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…
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 Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area has gotten National and West Africa accreditation for surgery and other courses. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of a meeting with the Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, top officials…
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…
Briga News Nigeria Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have called on the Federal Government to approve more funds for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to enable it perform optimally for sustainable peace of the Niger Delta. The IYC President, Jonathan Lokpobiri, made the comment while speaking with journalists shortly…
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…
