Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson and 8 other Governors from the South-South and South-East met in Asaba, Delta State capital to review the state of the nation and called on the Federal Government to intensify its development efforts by building critical infrastructure in the zones. Arising from the... Read more
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states of the country’s north east where the militant activities of the muslim fundamentalist group, Boko Haram has led to the killing of hundreds of innocent citizens in attacks on worship and other public places since his election in 2011. The... Read more
Officials say at least 23 people have been killed in separate attacks in central Nigeria, as the nation’s embattled president prepares to speak to the nation. It’s unclear what President Goodluck Jonathan’s address, scheduled for Tuesday night, will be about. However, he recently cut short a visit to southern... Read more
An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons including mortar rounds into West Africa. Both Azim Aghajani and his accomplice, Usman Abbas Jega, pleaded for leniency in the hearing, in which... Read more
After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria’s northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the northeast. Using porous borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon in the desolate... Read more
Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now faces a challenge from his most vocal critics — his own employees. Workers have barricaded the front of ThisDay newspapers in Lagos, hoping to force publisher Nduka Obaigbena into... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has identified the absence of non-functional prison services as one of the factors militating against the quick dispensation of justice in the Country. This is just as he tasked the Federal Government; Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on employment generation. Receiving the visiting... Read more
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has faulted the position of the critics on the inauguration of the Bayelsa Development and Investment Corporation, (BDIC), arguing that it was aimed at attracting investments to the state and as well make it the delight of local and foreign investors. The... Read more
His words, “Here, in the past one year, we have made a lot of investment in the maintenance of law and order, putting the right structures and laws in place and also send the clear message that leadership has no business compromising law and order. Within one year, we... Read more
Governor Dickson wants states and FG to prioritize development of small and medium scale enterprises
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has advocated that development of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises be made top priority to jumpstart the economy of the country. Governor Dickson stated this when a representative of the Director-General of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr.... Read more
