November 2020 – Page 2 – Shipping World News Magazine

Nov142020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Distributes Relief Materials To Flood Victims

Bayelsa State Government, on Saturday, commenced distribution of relief materials to victims of flood-ravaged communities in the eight local government areas of the state. The distribution is in fulfillment of Governor Douye Diri's promise when he led top government functionaries on an on-the-spot assessment of flooded communities in the state. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said the governor, who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Konbowei Benson, noted that the distribution was the government’s own way of cushioning the negative impact of flooding on the people. He said the government was not unaware of the devastating effects of the annual natural disaster on farmlands and the untold hardship on farmers. He stressed that t...

Nov132020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nembe Killings: Gov. Diri Directs Immediate Employment For Slain Victims’ Relations, Injured

Press Release

Victims of the November 13, 2019 dastardly attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and supporters in Ogbolomabiri-Nembe had cause to smile on Thursday night as the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, announced immediate employment for the survivors and relations of those that lost their lives. The governor also directed immediate promotion for victims that are already in the state civil service as well as the Commissioner for Health to take over the medical bills and treatment of those still undergoing treatment. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said in a statement that the governor made the pronouncements at a meeting in Government House with victims and relations of the slain. The attack on PDP faithful during Senator Diri's campaign rally in t...

Nov122020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

VIENA ,AUSTRIA: NAPTIP DG, DAME JULIE OKAH_DONLI ELECTED CHAIR OF UN BODY

News Feature, Press Release

The Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons’ (UNVTF) has unanimously elected Dame Julie Okah-Donli as the new chair of the Board. Dame Okah-Donli brings her invaluable expertise in human trafficking to the Trust Fund as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Nigeria since 2017 and has long been a global voice on Trafficking in Persons issues. During her tenure at NAPTIP, she successfully lobbied the Government of Nigeria to extend its whistle-blowing policy to human trafficking issues, positively impacting the reporting of this crime in her home country. She further established the NAPTIP Rapid Response Squad to counter criminal activity and piloted joint o...

Nov62020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov. Diri To Nengi: Bayelsa Proud Of You *Appoints BBN Housemates SSAs

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, told second runner-up of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, Miss Nengi Rebecca Hampson, that the state was proud of her performance and conduct in the recently concluded reality show. Governor Diri spoke in Government House, Yenagoa, when the Bayelsa-born former housemate visited as part of her homecoming activities. Senator Diri announced the appointment of Nengi as Senior Special Assistant on Girl Child Development and her colleague, Bayelsa-born Tarimotimi Sinclair aka Trikytee also as SSA. The governor expressed satisfaction with Nengi's conduct and brilliance as well as for identifying strongly with her state during the show, saying the government and people of Bayelsa state were proud of her. He said while the show ...

Nov42020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

JAMOH RAISES HOPE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL FLEET

Breaking News

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to the establishment of a strong and sustainable national fleet, saying the desire for a Nigerian National shipping line is still on course. Jamoh stated this in Lagos while receiving members of the National Fleet Implementation Committee who paid him a courtesy visit at the Agency’s headquarters. He told the team led by the committee chairman and Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council, Barr. Hassan Bello, that the need for a national carrier cannot be overemphasised owing to the enormous economic benefits it offers. According to him, “There is no better time to have a national carrier and develop the maritime industry than now when the ...

Nov22020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Osinbajo, Jonathan, Adeboye, Dickson Grace Bayelsa 9th Thanksgiving Day *Again, Diri Extends Olive Branch To Opponents

Breaking News, News Feature

Prominent personalities, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and a former governor of the state, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, graced the 9th Bayelsa State Thanksgiving Day on Monday. The event held at the magnificent 15,000-seat Ecumenical Centre at Igbogene near the state capital, Yenagoa, also had in attendance National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, members of the party's National Working Committee, clergymen as well as captains of industry. At the event, which was the first for his administration, an elated the Governor Douye Diri, again, extended his hands of fellowship to political opponents, calling on them an...

Nov12020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Governor Diri Directs Works Ministry To Fix Collapsed Bridge On Federal Road

Breaking News

Governor Douye Diri has directed the Bayelsa State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to repair the collapsed portion of the bridge on the Edepie-Otuasega-Imiringi road in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who gave the directive on Saturday during an inspection of the failed portion, said he asked the ministry to carry out remedial work on the federal road project as its users were Bayelsans that suffer the effect of the damage. The road, which links three local government areas in the state, was cut off by erosion on Wednesday leaving commuters stranded on both sides. The governor's spokesman, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him in a statement as saying that his administration would not fold its arms and watch Bayelsans suffer as a result of the collapsed bridg...