Briga News Nigeria Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has been honoured as the Hero of Nigerian Students by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for his outstanding performance in the education sector. The students’ body led by the Senate President, Comrade Babatunde Akinteye, presented the award on Monday in Government House, Yenagoa….
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…
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE IJAW NATION A CALL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME UNDER CHIEF DENNIS BRUTU OTUARO PhD AS ADMINISTRATOR We write as critical stakeholders of the Ijaw nation and Niger Delta region. Ijaw means the truth and we must at all times stand by the truth without fear or favour….
Briga News Nigeria It is no longer news that ace comedian, Ayodele Makun, popularly known as AY, has parted ways with his wife Mabel. What is news now is that AY is working round the clock to reshape his marriage. Mabel opted out from the marriage on the ground of infidelity from her husband, AY….
Briga News Nigeria Men of the Anti-Trafficking Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested the mother of the 15-year-old girl, Eunice Asuelie, for allegedly sex trafficking her 15-year-old daughter at Beeland Hotel. Asuelie was alleged to have forced her daughter, Esther Emmanuella, to a sex trafficker at Beeland Hotel…
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 The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has urged Heads of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across the NYSC Secretariats to be proactive by acquiring the latest digital skills. He stated that embracing these skills would allow them to keep pace with advancements in technology, improve operational efficiency, ensure data security…