Business

Bayelsa Partners CBN to Boost Food Production

… To Distribute Locally Produced Rice as Christmas Gift Bayelsa State Government says its investments in agriculture in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria in areas such as rice production will start yielding returns before the end of the year. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on …

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NCAA Approves Commercial Flights into Bayelsa Airport

… Its Dream Come True ~ Diri   After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations.  NCAA’s director general, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated Governor Douye …

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NLNG Trains Bonny Youths on Tourism as Stakeholders Kick

By Joel Anekwe In a bid to make Bonny Island, its operational base, a tourist haven, as part of its Bonny-Dubai vision, the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) last week announced the completion of a two-week intensive and hands-on training on tourism business and entrepreneurship for some Bonny youths, in partnership …

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Bayelsa Govt Flays Oil Companies over Expropriation, Insecurity in Niger Delta

…Condemns Killing in Amabulou Community The Bayelsa State Government has accused multinational oil companies, especially Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), of initiating deliberate policies and programmes to short change oil bearing communities. This is just as the government condemned in strong terms the recent criminal attack on Amabulou Community over …

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