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Welcome to NEPAD Rivers State: the Official Website
About NEPAD Rivers State
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a comprehensive integrated sustainable development initiative for the economic and social revival of Africa. Read more...
The NEPAD Rivers State Coordinator was recently interviewed by CNBC Africa on NEPAD and MDG Focus in Rivers State, Nigeria. Click here to watch an excerpt from the interview.
DISCOVER AFRICA: Announcing the NEPAD-Africa Trade Fair of Indigenous Products and Services, scheduled to run from the 23rd to the 31st of October, 2010. The trade fair, which is an initiative of the African Trade Centre in collaboration with NEPAD Nigeria, is to sensitize and mobilize the private sector to take proactive measures to stimulate intra African trade. Click here to get more details!
July 30 2010/ NEPAD Coordinators' National Conference and Stakeholders' Forum Holds in Port Harcourt: The NEPAD State Coordinators of all the 36 States of the Federation converged in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for a two-day conference and stakeholders' forum with the Special Adviser to the President on NEPAD, Amb. Tunji Olagunju. Read more...
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
NEPAD IN RIVERS STATE:
At the State level, NEPAD Rivers State formally took off on 18th February 2008 with the appointment of Dr. Tex Wariboko as the Pioneer State Coordinator, who also doubles as the Special Assistant to the Governor on NEPAD.
A three (3) day NEPAD-APRM sensitization seminar was held in Rivers State from 18th to 20th February, 2008, where all State and non-State stakeholders were in attendance for the first day. The sensitization was flagged off by the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. All sectors of society were in attendance, including Civil Society, Trade Unions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Traditional Rulers, Clergy, Security Agencies, Children, Women Groups, the Physically Challenged, the three branches of government, local government representatives, etc. Read more about NEPAD by clicking here.
The NEPAD Rivers State Coordinator, Dr. Tex Wariboko(l), with the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Temisan Omatseye. (r), during an advocacy visit by NEPAD Rivers State to NIMASA Office in Lagos
NEPAD and NIMASA Enter Partnership Agreement on Youth Empowerment: The Special Assistant to the Governor and State Coordinator of NEPAD Rivers State, Dr. Tex Wariboko, paid an advocacy visit to the office of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Temisan Omatseye. During the meeting that ensued, Dr. Wariboko and Dr. Omatseye held discussions on how the two organizations can synergise in the area of Youth Empowerment, and agreed that the two agencies will collaborate on the development of trainng institutions to train seafarers (under the PPP structure), the use of ex-militants in strategic Maritime Security plans, as well as capacity building for youth. Read more...
NEPAD and NIMASA Collaborate on Upcoming Water Transit Safety Initiative: A team from the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Rivers State, led by Dr. Tex Wariboko, paid an advocacy visit to the Office of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). During the visit, the team met with Mrs. Aisha J. Musa, the Registrar of Ships. Mrs. Musa explained that NIMASA is working towards the registration and licensing of water vessels in the Niger Delta, with emphasis on PDSCs (Power-Driven Small Craft), like speedboats. Read more...
NEPAD Transport Summit in October
NEPAD to Hold Trade Fair in Abuja - allAfrica.com
NEPAD, AGRA to assist African farmers
The NEPAD Rivers State Coordinator, Dr. Tex Wariboko(l), with the UNEP Coordinator, Mr. Mike Cowing, on the first day of the sampling training programme for the UNEP project in Ogoniland
NEPAD Coordinator Attends Sampling Training Programme for UNEP Environmental Assessment Programme: The NEPAD Rivers State Coordinator, Dr. Tex Wariboko, recently attended the commencement of the scientific (sampling) phase of the environmental assessment of oil contaminated sites in Ogoniland, which kicked off with a technical training session that took place at the Rivers State University for Science and Technology (RSUST) from 13-16 April 2010.
NEPAD Rivers State is concluding plans to collaborate with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on upcoming Environment programmes and projects. After a dicussion between the UNEP Project Coordinator, Mr. Firas Abu-Tayeh, and the NEPAD Rivers State Coordinator, Dr. Tex Wariboko, during an advocacy visit to UNEP by NEPAD officials, the two agencies decided to collaborate on the development and execution of an Environmental Awareness Campaign and other existing projects. Read more...
Amaechi tasks African govts on NEPAD
NEPAD Is Making Progress —Presidential Aide
NEPAD to Meet Over Infrastructure Development
Africa urged to entrench NEPAD in law - businessdailyafrica
NEPAD's ICT Africa Summit on August 10-13 in Cape Town
NEPAD Rivers State to Establish Waste Oil Recycling Plant:
The State Office, in line with its Environmental Action Plan, is presently partnering with an indigenous oil service company to establish the first Waste Oil Recycling Plant (WORP) in Nigeria. The facility will be set up in order to achieve the following objectives: clean up the environment; create employment; and improve internally generated income. Click here to take a look at some of our other projects.
Our Partners and Prospective Partners
The NEPAD office in Rivers State continues with extraordinary domestication efforts, interactions and dialogue with various stakeholders in the public and private sectors in the State. You can click here to view a list of our partners and prospective partners.
Do you want to contact us? Click here to get access to our contacts.
NEPAD Gender Equality/Women Empowerment Initiative
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