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Niger Delta leaders laud Timipre Sylva

By Sahel Standard Magazine April 24, 2021 80 0

Niger Delta leaders on Saturday praised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, for liberating the country’s petroleum sector from its quagmire. They also praised the minister for playing a crucial role in the development of Nigeria. “Chief Timipre Sylva is committed to the development of Nigeria. He will always support the […]Continue Reading

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NCAA Approves Bayelsa Airport for Operations

By sahelstandard01 April 17, 2021 57 0

“Great news to cheer as commercial flights can now operate from Bayelsa International Airports following approval by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, for daytime operations. Thank you His Excellency, Senator Seriake Dickson for the vision.We worked hard to achieve this”- Governor Diri stated on his twitter page.Continue Reading

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Bayelsa Bans Logging, Deforestation Activities

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 31, 2021 84 0

Bayelsa State government has halted logging without permit and other deforestation activities in order to protect the state’s forest reserves. Henceforth, all commercial timber dealers are to obtain permit from the Ministry of Environment before embarking on logging activities. Governor Douye Diri, who stated this on Monday during this year’s International Day Continue Reading

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JTF Averted 1,291 Sabotage Attempts On Export Pipelines In 2 years – Outgone Commander

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 30, 2021 75 0

The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta on Monday announced it averted 1,291 attacks on three crude export pipelines in the past two years. Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade (Rtd) outgone Commander of JTF stated that a total of 1,603 sabotage incidents were reported on the export trunklines under […]Continue Reading

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Bayelsa Commemorate World TB Day 2021

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 24, 2021 129 0

-Urges  for preventable actions Bayelsa state TB Referral Hospital , Igbogene joined the rest of the world to take part in this year,s activities like Radio talks, street procession and press briefing. According to Dr.Tuebi Richman Wilson who is the Doctor – in – charge of the TB Referal Hospital , each year we commemorate […]Continue Reading

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Bayelsa Govt Flays Oil Companies Over Expropriation, Insecurity in Niger Delta

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 16, 2021 171 0

…Condemns Killing in Amabulou Community The Bayelsa State Government has accused multinational oil companies especially Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of initiating deliberate policies and programmes to short change oil bearing communties.This is just as the government condemned in strong terms the recent criminal attack on Amabulou Community over Continue Reading

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Bayelsa Govt Bans Open Grazing

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 11, 2021 177 0

Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. Governor Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Yenagoa. He said the essence of the law is to ensure harmonious living between cattle dealers […]Continue Reading

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BYHA passes Violence Against Persons Prohibition bill to law

By Sahel Standard Magazine February 17, 2021 109 0

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly, has passed into law the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill, VAPP. The bill was passed into law on Wednesday after the third reading by the House and a consequent voice vote. In his remarks after the passage of the bill, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, […]Continue Reading

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E-Voting Can Curb Nigeria’s Electoral Challenges Says Gov Diri

By Sahel Standard Magazine February 8, 2021 103 0

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed support for electronic voting as a solution to Nigeria’s electoral challenges. Speaking at a grand reception in his honour at Sampou Community in Kolokuma Local Government Area on Sunday, Diri noted that although electronic voting might not solve all of the nation’s electoral problems, it would significantly […]Continue Reading