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Bayelsa communities embrace climate-smart agriculture initiative

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has intensified efforts to build climate resilience in Bayelsa State by promoting climate-smart agriculture, forest restoration and community-led conservation initiatives in three riverine communities.

Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on “Catalysing Local Action for Climate Justice in Nigeria” in Yenagoa on Friday, the Foundation’s Climate Change Lead, Mr Shittu Usman, said the initiative was helping vulnerable communities adapt to the growing impacts of climate change while improving livelihoods and protecting biodiversity.

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Bayelsa auto technicians embrace digital diagnostics drive

The newly elected Chairman of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) in Bayelsa State, Mr Peter Omavie, has pledged to deploy digital diagnostic tools to enhance efficiency and modernise the sector.

Speaking to journalists in Yenagoa after the association’s election, Omavie unveiled a three-point agenda centred on technology, collaboration and welfare, aimed at repositioning automobile technicians for the evolving digital economy.

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Politics

Bayelsa LP slams Ajoku, denies defection claims

The leadership of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State has dismissed claims that Miss Helen Ajoku defected to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with a large number of women, describing the development as inconsequential.

In a statement issued on Thursday by the National Deputy Women Leader, Mrs Enu Timipre, the party said Ajoku’s assertions that she left with “thousands of women” were false and misleading.

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Bayelsa APC chieftain urges unity to curb defections

Chief Joshua MacIver, the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 Bayelsa election, has called for urgent action to address internal imbalances within the party to prevent further defections.

In a statement issued on Saturday in Yenagoa, MacIver urged party leaders to “look inwards” and tackle lingering divisions following the conclusion of the state congress.

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Business

Bayelsa diversifies economy to attract investment, boost tourism

The Bayelsa State Government says it is repositioning the state’s economy as a preferred destination for investors and tourists through sustained economic diversification.

The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, stated this at the weekend during a transparency briefing held at the Bayelsa Treasury Building in Yenagoa.

She explained that the state is diversifying into agriculture, the marine and blue economy, marine transport, aviation and tourism as part of efforts to broaden its economic base.

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Bayelsa burial trip ends in fatal road crash

Tragedy struck on Friday when an 18-seater bus conveying passengers to the burial of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor was involved in a fatal crash along the Toru-Orua axis of the Sagbama/Ekeremor Road.

Eyewitnesses initially claimed that many lives were lost in the accident, while several others sustained injuries and were rushed to hospitals for treatment.

However, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefs Brisibe, who confirmed the incident during a telephone conversation with our correspondent, said only two victims died at the scene.

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Transport/Aviation

Bayelsa inaugurates state airline as first aircraft makes historic flight

Bayelsa State government has inaugurated its own airline following the successful flight of one of its newly acquired aircraft on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 — a milestone Governor Douye Diri described as “historic” for the state’s aviation future.

The ATR-72/600 aircraft, one of the two procured by the state government, departed the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 9:30 am with about 50 passengers and crew on board, including Governor Diri. It landed at the Bayelsa International Airport to cheers from residents and dignitaries.

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