THE NATION RIVERS and Bayelsa states have renewed their hostilities over the ownership of the Soku oil fields in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area and the revenue accruing from it. Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri faulted the payment of the revenue from…
NAIRAMETRICS The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the UK court ruling ordering P&ID to release $200 million to the Nigerian government demonstrates the FG’s commitment to tackling fraud and corruption. This was…
NAIRAMETRICS President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, submitted the names of 6 nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Chairman, Director General and National Executive Commissioners of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In the letter, which was read…
THE SUN The die is cast in the Bayelsa West Senatorial District bye-election slated for October 31 as former governor Henry Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to slug it out with former deputy governor and former…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Bayelsa State government of Nigeria has approved October 5 as the date for the full reopening of all private and public schools, according to a news report by Naija News. The State Governor, Duoye Diri gave the…
THE NATION A leaked telephone conversation between former Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson and his estranged former Commissioner for Land, Furoebi Akene, has continued to generate ripples in the state. Akene, a renowned surveyor, resigned his appointment at the buildup to…
THE GUARDIAN A group, Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has implored lawmakers from the South South geopolitical zone to scuttle passage of the contentious Water Resources Bill 2020. The civil society organisation…
PUNCH NEWS MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said the Niger Delta regional development master plan and the Niger Delta Action Plan will be harmonised to produce a road map for development in the oil and gas…
THE NATION The leadership of the National Assembly may seek the support of the federal government for possible amendment of the controversial water resources bill in a fresh bid to address the concerns shown by Nigerians opposed to the bill.…
THE NATION The campaign of former Bayelsa State governor and senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa West, Hon. Seriake Dickson, got a boost on Friday with community by community endorsement of the former governor’s candidacy by…