The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended the Nigeria Immigration Service for introducing the Electronic-Passport (E Passport) with 10-year validity, saying it will enable Nigerians to acquire long-term visas. Speaking during the roll-out of the enhanced E-Passport in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike also lauded the Immigration... Read more
Minimum Wage : Gov Dickson Bows To Pressure Gives Nod To Implementation After NLC Protest
News February 2, 2020
Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday bowed to pressure and gave nod to the implementation of M30,000 minimum wage following pressure from the workforce who blocked the treasury The approval was contained in a later date Jan. 30, 2020 signed by the Head of Service in Bayelsa Mrs... Read more
. Says first coup born out of nationalism Political scientist, strategist and former adviser to ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Akin Osuntokun has said the main reason Nigeria is unable to write its history is because of the Biafran civil war, which according to him, is a war of blame... Read more
Bayelsa Reports N13.91 billion For Nov 2019, Incurs Over N2.12 billion Deficit
News January 17, 2020
From Arodiegwu Eziukwu Bayelsa government on Thursday said it earned a gross income of N13.91 bn from the Federation account but ended up with a deficit of over N2 bn after expenses according to Mr Timipre Seipolo, Special Adviser to Bayelsa on Treasury and Accounts. Seipolu who gave the... Read more
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called on Corporate organisations operating in the country to assist relatives of soldiers, who fought and died for the corporate existence of the nation. Emmanuel made the call in his remarks during 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day held in Uyo Cenotaph on... Read more
The power outage occasioned by the face-off between the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has entered the 10th day with adverse impact. . The IYC had on December 23, besieged the offices of the PHEDC and forced the staff to ground operations,... Read more
Female Lawyer Raises Alarm Over Threats By Armed ‘Ex-militants’
News January 1, 2020
A Yenagoa based female lawyer Edna Ndubuisi has raised alarm over persistent threats by armed men who claimed to be ex-militants. The militants are plaintiffs in a lawsuit on their stipends with commercial banks reportedly on Nov. 19, 2019 armed with pistols and other dangerous weapons besieged Ndubuisi’s office... Read more
The Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS) on Friday said it targets universal health coverage in the state by 2030 following the successes it recorded in the public sector in the past two years. Dr Zuoboemi Agadah, the BHIS’ Executive Secretary, said that the scheme covered more than 90 per... Read more
The Joint military force deployed to the Niger Delta has confirmed the death of one soldier and injury of another soldier in the attack at a gunboat stationed behind Ex-President Jonathan’s residence. The military said that its gunboat stationed at the creek behind the former president’s house came under... Read more
Group Empowers 150 Widows In 5 Rivers Communities
News December 19, 2019
By Dianabasi Effiong Elele-Town (Rivers) No fewer than 150 widows drawn from five communities in Rivers were on Tuesday empowered with cash gift, food items and motorcycles by a non-denominational, apolitical and non-governmental organisation. The widows were empowered in Elele-Town, Ikwerre Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers by a... Read more
