RIVERS State Government has spent about N100 billion on healthcare delivery system in the state.

This was disclosed by the Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr Sampson Parker at an event organised at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital, Port Harcourt to appreciate ophthalmologists (eye specialists) from United States-based Hospitals for Humanity, who performed successful surgery with eyesight restored to over 200 glaucoma and cataract patients in collaboration with the Rivers State Government, weekend.

The Minister of Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has urged the newly inaugurated Board of the National Eye Centre, Kaduna to ensure the institution becomes a Centre of Excellence in West Africa.

The National Council on Privatization (NCP), on Friday, formally approvedthe handover of the successor companies unbundled from Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to the preferred bidders.

FORMER Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, Chief Andrew Oru, Mr. Solomon Edojah and Mr. Solomon Udele, were Sunday, screened by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, screening committee to run in the party’s primary election slated for today.

Schneider Electric and ikanoInternational,have agreed to collaborate in electrical distribution in a bid to increase investment opportunities in the power sector.

The Police in Bayelsa State, yesterday, denied alleged complicity in the violence that rocked Agrisaba community in Nembe Local Government Area over kingship tussle.

Godfrey Oboabona has insisted Nigeria’s home-based team will do well even without him at next year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

The JAC range of vehicles has shown impressive performance at the on-going four months test-run in Nigeria, preparatory to the commercial launch by Elizade Motors. The vehicles have already completed three months endurance test on Nigerian roads with impressive results.

There is a lot of irritating noise coming especially from the North-West concerning the need for the presidency to return to the North in 2015. This should be discarded as sound and fury signifying nothing.

With less than 10 percent of Nigerians donating blood voluntarily, the country is currently reeling under the onslaught of serious shortage of safe blood and blood products, even as opinion leaders in the country, particularly, those in the rural communities have been urged to lead by example by donating blood voluntarily.