The Management of Bayelsa Oil Company Limited has said that the loss of its operating license in the last marginal oilfields licensing rounds was due to betrayal by its former partners. Recall that the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on…
Bayelsa’s Gov. Douye Diri on Thursday in Yenagoa expressed satisfaction with the level of construction on the second phase of the Sagbama-Ekeremor Road in Bayelsa West senatorial district. Gov. Diri inspected the 42-kilometre road project from Toru-Orua to Ekeremor, told…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday signed a Power Purchase Agreement(PPA) for the delivery of electricity from the 10 megawatts gas fired independent power plant constructed by the NCDMB in partnership…
The Bayelsa State Government and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday entered into a purchase agreement to ensure regular power supply to the Government House complex in Yenagoa and environs. NCDMB operates a 10-megawatt gas-powered independent…
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa, resulting in its shutdown. The cause of the leakage, according to the…
A middle-aged woman at Okaka area of Yenagoa on Wednesday morning stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death. Confirming the incident, police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat, said the police had to rescue the assailant from residents who mobbed her…
Bayelsa Government says it will give priority to the health sector in its efforts towards improving the health and overall well-being of citizens. Gov. Douye Diri, stated this on Monday, in Yenagoa, at the opening of a three-day maiden Bayelsa…
Bilabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa has called on the state and Federal Governments to help in restoration of normalcy after the sack of residents by criminals. The Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC) for Bilabiri 1, coastline…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the state capital. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists in Yenagoa on Friday.…
… Direct FG to stop use of explosives by oil service firms The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Power to work towards completing the installation of 333KVA Line in Onne, Rivers and Bayelsa. This was sequel to the…
