The Bayelsa state government says it intends to create at least 7,000 temporary jobs through the implementation of projects funded from the $50 million development loan obtained from the World Bank.
According to a statement by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, an NSCDC operative, on April 28, allegedly shot at the medical doctor’s car, who at the time was carrying his wife and two children, for hitting a stray dog.
The Bayelsa state government has said that it was not part of any purported hiring of consultants by the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, in order to receive the first tranche of the Paris club refunds from the federal government.
The Bayelsa State Government said that the delay in the release of the second tranche of the Paris Club refunds by the federal government is frustrating its plans to clear backlog of workers’ salaries and implement infrastructure projects.
Leaders of Egebekiri community said the protest was because AGIP oil company has not paid them any form of royalties or related fees due to them since it started oil exploration in the community over 40 years ago.
