Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications

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Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications
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Jurisdiction Government of Rivers State
Headquarters3rd Floor, State Secretariat
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
4°46′21″N7°1′1″E / 4.77250°N 7.01694°E / 4.77250; 7.01694 Coordinates: 4°46′21″N7°1′1″E / 4.77250°N 7.01694°E / 4.77250; 7.01694
Ministry executive
  • Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner
Website http://www.rsmoic.gov.ng

The Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications is a ministry within the Government of Rivers State that is entrusted with formulating and implementing strategies to develop and promote the media sector in the state. The ministry is also responsible for the management and dissemination of information on government policies, programmes and activities. The Incumbent commissioner is Paulinus Nsirim. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Your-Title-Here". www.riversstate.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. "2015: Rivers People Cannot Be Intimidated –Semenitari". The Tide . Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. "I miss the newsroom –Ibim Semenitari, Commissioner for Information, Rivers State". Daily Sun . 6 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.