By our Reporter Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored leaders of the state whose businesses are outside Bayelsa to also invest at home in order to grow the state’s economy. Governor Diri gave the charge on Saturday during the traditional marriage ceremony of Initeme Princess-Adukeh, daughter of …
Read More »Bayelsa Assembly Screens, Confirms 13 Commissioner-Nominees
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 …
Read More »Diri Urges NCDMB, SPDC to ‘Prioritize Projects Completion’
… 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 …
Read More »UNDP, EU Offer N200m Support to Bayelsa MSMEs
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has offered a N200 million support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bayelsa State. Leader of the UNDP team, Joyce Oboro, who presented a cheque to Governor Douye Diri at the Government House in Yenagoa on Monday, said …
Read More »Diri Appoints SSG, CoS, Others
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei as secretary to the State Government (SSG). He also named Dr. Peter Pereotubo Akpe as the chief of Staff (CoS), Government House. A press release by his chief press secretary, Mr. …
Read More »Nov 11 Guber Poll: Diri Says God Averted Bloodshed, Commends Ikebiri Kingdom
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the people of Ikebiri Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Constituency 4, Ward 3, for their show of maturity and peaceful conduct in the face of unprovoked threats to lives and properties during the November 11 gubernatorial election …
Read More »COP28: Diri Seeks Global Attention for Erosion-ravaged Coastal Communities in Bayelsa
… Offers to Host International Summit on River Conservation By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, took his campaign against the threats of ocean surge, coastal erosion, environmental pollution and their related impacts to the global stage. Speaking during the United Nations Convention for …
Read More »Why l Campaigned for Gov Diri ~ Alagoa Moris
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An Environmental right activist, Comrade Alagoa Moris, has revealed reasons why he embarked on massive campaign for the re-election of Senator Douye Diri for a second term. Comrade Alagoa Moris who was appointed as Technical Adviser on Environment 1 to Governor Douye Diri, said he was given …
Read More »Blue Economy Will Become Bayelsa’s Next Economic Frontier ~ Diri’s SSA on Tourism
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, has expressed hope that the emerging Blue Economy will become the next economic frontier for the state since it holds great potential for wealth creation, economic growth, employment, and innovation Dr. Kiyaramo, who …
Read More »ANCOPSS Holds Professional Training for School Principals
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has been urged to “continue with his good work, by employing more teachers and embarking on massive upgrade of schools in the state.” He was also urge to “continue with the infrastructural development and expansion of classroom facilities to accommodate …
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