Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri says the state’s quest to become Industrialised will take a long time. He noted that the state had remained heavily dependent on federal receipts over the years. The governor, however, claimed that his administration was…
Bayelsa Government has assured that it would kickstart the payment of wage awards to all local government employees, with effect from August, to cushion the excruciating effects of fuel subsidy removal on the workers. The state Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo,…
THE Sun. Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has approved additional N200 million for payment of pensioners’ gratuity for the month of May. He also approved the financial implementation of 2021 promotion exercise for workers and directed relevant government officials to negotiate…
PUNCH. The Bayelsa State Government has, again, called on the Niger Delta Development Commission to prioritise the completion of its long-abandoned bridge project at Akenfa, a suburb of the Yenagoa metropolis. According to the government, the bridge project, which crosses…
THE NATION. The Bayelsa State Government has solicited the partnership of international oil companies (IOCs) and other corporate bodies doing business in the state for the promotion of sports development. Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made the appeal when a delegation…
THIS DAY. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs(MNDA), Senator Godswill Akpabio, said the construction of educational facilities in communities in Bayelsa State is geared towards increasing the existing educational infrastructure in the Niger Delta region and thus improve access to…
PRNigeria. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has told a Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, to prevent the Bayelsa State government from stopping the investigation of allegations of corruption leveled against some members of the…
THE EAGLEONLINE The Bayelsa State Government and International Finance and Development Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to invest in five different high impact and key infrastructural projects in different parts of Bayelsa State. The USA-based IFDC is mobilising…
THE GUARDIAN Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said his government has opened up the state infrastructurally, spiritually and physically to attract investors from around the world. The governor spoke shortly after receiving the Independent Newspaper’s Governor of the Year…
THE WILL The Bayelsa state government has once again advised every parent to try and teach their wards their local dialect at home adding that there is a need for Ijaw language to be institutionalized in the state. Speaking at…
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