Tag: Bayelsa State

Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG
January 25, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG

The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 to date.  The Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020,...
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Assembly Reacts To Alleged Plans To Impeach Diri Over N38b Refunds From FG
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Assembly Reacts To Alleged Plans To Impeach Diri Over N38b Refunds From FG

There are no plans to impeach Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, the State House ofAssembly, declared on Tuesday in Yenagoa.   Speaking at an interactive session with Journalists, the House Committee Chairman on Information, Hon Tari Porri...
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Diri:We’ll Diversify Bayelsa Economy In 2021, Create Jobs
January 1, 2021 No Responses

Diri:We’ll Diversify Bayelsa Economy In 2021, Create Jobs

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has pledged the commitment of his administration todiversify the state’s economy as part of measures to reduce total dependence on federal allocations in 2021. The governor made the remarks in hi...
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Diri Extols Sylva’s Contribution To Bayelsa’s Development
December 21, 2020 No Responses

Diri Extols Sylva’s Contribution To Bayelsa’s Development

Former Governor of Bayelsa State and now Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been extolled for his immense contributions to the development of Bayelsa.  Gov. Douye Diri stated this on Saturday night, during a grand receptio...
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Bayelsa Presents N290.2b Budget For 2021
November 27, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Presents N290.2b Budget For 2021

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has presented the 2021 budget estimate to the House of Assembly. It is christened the “Budget of Growth.” Presenting the N290,295,465,423 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the assembly on Thursday, Gover...
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Bayelsa, NIMASA Reiterate Maritime Partnership
November 25, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa, NIMASA Reiterate Maritime Partnership

The  maritime sector has great potential for the economic advancement of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Dire has said.   According to Diri, his administration cherishes its relationship with the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Age...
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Bayelsa Explains N17b Loan
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Explains N17b Loan

Bayelsa State Government has explained that the N17 billion facility it is processing is for the purpose of boosting the state’s economy through the development of its agricultural sector, create jobs and raise its internally generated revenue profile.&n...
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Bayelsa Bemoans Drop In Federal Allocation
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Bemoans Drop In Federal Allocation

The Bayelsa Government on Monday lamented the decline in revenues accruing from the Federation account while announcing its income and expenditure profile for the months of August, September and October 2020.  Presenting a breakdown of the figures for the...
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Bayelsa Begins Training For 3,000 CBN Agric Loan Beneficiaries
November 20, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Begins Training For 3,000 CBN Agric Loan Beneficiaries

Some 3,000 youths and women, who are beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Agricultural Loan Scheme in Bayelsa State  on Thursday commenced entrepreneurship  trainings. The programme, under the Accelerated Agricu...
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Diri Swears In Five Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers
October 13, 2020 No Responses

Diri Swears In Five Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers

Governor of Bayelsa State. Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in two new cabinet Commissioners, three non-Executive Commissioners of the state Local Government Service Commission, and 25 Special Advisers. Also inaugurated were six Technical Advisers to complement th...
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Bayelsa Assembly Confirms 24 Commissioner Nominees
August 18, 2020 No Responses

Bayelsa Assembly Confirms 24 Commissioner Nominees

The Bayelsa House of Assembly on Tuesday screened and confirmed list of 24 nominees as Commissioners-designate.   The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ngobere, had announced receipt of the list of  24 commissioner nominees from...
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Diri Urges Agip To Relocate To Bayelsa
August 13, 2020 No Responses

Diri Urges Agip To Relocate To Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to relocate its operational headquarters to Bayelsa where it operated most oilfields and Brass oil export terminal. Diri, made the call at the virtual inauguration of the...
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FG Begins Shipyard Project Feasibility Study In Bayelsa
August 9, 2020 No Responses

FG Begins Shipyard Project Feasibility Study In Bayelsa

The Federal Government has commenced the feasibility study for the construction of a shipyard on Brass Island in Bayelsa.  The Minister of State for Petrolem Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, confirmed the development in a statement posted on the Twitter ac...
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FG Dissolves Governing Councils Of UNIPORT, Maritime University
May 29, 2020 No Responses

FG Dissolves Governing Councils Of UNIPORT, Maritime University

The Federal Government on Thursday dissolved the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Bayelsa State. A statement by Mr Ben Goong, a director in the Office of the Honourable...
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