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Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has given a one-month ultimatum to AITEO Exploration and Production Company Limited operating in Nembe Local Government Area of the state to remit funds due Bassambiri community to enhance the peace efforts in the area. ‎ ‎Governor Diri gave the directive when the Opu Nembe (Bassambiri) Peace Steering Committee submitted its report on the protracted crisis in the community. ‎ ‎The chairman, Vice Admiral Victor Ombu (rtd), presented the report during the 173rd session of the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎Senator Diri lauded the panel led by a…

The installation of the 60 megawatts gas Turbines  in Bayelsa state has not only reached 85 percent , but when completed will revamp the state economy, as many investors that have left the state will come back , as it will attract investors from neighbouring states. ‎ ‎This was disclosed by the Technical Adviser to the governor on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Wisdom Ikuli while fielding questions from Journalists shortly after conducting them round the project at Elebele, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎According to him, Bayelsa aquired eight units of  gas turbines out of which six have arrived, and the remaining…

By: Mandy Willy ‎A stakeholder in the education sector and retired Director of Education in the Rivers State Ministry of Education, Reginald Osigbo, has called on the federal and state governments to urgently improve welfare packages for teachers across the country. ‎ ‎Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, Osigbo decried the persistent neglect of teachers’ welfare and wellbeing despite their indispensable role in shaping the nation’s future. ‎ ‎He described teachers as the unsung builders of the nation, emphasizing that their contributions to human development and national progress often go unrecognized. ‎ ‎“Teachers remain the pivot on which…

Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Monday, resumed academic activities after over two months of impasse between the Management and the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institution (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP). ‎ ‎The dispute was resolved after the polytechnic’s Governing Council led by Ambassador  Baba Gana Ajimi suspended the Rector, Dr Adegoke Lukman Agbabiaka, and appointed former Deputy Rector, Engr. Dr. Timine Owei Suoware as Acting Rector, in line with the…

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Comrade Chris Piwuna has insisted that there is no going back on its planned two weeks nationwide warning strike over some lingering issues, if the federal government fails to respond on or before October 13 expiry date. ‎ ‎The planned strike follows a two-week ultimatum issued by the union last week, asking the Federal Government to address its unresolved issues, including the signing and implementation of the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement. ‎ ‎Speaking with newsmen during the Orientation/Leadership Training for Academic Staff Union, Niger Delta University Branch, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa…

…As Diri Receives Africa In Diaspora Leader On Maiden Nigeria Visit ‎ ‎ ‎Bayelsa State has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flight operations at the state’s airport. ‎ ‎Governor Douye Diri, who stated this during the courtesy visit of the Prime Minister of the State of Africa In Diaspora, Dr. Tin Louise-George, to Government House, Yenagoa, said the planes would soon arrive and would operate the Yenagoa, Lagos and Abuja routes. ‎ ‎Governor Diri said his administration was determined to make the Bayelsa International Airport more commercially effective for flight operations. ‎ ‎While welcoming Dr. Louise-George on his maiden…

By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa In the pursuit for improved corporate governance, enhanced performance and effective service delivery to the nation and citizens, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday held a knowledge exchange session, leading to a strong committing to inter-agency collaboration, peer review of operations.The session held at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, and was attended by select management staff of the NDDC. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, spoke through the Director, Corporate Services, Dr. Abdulmalik…

By Paul Williams Nigeria’s gas company, NLNG, says that with 6 percent of the global reserves, Africa, especially Nigeria, has a duty to move beyond the role of raw material suppliers and take their place as key players in the global LNG market. Delivering a keynote address, titled ‘The Role of African LNG in a Dynamic Export Market,’ at the Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025 in South Africa, NLNG’s Deputy Managing Director, Olakunle Osobu, said Africa is not a bystander in the conversation on energy security, affordability, and sustainability. He said Africa is a rising pillar of global…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Like the fabled tortoise that’s never absent in stories, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s lately the talk-of-the-town – and the “beautiful bride” courted for drafting into the presidential contest in the 2027 General Election. The one-term (or “two-term”) president (2010-2015) – relishing another four-year stay at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city – has increased his visibility, as he consults with stakeholders, to seal his ticket, and victory at the poll. Dr Jonathan’s viability has attracted scrutiny from potential rivals, with the Presidency on September 29, 2025, dismissing him as “no match” for President Bola…

By Our Reporter The Chief and Head of Ezekiel-Hart Chieftancy House of the Ancient Grand Bonny Kingdom, Chief (Engr) Idasonye Ezekiel-Hart, has celebrated “our son who stood up for what is right,” while expressing gratitude to Rivers State governor, Sir. Siminialayi Fubara, for appointing Mr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart as Permanent Secretary. In a message sent to our correspondent, Chief (Engr) Idasonye Ezekiel-Hart said, “The Ezekiel-Hart Family deeply appreciates the governor for recognizing and rewarding Austin’s exemplary integrity and dedication which the he (governor) extolled during the swearing-in ceremony.” He pointed out that the governor commended Mr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart for…