Oversight Visit: Lawmakers happy with progress of ongoing projects in Bayelsa
Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Committee on Works, has embarked on an inspection tour of ongoing projects across the state for on-the-spot assessment and ensure the projects are executed to specification. Projects inspected were, the ongoing Angiama-Oporoma…
Gov. Diri Approves N80,000 New Minimum Wage For Bayelsa Civil Servants*Retirees Get Monthly Pension Raise, N7bn For Gratuity Arrears
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1, 2024. Governor Diri also approved an increase in the monthly…
BMNA SET TO HONOUR BAYELSA PHILANTROPIST
The prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (B.M.N.A) is set to honour Chief Kenny Clinton, a seasoned philanthropist and Chairman, Otuabagi Council of Chiefs Project Manager of the B.M.N.A Mr. Blessing Matthew Ozegbe in a statement issued to newsmen, says, Chief…
Over 400,000 people benefited from Bayelsa-CARES intervention programme
…as prosperity govt. lifts vulnerable households, supports farmers, business owners … as Bayelsa-CARES phase 2 begins in 2025 Bayelsa State Government says about Four Hundred and Sixty-Six thousand, Seven hundred and thirty-two (466,732) people have benefited directly from the community…
Bayelsa Govt. Aproves Extension of Intervention Programme
•••As Bayelsa-CARES Reels -Out Achievements. Bayelsa State Government has approved the extension of the State Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (Bayelsa-CARES) from the terminal date of June to December, 2024 and the continuation of the second Phase of the programme from…
World School Sports in Bahrain: 12 Athletes, 3 coaches from Bayelsa make Nigerian team to ISF Gymnasiade
12 students from Bayelsa State are now in the Kingdom of Bahrain for this year’s World School Games. Four students each from both Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, Yenagoa and St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata are representing Nigeria in the…
PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION SET TO HONOUR HRH GARD ILE
HRH Gard Ile Paramount Ruler Etegwe Community has been nominated for the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (B.M.N.A). Project Manager of the B.M.N.A Mr. Blessing Matthew Ozegbe in a statement issued to newsmen, says, HRH Gard Ile, a wise, diplomatic…
CHIEF KENNY CLINTON BAGS PRESTIGIOUS B.M.N.A AWARD
Chief Kenny Clinton, Chairman, Otuabagi Council of Chiefs have been nominated for the prestigious Bayelsa Media Network Awards (B.M.N.A). Project Manager of the B.M.N.A Mr. Blessing Matthew Ozegbe in a statement issued to newsmen, says, Chief Kenny Clinton, a pragmatic…
“RETHINKING OUR FUTURE: THE NEED FOR TRUE FEDERALISM AND ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE” Being text of the lecture delivered by the Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri, on the occasion of the 64th Founders’ Day of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium and Unity Hall, Nsukka Campus, Enugu State. PROTOCOLS
WHAT THEN IS FEDERALISM? The kind of security challenges we see today are truly unprecedented and some people still say if states have police they will use it against political opponents. But, even today, it is happening. Anybody with access…
Bayelsa: Nembe Divisional Council of Chiefs Re-elects Its Leaders
Nembe Divisional Council of Chiefs comprising Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State also known as Nembe- Se Alapu-Wari, has re- elected the Chief, Senator Nimi Barigha – Amange led executive to pilot its affairs for another period of two…