By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has given kudos to the state Assembly over the “expeditious passage of the revised 2020 appropriation bill.” The initial budget bill of N242.1 billion, which was signed into law in April this year, was on Monday reviewed downward to N183.1 …
Read More »We Won’t Cut Salaries, Diri Assures Bayelsa Workers
… As State Revises 2020 Budget to N183bn from N242bn By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, allayed fears of an impending salary cut for civil servants in the state due to the drop in monthly revenue occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor gave …
Read More »We’ve Not Abandoned COVID-19/Infectious Diseases Hospital in Bayelsa ~ Agip
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says it has not abandoned construction of the 200 bed capacity Emergency/Infectious Diseases hospital aimed at strengthening the fight against COVID-19. The NNPC-Agip Joint Venture, on May 2, 2020 initiated the construction of a 200-bed capacity infectious diseases hospital for the …
Read More »Supreme Court Ruling: Diri, Wife, Deputy Dedicate Victory to God
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The chapel at the Bayelsa State Government House, King of Glory, was agog as songs of praise to God rent the air over the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the case filed by Chief Timi Alaibe challenging the candidacy of Governor Douye Diri in the November, 2019 Bayelsa …
Read More »LG Minimum Wage: Bayelsa Govt Sets Up 18-Man Committee
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has set up an 18-member committee to look into the issues of promotion and minimum wage raised by labour unions in the interest of industrial harmony in the state. The state governor, Senator Douye Diri, inaugurated the committee headed by the secretary to …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Govt Grants Tax Relief to Individuals, Businesses
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa government has announced tax relief 50 percent for the informal sector and other tax reliefs to residents and business operators to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on tax payers Dr Nimibofa Ayawei, executive chairman, Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue in a statement …
Read More »COVID-19: Bayelsa Adopts Stiffer Measures to Curtail Spike As Fatalities Hit 16
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government says effective from Monday 13 July, 2020, it will commence the enforcement of wearing of face masks in all public places as part of precautionary measures to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Governor Douye Diri stated this during an interactive meeting with …
Read More »Gov Diri Tasks Army on Agge, Oluasiri Bases
… Seeks Cooperation on Arrests in Bayelsa Communities By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Army to ensure that the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Agge in Ekeremor local government area becomes operational to beef up security in the area and in the …
Read More »Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Presents Palliatives to 20 States
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa As parts of its humanitarian efforts, the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has presented items to 20 states in its ongoing distribution of palliatives since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that efforts are on the way to ensure that items get to other states of the country. The …
Read More »Diri Urges Support for Sylva, NCDMB Boss
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has urged the people of the state and the Ijaw nation to support the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote. Diri called …
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