Bayelsa, CCECC Partner On Road, Agric, Mass Housing Projects

Bayelsa, CCECC Partner On Road, Agric, Mass Housing Projects

Bayelsa State’s drive to grow its economy through foreign investment got another boost at the weekend with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with construction giant, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), at the firm’s headquarters in Beijing.The...
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Diri In China, Urges UN To Safeguard River Deltas

Diri In China, Urges UN To Safeguard River Deltas

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the United Nations to institutionalise the protection of the world’s deltas, including Nigeria’s Niger Delta, through a convention.The Bayelsa governor stated this against the backdrop of increasing ...
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Bayelsa Renews Commitment To Oil Palm, Rice, Fish, Other Farmers

Bayelsa Renews Commitment To Oil Palm, Rice, Fish, Other Farmers

Bayelsa State has distributed over 5,000 bags of fertilisers to farmersAccording to the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Beke Sese, the ministry has also partnered with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research to support oil ...
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Bayelsa Gov, Speaker, Other Lawmakers Quit PDP

Bayelsa Gov, Speaker, Other Lawmakers Quit PDP

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, rested speculations around his rumoured defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he officially announced his resignation from the party for what he described as “obvious reasons.”Gove...
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Dubai Firm Invests $3m In Solar Power, Smart Meter Projects In Bayelsa

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

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...
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Diri Tasks Renaissance Energy On Support For Host Communities

Diri Tasks Renaissance Energy On Support For Host Communities

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised the management of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited that having acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), it should operate differently from the former owners of the oi...
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IITA Partners Bayelsa On Farm Centre

IITA Partners Bayelsa On Farm Centre

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) located in Ibadan, Oyo State, has disclosed plans to set up a sub-national centre in Bayelsa State through partnership with the state government.The Deputy Director-General of the institute, Dr. Kenton...
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At UN Summit, Diri Makes Case For Niger Delta Coastal Communities

At UN Summit, Diri Makes Case For Niger Delta Coastal Communities

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again taken his campaign against environmental degradation and the impact of climate change on communities in the Niger Delta to the international arena.The Bayelsa governor on Monday advocated for the imposit...
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Diri Harps On Agge Seaport As FG’s Team Visits Bayelsa

Diri Harps On Agge Seaport As FG’s Team Visits Bayelsa

‎Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has restated his administration’s commitment towards actualising the deep seaport project at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state.Governor Diri gave the assurance when he received the federal g...
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Diri Mourns Ofoni Paramount Ruler

Diri Mourns Ofoni Paramount Ruler

Bayelsa State Government has announced the death of the Amananaowei (paramount ruler) of Ofoni Federated Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, HRH Auditor Onakpohor, in a road accident on Friday. A statement issued on Friday by Daniel...
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Diri Tasks New Permanent Secretaries On Accountability, Integrity

Diri Tasks New Permanent Secretaries On Accountability, Integrity

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged new permanent secretaries in the state to perform their duties with utmost integrity and accountability in the ministries they are assigned.Senator Diri gave the charge on Tuesday during the swearing-i...
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Diri To NDDC: Consult States On Projects

Diri To NDDC: Consult States On Projects

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure proper consultation with state governments in the Niger Delta region before executing projects.A statement issued byDaniel Alabrah,Ch...
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Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG

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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