The communities making up Kerebiri Mein kingdom in Bomadi council area of Delta State have protested what they described as non-inclusiveness by the traditional umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders Forum, CITRE. The kingdom in a letter addressed to the CITRE, …
Read More »NUJ Commends Diri for Appointing a Technocrat as SSA on Tourism
… Wants ‘More Technocrats in Strategic Positions’ Following the “impressive performance of newly appointed senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Douye Diri on Tourism Development, Mr Tamaramiebi Abiri,” chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Samuel Numonengi, has applauded the governor, insisting that technocrats should be …
Read More »Anti-Open Grazing Law: Bayelsa Constitutes 23-Man Implementation Committee
… CBN Governor to Commission Cassava Processing Plant Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has constituted a 23-member committee to implement the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law he assented to one week ago. The committee is chaired by the commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. David Alagoa, with the special …
Read More »Medical Workers Laud Diri over ‘Approval, Implementation of Promotions’
… Demand Autonomy for Primary Health Care Board Medical workers in Bayelsa State under the aegis of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, have applauded the state governor, Douye Diri, for approving the implementation of promotions due them as well as the #30,000 minimum wage. The state chairman …
Read More »Bayelsa Bans Open Grazing, to Arrest Armed Herders
Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. Governor Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Yenagoa. He said the essence of the law is to ensure …
Read More »N3bn Agric Loan: CBN Says No Fraud in AAD Scheme in Bayelsa
… Diri Slams Detractors, ‘Petition Writers’ The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said its Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) is on course in Bayelsa State and that allegations bordering on fraud in the programme were untrue. The apex bank made the clarification during a courtesy visit of its Yenagoa …
Read More »Bayelsa Has Conducive Weather, Business Environment for Golf Tourism ~ Gov’s Aide
Consequent upon the tee off of this year’s edition of Bayelsa International Golf Tournament, tagged ‘the Governor’s Cup’, which took place from March 4 to 6, 2021 as part of activities to mark Governor Douye Diri’s first one year in office in Yenagoa, with over four countries participating, an international …
Read More »Justice, Equity Will End Self-Determination Clamour ~ Diri
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, says only justice and equity, for every section of Nigeria, would bring to an end the clamour for self-determination in the country. Senator Diri stated this on Friday when members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its president, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, paid …
Read More »Youth Idleness, Dependency Syndrome, Waiting Time Bomb in Ijawland ~ Dep Gov
Bayelsa State’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed worry over the increasing rate of idleness and dependency syndrome displayed by some of the new generational youths in Ijawland. Senator Ewhrudjakpo voiced his concern while granting audience to the executive members of BEKNOSSY, a socio-political group in Yenagoa. In a …
Read More »PIB: 2.5% for Host Communities Not Acceptable ~ Gov Diri
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the 2.5 per cent revenue proposed for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was grossly inadequate and unacceptable to the people of the Niger Delta. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday during a town hall meeting on the bill with …
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