Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in the State to ensure conflict resolutions among the host communities where the Board’s…

Beyalsa community again, has been hit by another oil spill at the swamp area of South Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The spill, it was gathered, occurred on Saturday at Well 7, a facility owned by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company…

The federal government and other critical stakeholders in the Nigerian oil and gas industry have been charged to ameliorate the mistakes that are depriving host communities of their benefits. The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State,…

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production limited, on Saturday, was served an immediate quit notice by its host - Opu-Nembe community in Nembe-Bassambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Beyalsa community made this known in a…

Another oil spill, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community and its environs in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The leak reportedly occurred on Oct. 28…

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Wednesday said it has spent over N23bn in the development of its host communities in Bayelsa in the past 13 years. The oil firm…

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa  Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Wednesday donated over 41,000 doses of anti-worm drugs in support of on-going massive de-worming of children in Bayelsa primary schools. Speaking at the…

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa  The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday declined an application to halt the renewal of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 pending the determination of an pending suit by Nembe communities in Bayelsa. …

Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it has empowered over 6,659 entrepreneurs from its gas fields in Bayelsa and Delta from 2003 till date. The General Manager, External Relations…

By Kenechukwu obajuru, Yenagoa The people Aghoro 1 community in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa has kicked against the breach of oil spill procedures in the leak that occurred in the area on May 17, 2018. It would be recalled…

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Security Council has prohibited the use of assets, personnel and security operatives on attachment to surveillance contractors of oil and gas firms and any other personnel for political…

Residents of   Imiringi, oil and gas-rich community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have been separated from Yenagoa, the capital city and other sections of the state, following the inability of the state government to repair…

Your Excellency, what is your state doing in terms of exploiting its oil and gas resource endowment Bayelsa is historically the place where the story of the Nigerian oil and gas started, I have discussed with the Minister that…