By Tapre Timine, Bayelsa Bayelsa State Government has kicked off a new recruitment exercise aimed at strengthening technical and vocational education in the state’s public school system. With approval from Governor Douye Diri, the State’s Science and Technical Education Board…
The Bayelsa Government on Wednesday restated its commitment to its policy of encouraging growth and expansion of Small- and Medium-Enterprises (SMEs) across the state. Mr Ayiba Duba, Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, gave the assurance while speaking at the…
Shell has said it was working with the Bayelsa government to resolve a dispute with some host communities over the non-execution of an electricity project. The four communities constituting the Kolo-Creek Cluster Development Board in the Ogbia Local Government Area…
The Bayelsa government on Thursday said it has concluded plans to host an Education Summit, designed to holistically review its education policy for the next 15 years. The short-term policy is for five years, medium-term for 10 years while the…
The Bayelsa Government has appealed to labour unions in the state-owned tertiary institutions not to embark on their planned strike, saying efforts were underway to address their demands. The state Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made the appeal on Tuesday,…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay 951 million dollars to the Bayelsa Government. The amount is the 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue and payable to the Bayelsa government. Justice…
The Bayelsa government on Wednesday indicated willingness to withdraw pending litigation against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) over unpaid revenue running into billions of naira. It would be recalled that Bayelsa government had dragged SPDC to court…
