Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri alongside a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on Saturday, paid glowing tributes to the pioneer Commissioner for Finance in Bayelsa State, late Dr. Frederick Wariebi, and his wife, Amanda. Elder Wariebi from Adule-Ama in Amassoma Community in...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on citizens and residents of the state to be vigilant due to the security situation in parts of the country. Governor Diri also warned that the state would not be a safe haven for purveyors of violence even as he restated the...
Bayelsa State government has halted logging without permit and other deforestation activities in order to protect the state's forest reserves. Henceforth, all commercial timber dealers are to obtain permit from the Ministry of Environment before embarking on logging activities. Governor Douye Diri, who stated this on Monday during this year's International...
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said his administration would continue to provide opportunities for youths in the state to be self-employed and wealth creators. Okowa disclosed this at the graduation and starter-pack presentation to 776 beneficiaries of the state government's Rural Youth Skills Acquisition (RYSA) programme in Asaba He...
Welcomes AOC Mobility Command Bayelsa State Governor Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday restated the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to improve security in the state. Speaking in Government House when he received the Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air force,...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the allocation of over 40,000 hectares of land to six firms for oil palm cultivation. Obaseki who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the step was in furtherance of the government’s vision to make agriculture the mainstay of the...
The Rivers State Government on Sunday released the 22 Staff of Exxon Mobil who were arrested for violating the State Executive Order restricting movement in the state. Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State, Professor Zaccheus Adangor said that the mobil staff were released without charges. The Attorney-General said the State...
Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of a five hundred and five meters long flyover at the GRA Junction along the Port Harcourt Aba Expressway. The Wednesday, June 24, 2020 meeting that held at Government House, Port Harcourt was presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Briefing journalists after...
Delta State Government on Tuesday lifted the lockdown in the state while directing that social distancing should be maintained to curb the spread of COVID-19. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, in a statewide broadcast also directed the compulsory use of face masks in public places. The governor declared, “As we...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, have been sworn-in for a second term in office, with the governor committing to deepening reforms and diversifying the state’s economy to consolidate on progress recorded in his first term in office. The inauguration, which...