A former deputy governor of Bayelsa State and aspirant to represent Bayelsa West senatorial district, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Peremobowei Ebebi, and Hon. Abel Ebifemowei, aspirant for Bayelsa Central senatorial district, have been declared winners of the party primaries. The election which was conducted …
Read More »Osibanjo’s Invitation: Otuaro Didn’t Sideline PANDEF, Says Group
… Blasts IPDI’s Ozobo for Comments ‘Insulting’ Clark, Others From Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, rose in defence of oil communities in Delta State rather than sideline their leaders in the proposed dialogue with the Federal Government over demands, including marginal oil fields. …
Read More »Buhari Commissions Nig Content Hqtrs, 10mw Power Plant in Bayelsa
… As Diri Urges NAOC, Other Multinationals to Relocate to N’Delta By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday commissioned the headquarters building of the Nigeria Content, Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and a 10 megawatts power plant the board built in partnership with the Nigerian Agip oil company, …
Read More »Oloibiri Museum: Rep lauds Buhari, Sylva, Diri
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The member representing Ogbia federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Fred Obua, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the construction of the Oloibiri Oil and Gas Museum and Research Centre, 64 years after the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in the town. The project …
Read More »Sylva Kick-Starts Oloibiri Museum, Research Center Project
… Inaugurates Project Committees By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has on Tuesday inaugurated two committees and five project teams for the Oloibiri Museum and Research centre which will be situated in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. The virtual ceremony was anchored by Engr Simbi Wabote, …
Read More »Oil Shutdown: Otuaro Meets Osibanjo, Says FG’ll Commence Dialogue after Sallah
… Tasks Oil Coys to Support Peace Talks By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, says the Federal Government has perfected arrangements to commence discussions with oil communities in the state who had threatened shutdown of oil operations to press home demands for marginal …
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 »FG Mulls 1,500 Jobs in Energy Park, Oil Blending Plant
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa As part its quest to deepen local content and boost job creation, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday signed equity investment agreements with two companies, Duport Midstream Company, for the establishment of an Energy Park in Egbokor, Edo State, and Eraskon Nigeria …
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 …
Read More »NCDMB Denies Sylva Demanded $20m from Executive Secretary, Wabote
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The management of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has denied reports alleging that the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, had demanded the sum of $20 million from its executive secretary, Engr. Simbi Wabote, “to fund re-run elections in Bayelsa State. …
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