FG Trains, Empowers 250 Farmers

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, said this on Wednesday during the flag-off...
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Shell Probes Leak From Bayelsa Flow Station

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 ...
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Elders Council Urges NDDC To Tackle Flood In Bayelsa

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...
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At NOGOF 2023, NIMASA DG Canvasses Terms Of Freight Review

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 ...
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Sylva Emerges APC Governorship Candidate In Bayelsa

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....
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Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

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...
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Diri lauds Ibom Air Inaugural Flight To Bayelsa

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 ...
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Bayelsa Implores DPR On Revalidation Of  Atala Marginal Oilfield

Bayelsa Implores DPR On Revalidation Of Atala Marginal Oilfield

The Bayelsa Government is pursuing revalidation of the licence for Atala Marginal Oilfields on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 46 earlier revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).   In a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday,...
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Dickson Inaugurates Bayelsa Airport

Dickson Inaugurates Bayelsa Airport

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has urged the Federal Government to issue operational license to the Bayelsa Airport inaugurated on Monday. Performing the ceremony in Amassoma, Southern-Ijaw Local Government Area, Dickson also inaugurated the 2.5 kil...
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INEC Declares APC Winner Of Bayelsa Governorship Election

INEC Declares APC Winner Of Bayelsa Governorship Election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has been declared winner of the Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election held on Saturday. The declaration was made  by Faraday Orumwese, Vice Chancellor of the Unive...
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New Oil, Gas Parks For Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa

New Oil, Gas Parks For Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday in Abuja, approved the establishment of oil and gas parks in Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa states. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents afte...
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Dickson: You Cannot Have Democracy Without A Vibrant Media

Dickson: You Cannot Have Democracy Without A Vibrant Media

The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that Democracy in Nigeria cannot grow without a vibrant media.The Governor called on those in governance to tolerate contrary views and supposedly offensive reportage of events by t...
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Igali Tasks Diri, Lyon On Issue-Based Campaign In Bayelsa

Igali Tasks Diri, Lyon On Issue-Based Campaign In Bayelsa

A former Nigerian Ambassador to the Scandanavian countries and top Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant, Dr. Godknows Igali has conveyed his congratulations to PDP flagbearer Senator Douye Diri and APC candidate, Chief David Lyon.   In hi...
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SAHCO, BAYELSA SEAL MoU ON AIRPORT GROUND HANDLING OPERATIONS

SAHCO, BAYELSA SEAL MoU ON AIRPORT GROUND HANDLING OPERATIONS

Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bayelsa State Government to be the official ground handling provider in the Bayelsa International Airport. A statement issued by Vanessa Uansohia, Manager, Cor...
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