News Feature – Page 54 – Shipping World News Magazine

Jul62021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PIB: Host Community Provision A Time Bomb, Gov Diri Warns

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned that the definition of a host community in the just passed Petroleum Industry Bill by the National Assembly was a time bomb if not properly addressed. He also restated the position of governors of the southern states that it was an injustice to allot three per cent of oil revenue for the host communities that bear the brunt of exploration and exploitation activities. Governor Diri spoke on Tuesday when he featured as guest on Channels Television breakfast current affairs programme, Sunrise Daily. He was quoted in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, that prior to Monday's meeting of the southern states governors in Lagos, the states had been in consultation with relevant stakeholders on their position,...

Jun292021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Enforcement: Shippers’ Council seals APMDC over arbitrary charges.

News Feature, Port News

Associated Port & Marine Development Company (APMDC) Limited today had its operations shutdown by Port Economic Regulator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). The cargo - consolidator had been issued several notices to address infractions ranging from charging in forex to non-compliance with approved nomenclature of charges such as (Transport Adjustment charges, non-vessel operating carriers), outright disregard of terms of mediation reached at NSC and unresolved complaints of over one and half years, among others. The Council’s team was led by Mr. Adesina Sarumi, an Assistant Director in the Regulatory Services Department. Speaking shortly after the enforcement exercise, the Deputy Director, Monitoring and Enforcement Division, Mrs. Celine Ifeora, said NSC sealed APMDC’s premis...

Jun232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

My Administration Will Promote Culture Through Tourism

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured that his administration would promote the culture and history of people of the state through tourism. Governor Diri gave the assurance on Thursday while declaring open the Great Efi Lake Fishing Festival at Sabagreia community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. The governor directed the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism to include the fishing festival in the state’s cultural calendar. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, said he described the festival as an event with great potential, capable of scaling up the economy of the state. Governor Diri commended the people of Sabagreia, Seibokorugha and Okoloba communities for sustaining the age-long traditional festival and urged...

Jun232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Solicits South Korea Partnership On Agric, Infrastructure Development

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sought the partnership and support of South Korea in areas of agricultural, maritime and infrastructure development of the state. At a meeting with the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, in Abuja on Friday, Governor Diri said given its maritime similarity with Bayelsa, the state also needed the South Korean expertise and partnership in developing deep-sea fishing, aquaculture and rice cultivation. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, quoted the governor as saying that the state was equally interested in partnership in education, science and technology as well as in oil and gas. He said his administration pays serious attention to the issue of security as top priority and has conscientiously ...

Jun232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

$951m Payment: Gov Diri Appeals To FG To Implement Court Judgement *Sues for Peace In Bayelsa Communities

News Feature, Politics

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement Monday's Abuja Federal High Court judgement ordering the payment $951 million as shortfall in oil derivation revenue due to the state. Governor Diri made the appeal in his first public reaction to the judgement on Wednesday inside the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr, Daniel Alabrah, the governor said the money was due to the state based on the Constitution and the 13% derivation principle. Governor Diri, who said his administration was open to dialogue with the Federal Government to amicably resolve the matter, noted that constant litigations would not engender cordial relationship between states and the cen...

Jun132021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Starch Factory Ready For Commissioning

News Feature

A 60-metric tonnes cassava starch factory built by the Bayelsa State government will be inaugurated soon. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on Saturday during an inspection tour of the factory located at Ebedebiri in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. In order to meet the plant's expected production capacity, the governor urged people of the state to engage in massive cassava farming. Senator Diri, who expressed satisfaction with the level of work done, noted that due to its production capacity, the quantity of cassava produced in the state would not be enough for it to produce at full capacity. He called on the people to go into cassava farming as it would be a source of revenue generation not only to the state but also the people. He said: "This is an indication ...

Jun112021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Content Monitoring Board, NNPC, Zed Energy sign contract for Petroleum Terminal in Brass

News Feature

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and ZED Energy Ltd earlier today signed shareholders agreement for the construction of Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Ltd (BPPT) in Brass LGA of Bayelsa State. The Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Ltd (BPPT) will close any infrastructure gap in the distribution of petroleum products and also stop illegal refining activities taking place in the region.

Jun92021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Seeks FG’s Assistance On Nembe-Brass Road

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state needs the assistance of the federal government and relevant stakeholders to construct the Bayelsa East Senatorial road from Nembe to Brass given the huge cost involved. Speaking during the weekly state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, Senator Diri said as part of efforts to make the road a reality, he has met senior federal government officials in Abuja, whom he said responded positively to the state's requests. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying the importance of the Bayelsa East senatorial road cannot be over-emphasised given the socio-economic relevance of the area to people of the state and the country. He said all hands needed to be on...

Jun62021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Apapa Gridlock: NPA , Lagos Govt Collaborate to bring Relief to Port Access Roads

News Feature, Press Release

Determined to put an end to the intractable traffic by in gridlock on the access roads leading to the country's two busiest ports in Apapa, the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) led by its Acting Managing Director, Mr. Muhammed Bello-Koko on Saturday met with the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to adopt stronger measures to curb corrupt practices and alleged extortion of truck drivers by traffic and security operatives along the Lagos Ports corridor. The NPA boss alongside the Executive Director Marine and Operations, other management staff, including Port Managers of Lagos Ports Complex and Tin Can Island Port Complex, Managing Directors of Apapa Bulk Terminal and Dangote Port Operations among other stakeholders, held a meeting with Mr. Governor and ...

Jun62021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NCDMB MOVES TO MITIGATE START-UP COSTS FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS WITH OIL AND GAS PARK SCHEME

News Feature

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has assured that the creation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme will help mitigate exorbitant start-up costs for local manufactures in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas sector, in setting up manufacturing plants. This assurance was given by the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr Simbi Wabote who was represented by Mr Abdulmalik Halilu, General Manager, Research, Statistics and Development, NCDMB, on Friday while he led other African oil players on a tour of the Project Site in Emeyal-1, Ogbia, Bayelsa State. The ES who led the delegation on the heels of Thursday’s African Local Content Roundtable held in Yenagoa, harped that in implementing local content, the supply chained must be considered, while government on its part, m...