Tag: Bayelsa State
Agge Deep SeaPort to commence activities before 2020
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday assured prospective investors that commercial port activities would commence at the Agge…
4,204 workers’ salaries withheld in Bayelsa
As part of efforts to reform the state civil service, the Bayelsa Government has withheld the October salaries of 4,204…
NAPTIP seeks partnership with Bayelsa Govt. to curb human trafficking
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has solicited the assistance of the Bayelsa Government to reduce…
Monkeypox Virus: Cases rises to13 in Bayelsa, patients responding to treatment- Health Commisioner
The number of patients reported to be receiving treatment for the communicable monkey pox, which broke out in Yenagoa, has…
“Monkeypox” virus: Bayelsa residents avoid body contact
Residents of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital, are avoiding handshakes and bodily contact in public places following the outbreak of monkeypox viral…
Soldiers, youths clash over pipeline vandalism in Bayelsa
A 20-year-old man in Ondewari Community in Bayelsa has died following a clash between soldiers and youths over pipeline vandalism.…
FRSC Command committed to public friendly operations
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Bayelsa says it is committed to making its operations friendly, to guarantee quality service.
Former Head of State commissions National Academy in Bayelsa
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday commissioned the Ijaw National Academy in Bayelsa, saying that the…
Health Insurance: State to improve access to quality healthcare
Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, Bayelsa Commissioner for Health has said the State Health Insurance Scheme (BSHIS) would expand access to quality…
State Assembly passes Education Safety Corps bill
The Bayelsa House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the Education Safety Corps Bill, 2017 to enhance security and prevent crimes…
Oil producing community in Bayelsa bemoans lack of social amenities
The people of Akenfa community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have bemoaned lack of social amenities in their…
Bayelsa, EU to collaborate on water supply
The Bayelsa Government says it would collaborate with the European Union (EU) to provide safe drinking water to the people…
Primary school teachers proceed on indefinite strike
Teachers in Bayelsa public primary schools have embarked on indefinite strike to press for the payment of the nine-and-a-half months’…
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Tight security in Yenagoa as Osinbajo visits Bayelsa
Security has been beefed up in Yenagoa, as the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visits Bayelsa on Friday in continuation…
NIS elevates 21 officers in Bayelsa
A total of 21 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Bayelsa Command, have been promoted to their next rank…
NSCDC investigates pipeline attacks in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is investigating the claims of pipeline attacks…
Bayelsa Poll: Tight security in Yenagoa as Supreme Court delivers judgment
Residents of Yenagoa woke up on Tuesday morning to witness increased security around Government House and strategic areas of the…
Bayelsa APC, PDP trade allegations on judges’ corruption
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa, has threatened to expose moves by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to influence…
Schools in Bayelsa remain shut over 7 months salary arrears
Public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa have yet to resume for the 2016/2017 session because of the failure of…
Bayelsa revenue drops
The derivation revenue accrued to Bayelsa government witnessed a sharp drop from N3 billion in July 2016 to N1 billion…
Oct. 1 deadline for speed limit enforcement unchangeable — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Bayelsa, has insisted that there is no going back on the Oct. 1…
4 soldiers dead in Bayelsa boat accident
Four soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe, ODS, who are currently carrying out an operation…
Thugs attack protesting council workers, journalists in Bayelsa
A group of thugs on Tuesday in Yenagoa attacked a peaceful protest carried out by members of NULGE and Medical…
Teachers protest over backlog of salaries in Bayelsa
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Bayelsa on Monday protested over unpaid four months’ salary arrears. The…
Dickson pledges fulfilment of his promises
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Friday pledged that his administration would continue to fulfil its promises to execute people-oriented…
NUC approves new varsity for Bayelsa
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the establishment of the University of Africa for Bayelsa, the 43rd state university…
Niger Delta Avengers claims responsibility for Bayelsa pipeline attack
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers on Friday claimed it was responsible for the attack on a pipeline in Bayelsa state.…
Group protests exclusion of Bayelsa from Ambassadorial nomination
A group of Concerned Bayelsa Indigenes on Monday protested against the exclusion of Bayelsa from the list of ambassadorial nominees…
A Reflection on Bayelsa State
By C. Don Adinuba Bayelsa State is a quintessence of how crisis of social values is at the root of…
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Niger Delta Avengers on the rampage, blow up another pipeline
The Niger Delta Avengers are on the rampage in Nigeria’s South as they blew up another crude oil pipeline belonging…