The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Bayelsa government had dragged SPDC to court over failure of the oil firm to pay ‘development levies’.
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The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020, approved promissory notes and bond issuance worth N148.1 billion as refunds to Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Osun and Ondo states, for executing federal projects.
The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this while declaring open the technical session of the 5th National Council on Hydrocarbons at the Dappa Biriye Conference Centre in Yenagoa.
Presenting a breakdown of the figures for the three months in Yenagoa, the Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, disclosed that the state received a gross inflow of N12.8 billion for August.
Governor Douye Diri gave the commendation when he received members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Local and Foreign Debts in Government House, Yenagoa, at the weekend.
The Bayelsa Commissioner for Information, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Yenagoa.
A statement by Ono Akpe, Director General of the tournament, on Friday in Yenagoa, said Crooks was appointed based on his track records in football management and administration.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that AITEO, Oil Company operating in the country, including Bayelsa is the main sponsor of the football tournament.