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March 25, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Tackle Erosion Scourge In Bayelsa Community

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to deploy modern technology to tackle the erosion scourge in Sangana community, in Brass local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This follows the recent devastating ocean surge in the community. Speaking during an...

July 20, 2023 No Responses

Fuel Subsidy: Diri Rolls Out 106 Vehicles In Bayelsa

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has unveiled a new transport scheme in a bid to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state occasioned by the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy. Governor Diri, who inaugurated 100 cabs...

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa

A man, Mr Arepamowei Koru, who hails from Ogobiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has allegedly beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Miss Toma Angolo, to death. The two lovers were said to be cohabiting at the man’s...

May 24, 2022 No Responses

Shell Inaugurates Oloibiri Health Programme Phase-2

Energy company, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care projects for Oloibiri and other communities in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State. “Corporate Social Responsibility means doing well. What you ...

March 18, 2022 No Responses

Jonathan Seeks Support For Eraskon Lubricant, NCDMB Partnership

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has commended ERASKCORP Nigeria Limited for bringing the company to Bayelsa State maintaining that the establishment of the company will improve the internally generated revenue of the state. Speaking on Thursday in Ye...

October 27, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa To Borrow N43.57b As Debt Hits N169b

The Bayelsa State Government plans to borrow N43.57 billion to augment the N310.7 billion proposed for the 2022 fiscal year as the state’s debt profile hits N169 billion. The borrowing plan is contained in the 2022 Appropriation Bill of the...

September 26, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa wins Miss Amnesty Nigeria 2021

Miss Favour Aro, representing Bayelsa State has emerged winner of Miss Amnesty Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2021. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Aro, 19, beat eight other contestants from the Niger Delta on Saturday to clinch the crown organised by...

September 21, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Bemoans Loss Of OML 46 To Ex-Partners

The Management of Bayelsa Oil Company Limited has said that the loss of its operating license in the last marginal oilfields licensing rounds was due to betrayal by its former partners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Seeks To Reacquire OML 46 Licence

Indications have emerged that the Bayelsa Government has not given up on its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa Oil Company...

June 22, 2021 No Responses

Diri Meets British Envoy, Seeks UK Investment In Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has promised that his administration would provide and guarantee the enabling environment for United Kingdom investments in the state. Governor Diri gave the pledge on Monday when he met with the United Kingdom&#8217...

June 19, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Seeks South Korea’s Partnership On Agric, Maritime, Others

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has sought the partnership and support of South Korea in areas of agricultural, maritime and infrastructure development of the state. At a meeting with the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, in Abuja on...

June 14, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Starch Factory Ready For Commissioning

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — A 60-metric tonnes cassava starch factory built by the Bayelsa State government will be inaugurated soon. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on Saturday during an inspection tour of the factory located at Ebedebiri ...

April 3, 2021 No Responses

Shell Confirms Oil Spill In Bayelsa

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital.The comapny’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in an interview with the...

January 26, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

A community leader at Sampou, Bayelsa, Chief Ashane Usukoromo, on Monday, applauded the massive rehabilitation of the railways by the Federal Government and called for nationwide coverage. He said that an integrated transportation system where different modes ...