Bayelsa – City Business News

November 14, 2025 No Responses

Diri: Bayelsa Set to Become Industrial Hub As 60MW Power Plant Nears Completion

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has announced that the state is on the verge of becoming a major industrial hub as its independent power plant moves closer to full operation.The installation of the 60-megawatt gas turbine procured by the...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

Bayelsa Budgets N998b For 2026

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, presented the state’s 2026 appropriation bill of N998,371,313,943.04 to the House of Assembly.Governor Diri said the proposal tagged: “Budget of Assured Prosperity II” would be funded through va...

September 4, 2025 6 Responses

Dubai Firm Invests $3m In Solar Power, Smart Meter Projects In Bayelsa

Bayelsa State and Jampur Group, a company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up renewable energy (solar power) and smart metering production plants in the state.The $3m investment would be...

September 3, 2025 No Responses

Bayelsa Seeks Stake In $3.5b Brass Fertiliser, Petrochemical Project‎

Bayelsa State government has solicited for equity stake in the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project about to commence on the Brass Island in the state.Governor Douye Diri made the request on Tuesday when the management team of the company...

November 11, 2024 No Responses

Bayelsa To Unveil Marine Safety Task Force, Stakeholders Hail Blue Economy Draft Policy

As part of efforts to ramp up safety on waterways as well as harness its blue economy potential, Bayelsa State is to establish a marine safety task force and create economic zones to be known as Fish Cities.Governor Douye Diri...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Bayelsa Announces N80,000 Minimum Wage

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service, effective November 1, 2024.Governor Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired...

June 22, 2024 No Responses

Bayelsa Creates Blue Economy Ministry

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, swore in additional 15 commissioners bringing the total number of members of his cabinet to 29. The governor also created two new ministries, which are Blue Econom...

February 8, 2024 No Responses

FG Trains, Empowers 250 Farmers

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has commenced training and empowerment of 250 beneficiaries of National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) in Bayelsa.Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Temitope Fadeshemi, sai...

October 14, 2023 No Responses

Shell Probes Leak From Bayelsa Flow Station

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has confirmed the October 3 oil spill from its facilities at Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Michael Adande, a Spokesperson for SPDC, confirmed the development to ...

July 31, 2023 No Responses

Elders Council Urges NDDC To Tackle Flood In Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Elders Council has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to collaborate with other development agencies and state governments to find a lasting solution to the perennial flood ravaging the Niger Delta region. Chairman of the Council a...

June 2, 2023 No Responses

At NOGOF 2023, NIMASA DG Canvasses Terms Of Freight Review

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, said policies of the current administration at the Agency are tailored to complement efforts of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ...

April 16, 2023 No Responses

Sylva Emerges APC Governorship Candidate In Bayelsa

Chief Timipre Sylva has been declared the winner of the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. The result of the primary was announced at the APC state Secretariat in Yenagoa by the Chairman of the election committee, retired Maj....

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have agreed to partner on key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state. Speaking when he hosted the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa and...

February 10, 2022 No Responses

Diri lauds Ibom Air Inaugural Flight To Bayelsa

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Wednesday lauded Ibom Air inaugural commercial flight to Bayelsa International Airport. Diri said in Yenagoa that the development would strengthen economic cooperation between Bayelsa and other states in the ...