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*Bayelsa Earns $4m For Reform Initiatives Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has assured that funds from the World Bank for the state government’s reform initiatives in the education health and local government sectors will be judiciously utilised to strengthen the sectors. Governor Diri spoke on Wednesday during the 190th state executive council meeting…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, on Monday presented his Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination form to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, at the Governor’s Office, Government House, Yenagoa. The presentation underscored the formal…
“With the new IOC built by the Ministry of Interior — a first in Nigeria’s history — all our maritime and air border systems are now fully synchronized and controlled”
“Rather than terminate the opportunity, Dr. Eruani Azibapu CFR extended the probation period in the hope that Kariyai would meet the required standards and secure the recommendation.”
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has sparked widespread debate after encouraging Nigerians to consider small-scale businesses such as selling akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli as viable sources of income, saying they require little capital to start. Mrs Tinubu made the remarks while addressing State House Correspondents following the second-quarter meeting of the…
“For the avoidance of doubt, no relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan applied for the aviation training programme referred to in the publication. No relative participated in the examination associated with the programme, and none was sponsored, nominated, selected, trained or benefited from any aviation training in the United States under the programme being referenced.”
“The individuals featured in the video are not bandits. They are duly recognized members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and registered hunters who are actively supporting ongoing security operations in collaboration with security agencies.”
“We are not sleeping on our oars. We are working day and night. What we are doing may not be made public, but very soon Nigerians will hear good news.”
Bayelsa State would soon establish an agency to regulate activities that result in erosion and other environmental menace on its waterways. This followed the recent Supreme Court judgment affirming the rights of Bayelsa and Lagos states over the control and management of above the surface activities on their waterways. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on…
