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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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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