The Bayelsa State Government has expressed its readiness to foster a strong and productive partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) as a new Director assumes office in the state. Secretary to the State Government, Professor Nimibofa Ayawei, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the newly posted NOA Director, Mrs. Grace Ebiakpo Olobio, […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed concern over a new trend in oil bunkering, saying children and women were being used as human shields at illegal refining camps. The Bayelsa governor stated this during a meeting with first class traditional rulers in the state and local government chairmen in Government House, Yenagoa. […]
STATE, BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY KING BUBARAYE DAKOLO AGADA IV, IBENANAOWEI OF EKPETIAMA KINGDOM. CHAIRMAN, BAYELSA STATE TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL AT THE TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL SECRETARIAT YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE ON TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2022. PREAMBLE Today, I need not remind anyone that we well know that the oil and gas resources used to lubricate the […]
… lauds Tetfund performance in Bayelsa His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today received Tetfund ad-hoc committee members of the National Assembly led by its South-South Team Lead, Rt. Hon. Zakaria Dauda Nyampa. While making his remark, Governor Diri lauds the performance of Tetfund in the State. “Tetfund, I think that they […]
… ASSURES BAYELSANS OF COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 BEFORE END OF FIRST TENURE His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today in his usual manner, inspected the Bayelsa West Senatorial road project. Speaking to newsmen by the bridge side in Aleibiri, Gov. Diri expressed satisfaction at the pace of work and assured Bayelsans […]
*Says PDP Proud Of Gov Diri National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has inaugurated a mega media complex in Bayelsa State built by the administration of Governor Douye Diri. The PDP chair inaugurated the Ernest Ikoli Media Complex on Monday as part of activities marking Senator Diri’s second anniversary in […]
… as Gov. Diri signs Community Safety Corps bill into law Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has signed into law the new Community Safety Corps bill passed by the State House of Assembly. The new law will now coordinate the activities of the existing special security outfits – Operation Doo-Akpo, Volunteer and Vigilante Force. […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri has received the Senate ad-hoc committee on the East-West road, in Government House, Yenagoa. The committee led by Senator Abdul Ningi is on tour of states in the South-South to ascertain the level of work done on the East-West road, and to find out cause of […]
*Says Nigeria Lacks Adequate Census Data Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has faulted the population figures attributed to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC), saying they were grossly under-estimated. The Bayelsa governor also said the current population data for the country were inaccurate and called on the NPC to correct past census […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, swore in 41 Special Advisers and two members of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) approved by the state House of Assembly. The ceremony took place inside the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Yenagoa. The oaths of office and allegiance were administered by the […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has rewarded seven children with scholarship for their selfless service to the military task force in the Niger Delta during the severe 2022 flooding in the state. The children are resident in Igbogene, the community where the Joint Task Force (JTF) base is located. Speaking during the end-of-year event […]
… as Gov. Diri pledges more development … as Vice President Shettima, Kpang Koung, Jonathan, Obasanjo, Governors, others grace occasion His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State alongside his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewrhujakpo today took oath of office for their second tenure at the main bowl of the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Ovom, […]
… directs awards of contract to construct roads to Otuan, Eniwari, Ondewari, Obololi ….as the people appreciate him for developmental strides in the LGA Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri alongside his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and other top government functionaries today, at different times received Chiefs and Youths of Southern Ijaw […]
… Inaugurates 38-man Task Force on Immunization … charges them to improve Bayelsa public health status Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, today at the 81st State Executive Council Meeting at the Government House, Yenagoa, inaugurated a 38-man immunisation Task Force headed by the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The 38-man committee is made up […]