Nigeria’s major operator, Air Peace has made a historic landing as the first commercial airline to fly into the newly-built Bayelsa International Airport, amidst euphoria and excitement of the people of the state. The flight operated by Capt. Crosby Otobo and his crew took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, at about 2.50pm and […]
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Nigeria’s Former President and Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and the people of Bayelsa State over the completion of the Bayelsa International Airport and the event of the maiden flight to the airport. In a congratulatory letter to the Governor, Dr. Jonathan stated that […]
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The Bayelsa State Government has declared receipt of ₦12.8 billion as allocation from the Federation Account for the month of September, 2018. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell Ebibai, disclosed this in a statement in Yenagoa on Tuesday. According to him, the State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has directed immediate payment of September […]
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No fewer than 150,000 persons have been displaced by flood in Bayelsa, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday disclosed. Mr Yakubu Suleiman, Co-ordinator, Emergency Operation Centre E, Rivers/Bayelsa Territory of NEMA disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen in Yenagoa. Suleiman said that several homes, farmlands, schools and churches were submerged in the […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Governor who want to do well to go and learn the secret of success from the Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson. Chief Obasanjo also said God has taken control of the affairs of Bayelsa State and it’s people in view of its past history of being […]
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With gas supply, distribution and transmission challenges affecting on-grid power sector, indications have emerged that 13 states’ access to electricity is still below 40 per cent. Report obtained by correspondent from the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, showed that small-scale generators (10-15 GW) account for almost 50 per cent of the population that have limited or […]
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Indigenes of the coastal fishing settlement of Aghoro, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have bemoaned the devastating oil spill purportedly from the 24 -inch Trans-Ramos pipeline owned by oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, which affected fishing, their primary source of livelihood, and polluted rivers, creeks and rivulets. NDV learned that the crude […]
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Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation (Chevron), announced the disbursement of US$2.5 million donated by Chevron to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), for the implementation of the Chevron-Global Fund Anti-Retroviral Treatment Service Maintenance Program (ART Program), in Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo and Lagos States. In 2018, a […]
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Bayelsa State government has recorded ₦1.3 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in September, the Deputy Governor, retired Rear Admiral John Jonah, said on Friday. Breaking the state’s financial statement for the month of September in Yenagoa, Jonah said the state had realised about ₦1.3 as IGR while in August, the state had generated ₦868.58 […]
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The Bayelsa State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Rehoboth refinery for the construction of 60,000 barrels per day modular refinery. The plant is targeted at increasing the nation’s refining capacity to grow its economy and local refining. Addressing newsmen after the signing in Lagos, Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Bayelsa […]
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has concluded plans to commence online licensing and renewal of operating licences for fuel dealers in Bayelsa. Mr Asuquo Antai, Operations Controller, DPR in Bayelsa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the “platform would be unveiled in the coming days.” Antai said the […]
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Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has described the 21 students on the state’s scholarship at the prestigious Lincoln University in the United States as worthy ambassadors, pride to the state and their families. In a congratulatory message to the students, who graduated on May 12, Dickson said they made the state proud, having concluded […]
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