…Commences Needs Assessment with Brass LGA Bayelsa State Government is to undertake some quick-win projects across the various constituencies alongside the ongoing big ticket projects to fast track development in the state. The State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Monday, at a meeting with key stakeholders in Brass Constituencies 1, 2 and […]
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Pabara Newton Igwele has advised Bayelsans to take the COVID-19 vaccine as it is safe and is a sure way of protecting people against new strains of the virus. He made the call during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Government General Medical and […]
…Urges participants to be good ambassadors of truth “You are welcome to Bayelsa State, the Glory of all Lands. I like the way you presented your address, it is very rare to see people recognise the role played by Bayelsa State over the years in national development and growth, and you are one of those […]
Bayelsa State Government is set to partner the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to open more Data Capture Centres in the 8 LGAs and 32 Rural Development Authorities (RDA) Headquarters. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this known, when the State Director of the NIMC, Mr. Stephen Inokoba, paid him a courtesy call in […]
Information department is a department in the Ministry of Information, Orientation and Strategy saddle with the responsibility of information gathering, processing, packaging and dissemination of government policies and programs, monitoring of media content and getting feedback as well as other sundry activities aimed at giving the state government a positive image. There are five units […]
…congratulates new Chairman, Rtd Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has met with members of the Bayelsa State Elders Council and assured them of the commitment of his administration to fast track the development of the State. The governor who congratulated the newly elected Chairman of the council, Rear Admiral […]
*FRCN DG Hails Bayelsa Governor On Media Complex Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said there is an intricate link between a free press and good governance and development of any society. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday at the Government House, Yenagoa, during the courtesy visit of the Director-General of the Federal Radio […]
… welcomes collaboration to end oil theft in Niger Delta His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today received the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva in Government House, Yenagoa. The minister, a former Governor of the State led the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, the Group Managing […]
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State this afternoon in Ikenne town, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State attended a reception in honour of the immediate past Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, for the completion of his tenure. Governor Diri alongside the immediate past governor, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, and other distinguished […]
The Bayelsa State Elders’ Council has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently visit Bayelsa State to personally assess the level of damage caused by the flood in the State. The chairman of the Elder’s Council and former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah (Rtd) made the call when the group donated […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the numerous infrastructure projects his administration had embarked on were beginning to dispel the narrative that the state’s terrain was difficult to develop. The projects range from big-ticket to access and internal road projects, bridges across creeks and rivers, and physical structures across the state. Senator […]
*DECRIES BALKANISATION OF IJAW Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) as evil and oppressive to people of the Niger Delta. Governor Diri maintained that the three per cent allotted to host communities in the Act was paltry and would continue to be opposed until justice was served. The […]
Gov Diri Presents 2023 Budget Proposal Of N385.2bn *Sets Up Directorate Of Flood, Erosion Control Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, presented a N385,211,578,924 Appropriation Bill for the 2023 fiscal year to the House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the proposal tagged: “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Reconstruction,” at the assembly, Senator Diri […]
…hands them over to Sao Tome and Principe Head of Mission to Nigeria “First, I got the news of the rescue of these fishermen informally, before I now tried to use a formal government system and the security to confirm that we had two citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, who were rescued by some […]