The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has thrown his weight behind the war against illegal refineries declared by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Dikio, who spoke at the weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers State during the 50th anniversary dinner and award... Read more
Residents at Opukushi, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa has disrupted oil exploration activities at an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the area. It was gathered that the communities hosting SPDC’s EA fields took the steps to protest their exclusion from contracts in the... Read more
The people of Enugu Akwu Achi in Oji River Local Government area of Enugu State have commended the kindness of one of their illustrious sons, Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike expressed during the festive season. Anyaegbudike, a staff of Chevron Nigeria Limited on Thursday, January 6, 2022, donated bags of... Read more
The Bayelsa government has waded into the crisis between Shell Petroleum Development (SPDC) and Otuasega community over failed promise by the oil firm to provide electricity by Dec 14, 2021. Otuasega community in Ogbia Local Government Area in Bayelsa had on Dec.21, 2021in a protest shut down activities... Read more
Suspected Pirates Attack Passenger Boat In Bayelsa Waterways
Featured January 1, 2022
Gunmen suspected to be pirates on New year eve attacked a passenger boat laden with 14 people enroute Brass Island for the New year festivities in Bayelsa. The incident occurred while the boat was travelling from Yenagoa, the state capital, to Twon-Brass, the headquarters of the Brass Local... Read more
Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund Responsible For 5,000 Boarding Students Says Executive Secretary
News December 10, 2021
The Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund, (BEDTF) says it is underwriting the cost of running boarding schools for 5,000 beneficiaries. The fund, on Friday said its intervention in public schools in the state has uplifted the educational sector. The Executive Secretary of the BEDTF, Dr Alice Atuwo... Read more
The Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND) on Thursday commiserated with the family of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the teenage student who died following torture by school mates at a private College in Lagos. MOSIEND position was contained in a statement by... Read more
An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and four contract staff at Conoil field in Koluama 1 in Bayelsa kidnapped by suspected pirates on Dec 1 have regained freedom. Mr Solomon Ogbere, Spokesman of the NSCDC in Bayelsa State, Solomon Ogbere, confirmed the development... Read more
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says its mandate of encouraging the participation of Nigerians in oil and gas sector remains more relevant amidst the global push for cleaner energy. Mr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the NCDMB who stated this at a capacity building workshop... Read more
Ijaw Women Connect (IWC) on Monday bemoaned the gruesome killing of 12 year old Student of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The IWC is contained in a statement jointly signed by her National President Mrs Rosemary John-Oduone, and National Spokesperson, Mrs Izuogere Grace Iwolo, and... Read more
