Briga News Nigeria The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that 65% of repairs on the vandalized 132kV Ahoada-Yenagoa transmission line have been completed. According to TCN, 17 damaged towers have already been erected, with work progressing on the remaining three. TCN also said power will be restored back to Bayelsa State on November…
Briga News Nigeria Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has expressed appreciation to the Board, Management and Staff of the Pointer Newspaper for the “Certificate of Excellence in Public Service” award bestowed on him as part of activities to mark the 30th anniversary of the state owned media outfit. Rt…
Briga News Nigeria The leadership of Alabini National Youth Council (ANYC) has presented an award of excellent performance to the national coordinator of Safe and Better Nigeria (SBN), Comrade Solomon Charles Ikpaka. The award was presented to him during a one-day summit tagged Vision for Greatness with the theme ‘The Agents of Change for the…
Briga News Nigeria ••Bayelsa Oil Commission Winds Down Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has bemoaned the failure of the Federal Government to remit to Niger Delta states revenues from gas flare fines and royalties paid by oil firms to its coffers. Governor Diri said the oil producing states and indeed the communities in…
Briga News ••Retirees Get Monthly Pension Raise, N7bn For Gratuity Arrears Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1, 2024. Governor Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired workers…
Briga News Nigeria Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai says contractors handling the damaged transmission towers at Okogbe axis of the East West road are working round the clock to restore electricity to Bayelsa State. Hon. Koku-Obiyai gave the assurance while speaking to journalists during an on-the-spot assessment of work…
Briga News Nigeria In a significant move to improve the welfare of government employees, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all state government workers. As part of the implementation, Governor Eno has constituted a committee tasked with ensuring a smooth rollout of the new…
By Peter Jonah As the race for the Ondo gubernatorial elections draws closer, chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Comr. Ezekiel Ugowonni has lashes Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s campaign in Arogbo kingdom, Ese-Odo Local Government over the low turnout of supporters. Ezekiel, who likened the low turnout as a rejection from the Arogbo people, states…
Briga News Nigeria Warri……………………The Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Dr. Thomas Ereyitomi have distributed 600 bags of Fertiliser to representatives of Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo in his constituents. The fertiliser distribution which is in a bid to promote food security across Warri North , Warri South and Warri…
