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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko Delta State, has refuted media reports that the immediate past vice chancellor, Professor Ongoebi Etebu, was sacked because of alleged diversion of funds and embezzlement, noting that her five-year tenure expired on May 25, 2020. The university also made clarification that …

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 …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Former Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, the minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the vice chancellor of the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Prof Samuel Edoumiekumo, were among eminent personalities, alumni members of University …

… Declares Zero Tolerance for Crime, Criminality By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged the minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, APC governorship candidate in the last election, Chief David Lyon, and other opposition parties to join hands with him in building the state. Speaking …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  The minister of state for Petroleum Resources and former of Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has appealed to Bayelsans to shun all acts of violence and lawlessness, and called for restraint. This was contained in a press statement signed by the minister and made available to …

… African Countries Seeking of Nigeria’s Local Content Template ~ Sylva By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Federal Government has expressed concern over the rising cost per barrel of crude oil produced in the country, describing it as an anomaly that erodes our net revenue from crude oil sales, and depletes …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The managing director, Oloibiri Oil and Gas Services Ltd, an indigenous oil and Gas producing company base in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State, Mr Epereola Amangala, has lauded the Senate for directing the Petroleum Technology  Development Fund (PTDF) and contractors to commence the immediate construction of the  Oil …

A wind of celebration blew in Bayelsa State Thursday as President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Chief Timipre Sylva as the minister of state for petroleum. Mrs Cynthia Princewill, who is the state women leader of the All Progress Congress (APC) in the state, described the appointment as a plus to every Bayelsan. The women …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Former special adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Timi Alaibe, has congratulated the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on his nomination for ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. Alaibe described Sylva’s nomination as …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the nomination of “two illustrious, people-focused and credible alumni” of the university as members of the Federal Executive Council. In a statement issued to journalists in Abuja, the association noted with pleasure the opportunity …