Owners of Private Media Organisations have been called to improve the welfare of journalists in their establishments to boost service delivery. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ayiba Duba made the call when the newly elected Executives of the Bayelsa State Nigerian Union of Journalist, Information Chapel paid him a courtesy call in […]
In order to further assuage frayed nerves over the crisis that engulfed a part of Yenagoa on Wednesday, Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, this evening visited the family of the slain youth at Yenizue-Epie community. To ameliorate the loss of the family’s bread winner, who was stabbed by a commercial tricycle (Keke) rider, Governor […]
*Sets Up Committees To Check Soaring Price Of Goods Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has taken steps to arrest the sudden rise in the price of food items and petroleum products in the state. Governor Diri, after separate meetings with the state chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has signed the state’s 2025 appropriation bill passed by the House of Assembly into law. Governor Diri on October 31, 2024 presented to the assembly a budget estimate of N689,440,348,916.30. The assembly however raised the estimates by N10,132,818,675 and passed the total sum of N699,573,167,592. Speaking during the […]
3-1-1 is a special telephone number supported in many communities in Canada and the United States. The number provides access to non-emergency municipal services. The number format follows the code for a group of short, special-purpose local numbers as designated in the North American Numbering Plan. 3-1-1 creates a central hub for constituents to be […]
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization has marked the World No Tobacco Day, which takes place on May 31 every year. The event themed, “Commit to Quit” was held on Monday 31 May 2021 at the Bayelsa Medical University, Imgbi road Yenagoa. The Vice Chancellor, Bayelsa Medical University […]
The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Baraladei Daniel Igali says athletes and coaches in the Ministry who emerge overall best in the year 2021 would receive greater rewards. Hon. Igali made this known during the Ministry of Youth and Sports Monthly Award programme held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Sampson Siasia […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded players of Bayelsa Queens Football Club for their spectacular performance at the 2022 Confederation of African Football Women’s Championship League (CAFWCL) in Rabat, Morocco. Announcing cash rewards on Wednesday inside the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa, Senator Diri said 21 of the first team players […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended security agencies for the prevailing peace and security in the state, saying it is attributable to their commitment and collaborative efforts. Senator Diri, who gave the commendation during the state’s 6th Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, noted that it was the result of their hard work […]
Bayelsa State Government has made an appeal to individuals, local government councils and other institutions to transact business with its own bank, Izon-Ibe Micro-Finance bank. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the plea on Monday at a meeting with local government council chairmen, labour unions and management of the bank in Government House, […]
… charges them to reside in their council areas … warns against taking loans … approves 5 Supervisory Councillors, 3 Personal Aides to Chairmen His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State has sworn-in eight newly appointed Local Government Caretaker Chairmen. The Local Government Caretaker Chairmen sworn-in are Alabo Hanson Karima (Brass) Chief Belemu […]
….Targets July Next Year For Final Clearing of Backlog Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated committees to supervise the payment of Local Government gratuities, pensions and death benefits in the eight local government areas of the state. Inaugurating the committees at his office in Government House, Yenagoa, on Monday, the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, announced […]