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…
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…