THE GUARDIAN Bayelsa State Government has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to commence its social security programmes in the state. Governor Douye Diri made the plea when the federal commissioner in charge of the South at the…
THE SUN Angry youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have threatened to embark on a massive protest to shut down activities at the National Assembly and various Nigerian High Commissions in the United States and the…
PUNCH NEWS Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 22,020 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Wednesday. Data obtained by The PUNCH from…
THISDAY Industry players have expressed concerns about the transparency and credibility of the 2020 marginal fields’ bid round process being handled by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory agency. It was gathered that the federal…
GUARDIAN As the bickering continues over the location of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMSA’s), floating dry dock, the Maritime Industry Advocacy Initiative (MAIN), has said the facility is a national asset that should serve the entire populace…
NEW TELEGRAPH A Non-governmental Organisation, Covid-19 Volunteers of Bayelsa State, on Tuesday frowned at the poor crowd control measures being used by banks in the state. The NGO said if nothing was done about it, the number of cases will…
THE GUARDIAN Activities are picking up at Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri, as the state government has taken steps to end the indefinite strike by resident doctors. NDUTH hosts a major isolation centre for coronavirus disease…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 452 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 21,371. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified…
THE NATION The Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, at the weekend said the Commission distributed sophisticated medical equipment to Niger Delta states as part of its contributions to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.…
PUNCH NEWS The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 436 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 20,244. The NCDC made this known on its website on…