“So, I’m happy that you are taking this lead, and I can assure you of our support. We will support you and work with you to ensure that oil production is shored up and our environment is not polluted the way it is. So rest assured that at all times the government of Bayelsa State is ready to collaborate with you.”
“It is indeed an honor and a humble one at that, that I have been nominated to lead the Southern Governors’ Forum, alongside Professor Charles Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, as the Vice Chairman of this forum,” Abiodun said
By addressing institutional weaknesses, Nigeria can strengthen its democratic foundations, promote good governance, and reduce the influence of “stomach infrastructure”. This requires reforms to enhance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law, as well as investments in institutional capacity building.
The Inter-Party Advisory Council has criticized the recent appointment of a Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from the Niger Delta region. According to Yabagi Sani, the National Chairman of IPAC, this move sends the wrong message and could create a feeling of entitlement among people from the region. Sani made these comments during Thursday’s…
The Renewed Hope APC Rivers State, under the Able leadership of Hon. Chief Tony Okocha KSC JP DSSRS held an Emergency Stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt, on the June 21, 2023, to deliberate on issues of great concern. At the end of the well attended Expansive Stakeholders meeting, the underlisted resolutions were unanimously reached: Nobody…
The National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the UNFPA Nigeria launched the 2023 State of the World Population (SWOP) Report at the Frazer Suites, Abuja. The State of the World Population (SWOP) Report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication since 1978. It usually comes with a theme that spotlights prevailing or emerging population and development…
A visibly satisfied Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed fulfillment with the ongoing construction of the 21km phase one of the Nembe-Brass road project in the state’s eastern senatorial district. He described the project as a dream come true for him and the people of Nembe and Brass local government areas. Senator…
“In the face of such a loss, what can we say that would adequately capture the essence of her spirit and character? Let us thus draw strength from our shared faith and simply say in the words of the hymn writer: “Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.”
“If deltas connect rivers to the oceans, then this conference must connect knowledge to action. That is why Bayelsa State, with the support of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has been leading the call for a United Nations Convention on the Conservation of River Deltas (UNCCRD)”
Honourable Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo, mni, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has reiterated his commitment to conduct the National Population and Housing Census. She stated this during an interactive breakfast90pmeeting organized by the NPC for media personalities at the NUJ Press Center in Ekeki-Yenagoa on…
