A woman walks past a 9 mobile outdoor billboard in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

9mobile office in Rivers shut over non-payment of ₦108 million tax

The regional office of 9mobile (formerly Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service) in Rivers State has been shut over alleged non-payment of Pay As You Earn taxes of expatriates working for the firm to the tune of ₦108 million. 9mobile said the clampdown on the telecom structure by the Rivers Internal Revenue commenced on June 26, 2018. […]

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Rivers community demand modular refinery on condition to end illegal bunkering

Bille Kingdom in Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State, has given a number of conditions to the Federal Government on the move to end oil bunkering in the area, demanding that the government should give the kingdom licence to operate a modular refinery. Bille Kingdom made the demand, weekend, when the former governor of Bayelsa […]

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Rivers state support call to move oil firms to Niger delta

Nigeria’s southern oil-rich Rivers state on Saturday backed a government call for major oil companies to move their offices to the Niger delta region, as part of measures to stem unrest in the oil-rich area. Attacks by rebels seeking a fairer share of Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar oil wealth for local residents have slashed output and hammered […]

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