Briga News Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Dr. Otuaro holds a PhD in Comparative Politics & Development Studies; an MSc in Public Administration, and a BSc in Education. He had previously served as a top-level executive of the Niger…
Briga News Nigeria Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State today paid a visit to the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, at his office in Abuja. Governor Diri said the Minister who is an illustrious son of Bayelsa State deserves the support of all Bayelsans to succeed in his national assignment. He stated…
By Peter Jonah Group operating under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians for Good Governance, CNGG, has applauded the landslide achievement of Tantita Security Services for their fight against oil theft and protection of oil facilities. In a Press statement by the group’s President, Comr. Awipi Lawson, the group showered encomium to the Chairman, Tantita Security…
Briga News Nigeria A pan Nigeria group, National Awareness Forum (NAF) has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to speedily terminate the oil pipelines surveillance contracts awarded to the Pipelines Infrastructures Nigeria Limited (PINL). PINL operated by the Warri Monarch was awarded the contract for the surveillance of the oil pipelines in some…
Briga News Nigeria The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the Federal Government to review its policy of using non-state actors in its effort to secure the maritime environment of the country. Senator Diri,who expressed concern that the continued use of such unconventional security agents might cause greater security challenges in…
By Peter Jonah The Ijaw Publishers Forum has advised political office holders of Ijaw extraction to prioritise the development of Ijaw communities across the Niger Delta region. The president of the media professionals, Comrade Ozobo Austin asserted this in Warri while receiving a protest from some youths over the collapsed Gbaregolor/Ogbeinama bridge, abandoned Bomadi/Ogulagha road,…
Briga News Nigeria The former Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs and the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has expressed his appreciation to Governor Douye Diri, for helping him at the time of his needs. Kuku, who said this at a forum in Yenagoa organised to…
Briga News Nigeria The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has joined forces with Union Bank of Nigeria plc to support the empowerment of women and youth in the Niger Delta Region. A delegation from the bank recently visited the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt to discuss their collaboration. During the meeting, the leader of the…
Briga News Nigeria •••Calls For Review A coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society Organizations (CSO) comprising former Niger Delta Agitators, has described as ‘unacceptable and grossly insufficient the allocation of only N10billion for Niger Delta ministry to oversee the affairs of the nine states of the region Noting that the budget is grossly inadequate, the…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Youths Network has commended President Bola Tinubu for renewing the pipeline protection contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited for another three years. The company is owned by Chief Government Ekpemepulo, popularly known as Tompolo. In a statement on Sunday by its Coordinator, Frank Ebikabo, and Secretary, Federal Ebiaridor, the…