Tag: Bayelsa
NLC urges Bayelsa to pay 3 months’ salary arrears
The Bayelsa Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the state government to pay the three months’ salary arrears…
Bayelsa to partner EU, UNICEF on potable water
The Bayelsa Government is to partner with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF in the provision of potable water in…
Police elevate 83 officers in Bayelsa
The Nigeria Police Force has elevated 83 officers in Bayelsa, for quality service delivery.
Oil spill destroys over 50 fishing settlements
The Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI), an NGO in Bayelsa, says over 50 fishing settlements…
Eid-el-Fitr: AIG orders beef up of security in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa
Rasheed Akintunde, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, has directed that security be beefed up across commands in…
Police to clampdown on cult activities
The Police Command in Balyelsa, on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to clampdown on cultists and cult related activities in the…
INEC to distribute 65,000 new PVCs in Bayelsa
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa says it has started distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to owners across communities…
FRSC lauded for introducing school vehicle colour policy in Bayelsa
National Association of Proprietor of Private Schools (NAPPS), Bayelsa chapter, has lauded the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for introducing…
Bayelsa to distributes 50,000 treated mosquito nets to coastal communities
Bayelsa Government says it will distribute between 40,000 and 50,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets to coastal communities in the state…
Bayelsa Police Command, other security agencies collaborate in fighting cultism
The Police Command in Bayelsa says it is fighting cultism in the state headlong with the collaboration of other security…
Plateau, Nasarawa, Bayelsa pay highest price for Kerosene in February – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says residents of Plateau, Nasarawa and Bayelsa paid the highest price for kerosene in…
Nigerian Govt agencies to partner INEC on credible polls in Bayelsa
Federal Government agencies and parastatals in Bayelsa have pledged their readiness to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Bayelsa has 28,590 unclaimed PCVs – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said no fewer than 28,590 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to…
Bayelsa: Federal Secretariat project 75% completed – Controller
Mr Nwachukwu Achebe, Federal Controller, Housing Sector in Bayelsa, said the on-going Federal Secretariat building in the state had attained…
Bayelsa dominates National Para-Swimming Open Championships
Bayelsa is currently dominating the 2nd National Para-Swimming Open Championships in Abuja, winning eight medals so far.
Pro-APC Leader in Bayelsa abducted
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Robert Desmond, Chief Executive Officer of a pro-All…
Bayelsa earmarks N100m for NLC state secretariat complex
The Bayelsa Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the state government has earmarked N100 million for the construction…
INEC takes voter education to public schools in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken voter education to public schools in Bayelsa to inculcate the culture and…
Bayelsa flags-off 13-day Measles Vaccination Campaign
Bayelsa Government on Friday kicked off a 13-day aggressive measles immunization for children between the ages of 9 months and…
200 unemployed youths engaged in road maintenance
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in Bayelsa, on Thursday, said it had engaged no fewer than 200 unemployed youths…
New Commissioner of Police assumes duty in Bayelsa
A new Commissioner of Police, Mr Don Awunah, has assumed duty in Bayelsa, with a promise to ensure people-oriented policing…
INEC creates 10 additional voters registration centres in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 10 additional centres in Bayelsa to ensure that many residents of the…
Nigeria Oil Well Festival: ‘Oloibiri, epicenter of modern Nigeria’
Some stakeholders in Bayelsa have applauded plans to hold the maiden edition of Nigeria Oil Well Festival in Oloibiri from…
6 states get N5.5bn for Erosion Control
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N5.567 billion for the 3rd Quarter Soil…
Former attorney-general tells Bayelsa Government to appoint new judges
Mr Francis Egele(SAN), a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa, has urged Bayelsa Government to appoint new judges…
Bayelsa Govt To Open 5 New Model Schools
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa said on Saturday that at least five new model schools built in the state would…
Bayelsa Govt Condemns Attack On JTF
The Bayelsa government has condemned the recent ambush and killing of members of a military security patrol team by unknown…
Military Confirms Death Of Soldier, Civilian By Militants
The Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta, has confirmed the death of two personnel, a soldier and a…
Road Race: Registration of participants begins
The Bayelsa Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has begun the registration and medical screening of intending…
Police Commended For Rescuing Kidnapped Nursing Mother
The Supreme Council for Non-Indigenes in Bayelsa on Thursday commended the Police Command in the state for rescuing of Mrs…