Diri Signs Bayelsa Disability Rights, Teaching Hospital Laws

  Persons with disabilities in Bayelsa State now have legal protection against exclusion after Governor Douye Diri signed the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Bill into law, alongside legislation formally establishing the Bayelsa Medical University Teaching Hospital (BMUTH). Diri assented to the bills on Wednesday during the 188th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa,…

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NFF Sets September 26 For Elections

  Nigeria’s football governing body has set September 26, 2026 as the date for its next elective congress, following a series of significant governance decisions taken at an Extraordinary General Assembly held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) convened the assembly at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, where delegates unanimously…

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Diri Seals ₦1.01tn Bayelsa Budget, Promises Full Implementation in 2026

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has signed the state’s ₦1.01 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, following its passage by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. The signing was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah. Governor Diri had originally presented a budget estimate of ₦991.371 billion…

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