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Oil Firms, Regulatory Bodies Unfair To Host Communities,Gov Diri fumes

Oil Firms, Regulatory Bodies Unfair To Host Communities,Gov Diri fumes

News Feature, Press Release
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has condemned what he described as unfair collusion of oil firms and regulatory bodies against the interest of host communities in the Niger Delta. Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that part of the security challenges in host communities were as a result of the injustice and unfair treatment by the oil companies aided by the regulatory authorities. Governor Diri cited last November month-long oil and gas spillage in Nembe Local Government Area of the state from an AITEO Exploration and Production Limited facility, which eventually result...
NPA REDEPLOYS SENIOR OFFICIALS

NPA REDEPLOYS SENIOR OFFICIALS

News Feature, Press Release
Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has effected some changes at the upper echelon of the organization, in furtherance to its goal to reposition the country’s port system as the preferred cargo destination in Africa. In the latest redeployment, Madubuike E. Ugo (Mrs.), General Manager Monitoring & Regulatory Services, is now General Manager Public Private Partnerships (PPP); Williams E. Idowu (Mrs.), General Manager Public Private Partnerships (PPP) takes over as General Manager Monitoring & Regulatory Services. Engr. Ajibola S. Olagoke, General Manager Administration is now General Manager Superannuation; Moltok Josephine Adar (Mrs.) General Manager Servicom, moves to Administration whilst Musa Shehu Yaro, General Manager Procurement, now heads the Servicom Unit...
PROFILE OF THE NEXT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE, DR BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH

PROFILE OF THE NEXT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE, DR BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH

Maritime, Politics, Profile
Bashir Yusuf Jamoh (Ph.D), the Director General, NIMASA has over 29 years of public service experience. He had served in the Kaduna State Government before transferring his services to the then National Maritime Authority (NMA) in 1994. Dr. Jamoh was until this appointment the Executive Director, Finance & Administration in NIMASA. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director in NIMASA in charge of Training and Development. He had the privileged experience of serving not only in executive management, but also in the operations and administrative departments in NIMASA at management level and brings this knowledge to bear on his new assignment. Dr. Jamoh holds a Ph.D in Logistics and Transport Management from the University of Port Harcourt, a Master’s degree in Management from the...
Bayelsa Exco Approves Nembe-Brass Road Project *Gov Diri Signs 3 Bills Into Law, Warns Aspirants Against Protest

Bayelsa Exco Approves Nembe-Brass Road Project *Gov Diri Signs 3 Bills Into Law, Warns Aspirants Against Protest

News Feature
The Bayelsa State Executive Council has approved the construction of Phase One of the Nembe-Brass road in Bayelsa East Senatorial District of the state. This was disclosed on Wednesday at a joint press briefing after the 70th session of the executive council in Government House, Yenagoa. Addressing the press, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ayibaina Duba, accompanied by his counterparts of the Ministries of Works and Infrastructure, Moses Teibowei, and Health, Dr Pabara Igwele, stated that the first phase will cover a distance of 21 kilometres with 10 bridges. Duba said the Governor Douye Diri administration inherited two senatorial road projects from the previous administration and promised to embark on the third one, which is the long-awaited road fro...
AKINWUMI RICKETTS BOUNCES BACK AS NPA BOARD CHAIRMAN

AKINWUMI RICKETTS BOUNCES BACK AS NPA BOARD CHAIRMAN

News Feature
Reprieve has finally come the way of Chief Akinwumi Ricketts, Chairman of the Board of Nigerian Ports Authority who was unceremoniously removed from office under controversial circumstances last year. A statement yesterday announcing the composition of new Boards of Parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Transportation saw Chief Akinwumi emerge as Chairman of the new NPA Board . The statement signed by the Director of Press of the Ministry of Transportation said 'His Excellency, The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has approved the re-constitution of members of the Governing Boards of the following Parastatals under the purview of the Ministry: i. Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) ii. Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) iii. Maritime...
Bayelsa to Compliment NIMASA in Gulf of Guinea , partners EU

Bayelsa to Compliment NIMASA in Gulf of Guinea , partners EU

Business, Maritime, News Feature
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed the willingness of the state to partner the European Union towards ensuring security in the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking in Abuja on Monday when he played host to a delegation on maritime security from the European Union, Governor Diri said as the state with the longest coastline in Nigeria, Bayelsa is interested in collaborations that will help it secure its maritime area and harness the resources therein. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as describing Bayelsa and the entire Ijaw nation as critical stakeholders in maritime safety given the fact that the lives of the people depend on their coastal ecosystem. He said it is in line with the significance of the ecosystem to the peop...