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By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa In furtherance of its principle to promote transparency and accountability in governance, the Bayelsa State government said it received N1.2 billion as internally generated revenue for the month of March 2020. The figure is one of the highest raked in by the state in the last …
Read More »Diri Advocates Effective Community Policing, Inaugurates Advisory Bodies
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, emphasised that building mutual trust between the Nigeria Police and the general public is fundamental to effective community policing in the country. Senator Diri expressed this view during the inauguration of the State Community Policing Advisory Committee and …
Read More »We’ll Soon Begin Urban Renewal Projects ~ Gov Diri
… Says No Celebration of 100 Days in Office Due to COVID-19 Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration would soon roll out a number of urban renewal projects, particularly in Yenagoa, in order to enhance the aesthetic attraction of the state capital. Governor …
Read More »COVID-19: Diri, Sylva Lay Foundation for NAOC’s 200-Bed Hospital in Bayelsa
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Saturday, commended the Federal Government and the drive by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its joint venture partners to combat COVID-19, through the consolidation and improvement of medical facilities. Diri gave the commendation at the groundbreaking ceremony of a 200-bed medical …
Read More »Those Calling for Merger of Universities are Enemies of Bayelsa ~ Perm Secretary
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education in Bayelsa State, Comrade Walton Liverpool, said those clamoring for the merger of existing state-owned tertiary institutions are enemies of the state. The permanent secretary made the assertion while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of clamours in some quarters for …
Read More »Diri appoints Oredipe, Aide on Social Media
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appointed Mr. Kola Oredipe, manager, News and Current Affairs, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), as his coordinator, Social Media. His appointment is in the rank of a special adviser. Mr. Oredipe, a versatile reporter, has traversed the length and breadth of the …
Read More »Gov Diri Presents N242.3bn 2020 Appropriation Bill
Two months after he took office, Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, presented an appropriation bill of N242.283 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. Presenting his maiden budget estimate christened, ‘Consolidation for Prosperity 2020,’ Senator Diri said the appropriation bill defines the structure …
Read More »Ex-Gov Dickson Condoles with Diri, Family over Keniebi Okoko’s Death
Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has commiserated with the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, former president of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof Kimse Okoko, father of the late businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko over his untimely death. Governor Dickson also condoled with the wife of …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt Laments Decline in Oil Revenue, Inherited Deficits
Bayelsa State Government has expressed concern over the decline in revenue from the Federation Account arising from the global COVID-19 crisis, saying the economy of states in the country would soon be grounded. The technical adviser on Finance to the governor, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, a former commissioner of Finance, raised …
Read More »Group Decries Diri’s ‘Continued use of Dickson’s Finance Commissioner’
A pressure group, under the aegis of Save our Unity and Nauseant Democracy (SOUND), has said it is time for the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, to make available the financial and audited report of the financial situation of the state, over a month he took over the helm of …
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