The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has expressed its willingness to collaborate with a Nigerian music ambassador, Mr Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, to drive development in his hometown of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State and across the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the music icon…
Let’s Give Our Best In Office, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Akpe, has called on political appointees of the Senator Douye Diri-led Assured Prosperity Administration to give their best in serving the government and people of the state. He gave the advice at separate meetings with chairmen of the 32 Rural Development Authorities (RDAs)…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D, has called on operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to take immediate steps to boost crude oil production and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the global energy market. Speaking at the Cross Industry Group (CIG) Meeting in London, England, the Minister emphasized…
A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Matters and Social Events, Dr. Waripamo-owei Dudafa, has congratulated Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on his sixth anniversary in office. Dr. Dudafa described Governor Diri’s achievements over the past six years as monumental, particularly in the areas of infrastructure development and human capacity…
The national leadership of the City Boy Movement has announced the appointment of His Highness, Barrister Osomkime Blankson, a leading APC chieftain in Bayelsa State, as the Bayelsa State Director of the City Boy Movement. The appointment highlights the Movement’s commitment to strengthening its grassroots structures and expanding its influence across the South-South region. In…
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Hon. (Engr.) Ebiye Tarabina, has commended the progress of work on the ongoing Polaku/Sagbama road and bridge project, while calling on the contractor to intensify efforts for its early completion. Tarabina, who led a team of board members and engineers on an inspection…
By Elliot M. Zamide The New Development Team for Better Bayelsa (NDTBB), a non-governmental and non-profit organization focused on advocating for development, peace, and security in Bayelsa State, has concluded plans to confer awards of excellence on illustrious sons and daughters of the Biseni Clan and Yenagoa Constituency 3. Speaking to newsmen in Yenagoa, the…
…Police Tactical Team, Operation Puff Adder Receive Commendations Stakeholders in Bayelsa State have continued to shower encomiums on the Bayelsa State Police Command following the swift arrest of George Idumangi, the suspected killer of 42-year-old estate agent, Mr. Richard Ekpebu. Idumangi was apprehended last Monday at the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) office in Festac Town,…
NLNG in collaboration with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Friday achieved a major milestone in the Nigerian Content development commitment, with the close-out of Train 7 Project Human Capital Development (HCD) Advanced Training Programme, at the plant complex in Finima – Bonny Island. The training ends officially on 30th September 2025…
Close partnership and collaboration among African oil and gas producing countries are some of the strategies that would enable sustainable development of Africa’s oil industry, according to discussants at the Africa Content Forum, a segment at the 2025 Africa Oil Week holding in Accra, Ghana. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB),…
