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… to Partner CSOs Against Environmental Terrorism By our Reporter Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called for the recruitment of more indigenes of the state into the Federal Fire Service to meet the right quota of employment allocated to the state. Governor Diri made the call at the …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Leading fertilizer company, Indorama Petrochemicals and Fertilizer Group, has said its operations are environment-friendly and comply with national and standards, while maintaining “zero harm, safe and healthy environment” for its host communities. Indorama’s head, Corporate Communications, Dr Jossy Nkwocha, made this known on Friday while conducting newsmen …

By our Reporter “As a result of repeated complaints from beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) that they had not received their stipends for the month of March, one of our banks has explained the reason for the abnormal delay.” This was contained in a press statement signed by …

By our Reporter Science lecturers and members of the academia from Nigerian universities have urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit policies frustrating scientific innovation and economic development. The university lecturers, in a communique issued at the end of the First Annual Faculty of Science International Conference held at the Academic …

By our Reporter The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed thirteen commissioner-nominees for the State Executive Council. This was at a sitting presided over by the speaker, Rt Hon Abraham Ingobere. Although the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, had sent the names of 14 nominees to the …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Eminent Itsekiri leaders have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to comply with court verdicts on the delimitation and review of Warri Federal Constituency, and dismantle illegal ward structure in the constituency. The leaders raised strong objections against the proposed execution of the delimitation and review …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The chairman-elect of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Hon. Target Segibo, has alleged that the prevalent security challenges in some communities of the council area could be traced to parental failure, and frivolous lifestyle of children and wards involved in crime and criminality. …

… Inaugurates NDU’s Digital Library By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other international oil companies (IOCs) to prioritize the completion of their projects in the state. Governor Diri made …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A former member of the House of Representatives (Degema/Bonny), Hon. Dagogo Farah, has described the outcome of the recent National Executive Committee (NEC), meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a win-win situation for the party. He said it was another demonstration of the resilience of …

By Pius Dukor As Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), a non governmental organisation celebrates her 20 years of outstanding impact in the Niger Delta, the group harps on the importance of tree planting to mitigate climate change. Addressing journalists at the tree planting site, SDN’s Dr. Samuel Paul maintained that planting …