Residents in Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital on Monday expressed concerns over increased oil exploration activities in the past one month. Some residents who spoke on the development, frowned at indiscriminate seismic activities by oil firms in residential area in Yenagoa and the adverse impact of materials used... Read more
Two decisions of the Bureau of the FIFA Council in relation to undue influence in the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Ghana Football Association have been notified on 13 August 2018. In line with art. 16 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes, the Bureau of the... Read more
… As Shell wins SPE exhibition award The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, has harped on economic diversification as a panacea for job creation and rapid economic growth of Nigeria. He spoke at the just-concluded annual conference and exhibition of the Nigeria... Read more
PRESS STATEMENT PREMIUM TIMES hereby calls for the immediate release of its reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigeria Police over a report. On the day the Nigerian presidency was complaining about the excesses of a unit in the police, the same unit was... Read more
Chief Perekeme Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa being tried for alleged rape at State High Court 7 in Yenagoa was on Friday denied bail. Kpodo was earlier on July 27 arraigned before a Magistrate court in Yenagoa for the same offence and... Read more
The U20 Women National Football Team, Falconets, will fly into France on Thursday, 2nd August for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, taking place 5th – 24th August in the Brittany region of that country. Below, the 21 players selected by the technical crew headed by Chris... Read more
Workers have been enjoined to always regard their entry into and exit from service as special moments to be celebrated at all times especially for those who retired honourably. Mr Henry Owonaro, Chairman, Association of Heads of Federal Establishments (AHFGE), Rivers Chapter, stated this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt... Read more
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied claim that it invited President Muhammadu Buhari as its keynote speaker during its 20th anniversary because he had the highest rating on integrity. A lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin in an interview on a national television in July claimed that the ICC invited Buhari... Read more
At Last, Science Prevails
FeaturedSpecial Reports August 5, 2018
By Edel-Quinn Agbaegbu The greatest global challenge today, especially in Africa is how to make our food more sustainable by 2050. In Nigeria, as in many other African countries, food security and nutrition remain a critical challenge. Production constraints like inversion of insects/pests and diseases, inadequate rainfall and poor... Read more
…DECLARES N4.4BN BALANCE FOR JULY Bayelsa State Government has decried illegal deduction of revenues from the Excess Crude Account without by the federal government. The state government described the deductions as unconstitutional saying monies domiciled in the ECA are proceeds from the 13% derivation meant for oil... Read more
