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the environmental pollution in Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers State.

This is contained in a statement by the National Coordinator and Country Representative, FFFN, Mr. Kingsley Odogwu.

Odogwu, who in strong terms condemned Shell’s disregard for human and environmental rights in the region, said, ”The people of the Niger Delta, including Ogale and Bille communities, have an inherent right to a clean and healthy environment, a right that Shell has systematically violated”, he said.

The Ogale and Bille communities in oil rich Nigeria’s Niger Delta are experiencing ongoing and significant environmental pollution, primarily from oil spills.

Residents have claimed severe contamination of their water supply, farmlands, and waterways, preventing them from fishing and farming due to the chronic oil pollution.

This issue is currently the subject of ongoing legal action against Shell in the UK courts by members of these communities.

The FFFN National Coordinator urged the Nigerian government and the international community to support the Ogale and Bille communities in their quest for justice and to hold Shell accountable for its environmental destruction.

He lamented the decades of environmental degradation due to oil spills, gas flaring, and other harmful practices by Shell and other oil companies in the region.

According to him, the ecosystem of the affected communities has been severely damaged, and the health and livelihoods of its inhabitants compromised.

”The affected communities demand that Shell fulfill its legal obligations by cleaning up the pollution to international standards and providing adequate compensation.

”The FFFN stands in solidarity with the Ogale and Bille communities in their pursuit of justice against Shell Petroleum for its egregious environmental destruction in the Niger Delta”, he said.

He called on all citizens of the country to support the move for the actualisation of justice for all the communities and other victims of ecosystem pollution in Nigeria.