Tag: Bayelsa State
Commissioner seeks labour’s support to fight ghost workers
Bayelsa state Commissioner for Local Government Administration, Dr Agatha Goma has urged labour in the state to support the current…
Entrepreneurship: Shell supports Bayelsa youths with N12m
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday presented a business support grant of N12 million to 30 participants of…
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’…