… Inaugurates UNGP-P2R Committees in Bayelsa By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A non-governmental organization, Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA), the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and government institutions have reemphasized the need for safe and healthy environment in the oil rich Niger Delta region. This was at the inauguration ceremony …
Read More »Bayelsa Partners NGO on Child Health, Safety from Oil Spillage, Pollution
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has expressed commitment towards stronger partnership with the Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA). The government stated this Thursday at the inauguration of a project tagged: ‘The Child-Driven Safeguarding Project at School Level,’ organized by SACA, in conjunction with the state ministries …
Read More »Bayelsa to Set Up Environmental Guards
In order to check deforestation and other environmental infractions, Bayelsa State government would soon set up a body to be known as Bayelsa State Environmental Vanguard. Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this on Tuesday during the celebration of this year’s World Environmental Day in the state, lamented the degradation of …
Read More »Diri Bans Illegal Market Structures, Street Trading, Stops Illegal Dredging
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has ordered the removal of illegal structures and traders around all markets in Yenagoa, the state capital. Governor Diri gave the order on Wednesday inside the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Yenagoa. According to a statement by his chief press …
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