Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, signed the Medical Residency Training Law 2024, making it the first state in Nigeria with such beneficial law for resident doctors. The executive bill sent to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly provides for funding support for resident doctors to specialise in specific fields. The governor…
By Surv. Furoebi F.S. Akene Surprise in this context is the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. The unexpected is both positive and negative depending on the impact and what it portends. The surprises I am deeply worried about are the ways construction activities are been carried out in the State…
*Says Statesman’s Consistency An Inspiration Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated elder statesman and Ijaw national leader, Pa Edwin Clark, who turned 97 on Saturday. Governor Diri in a congratulatory message said for decades, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and Senator had remained a consistently frank voice on issues bordering on…
Yenagoa, Nigeria – The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, has called for a more holistic approach to rural development. Responding to a keynote speech on energy security and rural development at an event in Yenagoa, Prof. Okaba argued that interventions on development should go beyond pure economics, including political, social, spiritual…
Residents and political stakeholders in Bayelsa State have expressed excitement and appreciation as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the state to commission a series of completed infrastructural projects executed by Governor Douye Diri. Speaking during the President’s visit, Robinson Ere Erebi, Technical Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and a member of the City…
The connection of the Mbiama-Yenagoa Road to the new Glory Drive expressway, including the construction of standard bridges over the Epie Creek with roundabouts at various points, such as the ongoing project at the Imgbi Road Junction area of Amarata, and other previously abandoned link roads that should connect communities in the coastal parts of the Yenagoa Municipal Development Area to the Bayelsa International Airport, is a clear indication of the prosperity administration’s direction.
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri has forwarded a list of 14 Commissioner nominees to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for screening. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly with reference No. GHYN/COS/Vol.1/105 dated 5th April, 2024, Sen. Diri wrote: “Pursuant to the provisions of section 192…
By Stanley O. Nwosu The announcement by the Federal Government and subsequent approval by the National Assembly of the request to share N500 billion palliatives to poor and vulnerable households in Nigeria in order to cushion the adverse effect of the recent removal of fuel subsidy has continued to generate reactions on social and mainstream…
Governor Douye Diri’s fiscal discipline is yielding positive results for Bayelsa State. According to figures from the country’s Debt Management Office (DMO) and the latest ranking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICiR), Bayelsa reduced its debt by 22.4 per cent between 2024 and 2025—the highest reduction recorded by any subnational government in Nigeria….
This triumph is not only a personal victory but also a testament to the power of unity and the significance of upholding justice. With this victory, the prosperity administration of Governor Diri can now embark on a promising future, leading Bayelsa State towards progress and development.
