WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Press Week of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council in partnership with the Mayor of Housing, begins Monday, April 7, 2025, with an Opening Ceremony at the NBA Hall, opposite the City Council secretariat (PHALGA), close to the courts. The theme of the 2025 edition is: Blue Economy: Starting Steps for Rivers State; while the sub-theme looks at; ‘Enhancing The Safety and Economic Wellbeing of Journalists in a Period of Tension and Economic Crisis’ The Special Guest of Hour is Prof Silva Opuala-Charles, President, Garden City Premier Business School, Port Harcourt; while the Special Guest is Dr Chinyere Nwoga, First Female President of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (PHCCIMA). The Chairman of the Week is Dr. Chamberlain S. Peterside, Executive Chairman, Xcellon Capital Advisors; while the Guest Speaker is Other important activities in the Week include Dinner Party at same venue on Friday, April 11, 2025, Facility Tour, Special Congress, and Visit to Orphanage. The week would be rounded off with a Special Thanksgiving Church Service at Redemption Hall Model Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Station Road, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt. Members of the Correspondents Chapel hereby join well-meaning citizens of Rivers State to pray for peace and for an early end to political hostilities and crisis in the state so the economy of the state can resume at faster pace through closer attention to the Blue Economy. This will help the state to compete forcefully with its peers in the comity of states in Nigeria. We encourage our esteemed guests, friends of the Chapel, and all Journalists in the state to join us in all the activities that have been lined up to make the Press Week a worthy event all through the coming week. We also expect support as well as goodwill and solidarity messages from Friends of the Chapel. Thank you Amaechi Okonkwo Ignatius Chukwu
Mr Ubong Essien, Dean, School of Eloquence, who is former Special Assistant to the immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
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Exploring The Blue Economy Opportunities: Rivers NUJ Correspondents Chapel Rolls Out Activities To Mark 2025 Week
