World Malaria Day: How Chevron Nigeria Limited supports the fight against malaria
âDefeating malaria is absolutely critical to ending poverty, improving the health of millions, and enabling future generations to reach their full potential.â
This statement by Tedros Adhanom, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), depicts the relevance of the fight against malaria, a disease that continues to devastate the world population.
According to WHO, in 2019, an estimated 229 million cases of malaria and 409,000 deaths from malaria occurred worldwide.
Children under 5 years of age are the most vulnerable group affected by malaria; in 2019, they accounted for 67% (274,000) of all malaria deaths worldwide. Nigeria accounted for 23% of all malaria deaths worldwide.
By Sunday Okobi
In order to avert another Ijaw/Itsekiri crisis in Delta State, rights activist and Itsekiri leader, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, yesterday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to caution the Gbaramatu Youth Council over an alleged threat to shut down operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited and sack Itsekiri people from their community over a recent oil spill in Gbaramatu in the state.
Members of the youth council were alleged to have threatened a showdown if the Itsekiri people were made a party to the Joint Inspection Verification (JIV) team of the government and relevant stakeholders, insisting that the deal must be an all Gbaramatu affair.
YENAGOA-OPOROMA ROAD: Can Gov Diri break 60-yr-old jinx?
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By Samuel Oyadongha
THE enchantment among residents of over 100 isolated riverine communities in the deep swamp of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, over recommencement of construction work on the Central Senatorial District road linking the council’s headquarters, Oporoma to mainland Yenagoa, the state capital, at the moment, is unspeakable.
On drawing board for 60 years
But the villagers are circumspect in their celebration despite increased pace of work on the road that has been on the drawing board for 60 years by the returnee contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC, which earlier abandoned the site.
By Samuel Oyadongha
THE enchantment among residents of over 100 isolated riverine communities in the deep swamp of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, over recommencement of construction work on the Central Senatorial District road linking the council’s headquarters, Oporoma to mainland Yenagoa, the state capital, at the moment, is unspeakable.
On drawing board for 60 years
But the villagers are circumspect in their celebration despite increased pace of work on the road that has been on the drawing board for 60 years by the returnee contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC, which earlier abandoned the site.
One of the residents told NDV: “The project had been on the federal drawing board since the early 60s and was resuscitated by the Chief Timipre Sylva administration, who is presently Minister of State (Petroleum). The contract was awarded to Julius Berger but the project suffered a setback following the withdrawal of the latter from t
WARRI – The Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), a Community Based Organisation sponsored by the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) Joint Venture, together with the Delta state government, on April 15, 16 and 20, 2021 commissioned eleven (11) infrastructural projects in Egbema and Gbaramatu Kingdoms of Warri North and Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State respectively.
At the highpoint of the commissioning event, on 20th of April 2021, at the EGCDF Secretariat Effurun Warri, Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs expressed the delight of his company in partnering with EGCDF for community development. In his words: “Everywhere we work, we demonstrate ethical, environmentally-responsible, safe and respectful business practices. We also contribute to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As we would say, we are in the business of progress.” “Our primary contri