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  NUC Accredits 71 Programmes At NDU       The National Universities Commission (NUC) recently accredited 27 more undergraduate programmes at the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), Amasoma, bringing the total programmes given full accreditation at the institution to 71. The NDU Vice Chancellor, Prof, Samuel Edoumiekumo, disclosed this on Wednesday during a presentation to Governor Douye Diri inside the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Yenagoa, shortly before commencement of the weekly Exco meeting. Prof. Edoumiekumo stated that fully accredited programmes would be revisited by the NUC in five years while those on interim accreditation would be revisited in two years. The VC thanked Governor Diri for setting up the committee that worked towards the success of the accreditation exercise. Speaking earlier, the NDU Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Mathew Seiyefa, who also commended the governor for the successes recorded so far at the university, said no society rises abov

  CJ Hails Diri On Bayelsa Judiciary Autonomy       Bayelsa State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, has commended Governor Douye Diri for granting the state judiciary financial autonomy. She said this has enabled it to function optimally. Justice Abiri stated this on Wednesday in Yenagoa during the commissioning of a renovated court premises and an adapted Lady Justice statue. According to a press release on Wednesday August 25, 2021 signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Daniel Alabrah , he said that the Chief Judge, who commended Governor Diri for prompt release of funds for the judiciary to enable it meet its financial obligations, noted that in her years of service, this was the first administration that had given the judicial arm of government the free hand to manage its resources. She said: “The commissioning of the newly renovated court premises and the Lady Justice statue was made possible by the appreciable implementation of the financial autonomy in

  Federal Agencies Seek Bayelsa Govt’s Collaboration On Uncompleted Secretariat Project       Federal Government parastatals in Bayelsa State have solicited the cooperation of the state government in order to ease their office accommodation challenge. Heads of the federal agencies made the request on Tuesday in Government House, Yenagoa, during a courtesy visit to Governor Douye Diri. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a press release, quoted Chairman of the Association of Heads of Federal Parastatals, Mr. Obaro Ologbo, as saying that the visit was to seek the governor’s intervention towards completing the federal secretariat in the state, which he said was 80 per cent completed. Ologbo lamented the difficulty faced by federal parastatals, which, according to him, are struggling to pay rents. He appealed to Governor Diri to do all within his power to see that the secretariat project was completed. Ologbo lauded the governor’s developmental strides since he ass

  Bayelsa Governor Dedicates COVID-19 Response Award To Committee       … …Commends FG On Fire Truck Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has dedicated the Distinguished COVID-19 Response Champion Award to the state’s COVID-19 committee in appreciation of its hard work and sacrifice in the fight against the scourge. The award was conferred on the governor in Abuja by the National Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (NAMLS) in recognition of his administration’s efforts in mitigating the spread of the pandemic in the state. Senator Diri stated this during the courtesy visit of the NAMLS executive led by the president, Prof. James Damen, to Government House, Yenagoa, on Tuesday. A press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Wednesday said the governor expressed gratitude to the association for the honour and for recognising his administration’s developmental strides in the health sector. Recalling the period of the outbreak of the pandemic, Governor

  UN Affiliate Sites $3.5bn Projects In Bayelsa       …Inducts Gov Diri Into Hall Of Fame The United Nations Rescue Services, a non-governmental body affiliated to the United Nation Economic and Social Council, is to embark on different developmental projects worth $3.5 billion in Bayelsa State. The Convener/Global Chairman of the UN Rescue Services, Ambassador Steve Midalah, disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Governor Douye Diri at Government House, Yenagoa. Dr Midalah stated that the UN Rescue Mission engages in development services worldwide in order to make life easier for the populace. According to him, there  were 17 areas of interest but it focuses on eradicating extreme hunger and poverty in Nigeria. He stated that the identified areas were housing, education, feeding among others. The projects to be embarked on by the mission in the state include building of 1000 housing units, procurement and distribution of grains and training of 1000 youths. He said that t