Bayelsa State Government has opened partnership discussions with its Akwa Ibom counterpart on the use of Ibom Air to start commercial flight operations at the Bayelsa International Airport. Leader of the Bayelsa delegation to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, noted that the …
Read More »Bayelsa Bemoans Drop in Federal Allocation
The Bayelsa State government on Monday lamented the decline in revenues accruing from the federation account while announcing its income and expenditure profile for the months of August, September and October 2020. Presenting a breakdown of the figures in Yenagoa, the commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, disclosed that the …
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 …
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