Immediate past Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism who also doubles as Chairman, Board of Trustees of BRACED Tourism Promotion & Development Initiative (BTPDI), Dr. Piriye Kyaramo has stressed the urgent need for the government to designate areas with high marine species richness as Marine Protected Areas in Bayelsa State in…
Director General of Ernest Ikoli Visitor Information Centre and immediate past Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo says Bayelsa, with the longest coastline in the country, offers a wide range of opportunities for the development of blue tourism, being the largest and growing sector of the Blue Economy…
It is most interesting that His Excellency, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri and some well-meaning people of the state are passionately advocating the relevance of harnessing the maritime resources of the state, for its economic growth and development. Part of the very significant initiatives by the governor to achieve this objective, is…
Oil Mogul Becomes Project Father of 1st African Invitational Swimming Championship…As Reps Speaker Receives Commendation For Lead Role As Abuja gears up to host 1st African Invitational Swimming Championship in honour of Nigeria’s president and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the championship got a further boost following the appointment of…
The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) has granted approval from the United Nations for an extension of Nigeria’s maritime territory beyond 200 nautical miles. In a statement, Chairman, CLCS Adnan Rashid Nasser Al-Azri, said this would allow Nigeria to redraw the map of its sovereign territory in the Gulf…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has disclosed plans by his ministry to seek the support and buy-in of the National Assembly towards the establishment of coast guard as part of efforts to enhance security along the country’s coastlines. Speaking when a delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Marine Safety,…
First military governor of Old Rivers State and Chancellor of the first paramilitary maritime university in West Africa, Nigeria’s Maritime University Okorenkoko in Delta State, King Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff, the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass has thrown his weight behind the proposed establishment of Nigeria Coast Guard Service by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, saying that the special…
The Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed plans to set up coast guards to improve safety and security on Nigeria’s waters. Oyetola made the disclosure on Tuesday in London while meeting with the officials of some countries on the sidelines of the ongoing 33rd session of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) General…
Africa Aquatics Commends Reps Speaker for facilitating 1st African Invitational Swimming Championship in Honour of Tinubu …Confirms Participation of 32 Countries in Abuja Tournament Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abbas (left) receiving the trophy from Dr. Godwin Tammy, during the handing over event in Abuja recently. The Vice President/Secretary General of Africa Aquatics, Zone 2, Senegal, Mr….
The Blue Economy Will Become Bayelsa’s Next Economic Frontier – Gov. Diri’s SSA on Tourism The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism and Publisher of the Blue Economy Online Magazine, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has expressed the hope that the emerging Blue Economy will become the next economic frontier for Bayelsa state…
