Agip restores power to Bayelsa community after week-long protest NIMASA offers overseas scholarship to 10 Rivers indigenes

Port Harcourt — Electricity supply has been restored to Twon Brass, host to Nigerian Agip Export Terminal in Bayelsa State, after a week-long peaceful protest and barricading of the company, by members of the community, Eni has announced.

Recall that residents of Twon Brass in Bayelsa had since May 14th, 2021 blocked access and occupied the Brass Terminal gate to demand restoration of power supply which had persisted for over two months.

Activities at the oil firm’s office in Brass Island and other economic activities were been halted by the protest as residents compelled all businesses in the area to close shop in solidarity.

Speaking on the development, Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC on Friday, announced that power supply has been restored to Twon Brass.

Spokesperson of Eni, Cioni

Marilia, also disclosed that the ongoing protests over power outage at Twon Brass host community did not

Port Harcourt — The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has offered overseas scholarship to 10 Rivers State indigenes to study Marine Engineering and Marine Architecture courses.

Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, announced this on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to Governor Nyesom Wike at Government House, Port Harcourt .

Jamoh disclosed that the scholarship would be for secondary school leavers, who would be nominated by the State Government.

He said the beneficiaries will undergo three years Marine Engineering and Marine adversely affect oil export at the terminal.

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Architecture courses abroad, to be fully funded by at the agency.

Jamoh further disclosed that Rivers State being the second largest maritime hub in the country, NIMASA would build a befitting centre of excellence for educational development in maritime studies, as well as befitting office complex in Port Harcourt.

He expressed NIMASA’s readiness terminal to the community was damaged by a lightning bolt, leaving therefore the community without to collaborate with Rivers State government in tackling the menace of maritime insecurity in order to encourage maritime investors in the State.

Responding, Governor Wike commended the NIMASA boss for offering 10 Rivers indigenes the opportunity to study Marine Engineering and Marine Architecture courses overseas. electricity. This led to peaceful protests at the Brass terminal gate.

Governor Wike assured that three students will be selected from each of the three senatorial districts of the State.

The Governor, noted that despite the immediate past Director General of NIMASA being an indigene of Rivers State, he never deemed it essential to partner with the State government because of petty politics. Says crude oil export unaffected by the protest