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Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved a wide-ranging increase in allowances and welfare benefits for civil servants, a move expected to significantly raise take-home pay and improve morale across the public service. The announcement was made in Abuja by Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, following approval by the Federal Executive Council….
By Robinson E. Erebi Dr. Anyanate Kio has disclosed key resolutions reached at the valedictory session of the National Representative Council (NRC) of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), held at Ijaw House in Yenagoa. Addressing journalists after the session, Dr. Kio stated that the council resolved to ensure that outcomes of the meeting are formally…
The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against six individuals over an alleged plot to overthrow the government and engage in acts linked to terrorism. The trial is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, April 22, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. Those named in the charge include Mohammed Ibrahim…
By Robinson Ere Erebi The Leader of the National Representative Council (NRC) of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), HR-Dr. Anyanate Kio, has delivered a heartfelt valedictory address, marking the end of his tenure with a strong call for unity, responsibility, and sustained institutional development. Speaking at Ijaw House in Yenagoa, Kio expressed deep gratitude to…
*Hails Diri On Inauguration Of Road, Hospital 53 Years After Immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the pace of development of Bayelsa has left him emotional. Speaking at Oporoma community, headquarters of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, on Monday during a grand reception in his honour, the former Vice…
“The general public is strongly advised to disregard any message or request from such fake accounts, particularly those demanding money, personal information, or offering favours in exchange for financial contributions.”
The member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, alongside Senator Konbowie Friday Benson, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, on April 16, 2026, convened a stewardship meeting with elders and key stakeholders of the Southern Ijaw area. The meeting, held at the residence of the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Prof. Nimibofa…
*Eulogises Late Ebonyi, Delta MILAD, Feghabo-Amain Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has admonished business leaders of the state’s extraction to complement government’s development effort by investing in the state and their communities. Governor Diri contended that government alone cannot be the sole employer of labour as it requires the support and encouragement of…
*Osinbajo to Commission Oxbow Lake–Agbura Road Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state’s independent power project was on course, dismissing insinuations of its failure. A 60mw gas-fired turbines plant installed by the Governor Diri administration to provide 24-hour electricity in the state was one of the projects commissioned on April 10,…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the unity of his Ijaw kinsmen in Delta State was necessary for the ethnic group’s progress and development in the state. Speaking at Bomadi in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday during a grand reception in honour of the Governor of Delta State,…
