A Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court had recently ruled that collection of VATs by the federal government was illegal.
At least one person was killed by a suspected cultist on Thursday at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt.
Cultists are on the rampage at the Rivers State University (RSU).
FG has called on the Rivers government to key into President Muhammadu Buhari regime’s home-grown school feeding programme.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has announced 357 new cases of COVID-19, with Rivers topping the log.
Niger Delta fishermen under the aegis of the Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria have praised President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the PIB into law.
House members were divided on certain clauses of the bill, such as the one that allows a pathway for cattle in communities.
FIRS said on Sunday that it had appealed a recent judgment of the Rivers division of the Federal High Court regarding Value Added Tax (VAT) collection.
Though Shell left Alakiri six years ago, the community still feels the impact of its pollution. Its successor Eroton has continued to pollute the environment.
The government claims resident doctors in the state are not owed salaries or benefits.
