Truth be told that the current Prosperity Administration of Governor Douye Diri, is making great impacts on the educational sector in Bayelsa State. In less than 2 years, it has been a rewarding story on series of achievements championed by the Commissioner in charge of that ministry, Dr. Gentle Emelah. It’s a long list of […]

Bayelsa State Civil Servants have been charged to be punctual to work. The Director of Human Resources, Office of the Head of Service (HOS), Dr Joseph Isikuru who led the Surveillance and Compliance team gave the charge during a random visit to Ministries and government offices in the state. Dr Isikuru who noted that the […]

Commissioner for Information Orientation and Strategy Hon. Ayiba Duba asserts that sports serves as soothing balm to many across the world. The Commissioner made this known while commending the Bayelsa State executive members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), in his office, Yenagoa. Hon. Duba stated that the daily analyses of sporting activities by […]

The Bayelsa State Government has directed its ministry of environment and sanitation authority to intensify preparations against the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMeT’s) predictions of massive flooding across several states in the country. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the directive while presiding over the 138th State Executive Council at the Exco Chambers of Government […]

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the frequency of power outage in the state was of serious concern to his administration. Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Friday lamented that the state had again been thrown into darkness following the collapse of two […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he would support any initiative towards enhancing the capacity of legal practitioners in the state. Governor Diri made the pledge when President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, paid a courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa, on Tuesday. He applauded the NBA President for […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has ordered investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a youth in Ovom community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. He also directed that an autopsy be carried out to determine the cause of death. The governor gave the directive on Thursday night through […]

The theory of education is said to be as old as life itself. John Dewey, an American philosopher and psychologist submits that learning started naturally as a way of adults passing on knowledge to their younger ones by training them to understand the tenets of culture and skills to survive in the society. Although some […]

…Sets Up Cttee for Ex-councillors’ Allowances Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday distanced itself from the delay in the payment of last month’s salaries of local council workers in the state. This is just as the government also set up a 12-member committee to look into the demands of the immediate past councillors who served in […]

*State Most Impacted in Nigeria, Diri Insists. The United Nations has described the flood disaster in Bayelsa State as a crisis of major proportion that deserves attention. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria and Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Matthias Schmale, stated this on Saturday when he led a delegation comprising officials […]

*Maritime Area Most Dangerous In The World – UNODC Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed worry over the insecurity occasioned by sea piracy, drugs, human trafficking and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday at a United Nations-backed workshop on combating piracy and maritme insecurity in […]

*Gov. Diri Assures On More Infrastructure For Institution The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), the body saddled with the responsibility of approving medical programmes in Nigerian universities, has accredited the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at the state-owned Bayelsa Medical University. The approval enables the medical students in the […]

… Urges NAPPS To Maintain Required Minimum Standards The Bayelsa State Government, on Monday,, charged its ministry of education to do more in regulating the activities of both public and private schools in the state to achieve set objectives in the sector. The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the charge while granting audience to […]

Bayelsa State Government has sympathized with the deceased family of a police officer, Inspector Warilamini Itaita who hailed from Arogbo in Ondo State. The security officer got missing while he and his team engaged in rescue efforts of some passengers that were involved in a boat mishap at Oluasiri, Nembe Local Government Area of the […]