Following the reduction of pump price to 125 Naira by the Federal government, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has called on commercial drivers to also follow the steps taken by the government to slash cost of transportation fares. Sylva said this on Thursday at the Leadership Newspapers Conference and Awards for 2019 in […]
Minister of State for Petroleum and former Governor of Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, has admonished party members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to keep calm and shun all acts of violence and lawlessness following the Supreme Court judgement. Sylva, who described as provocative and regrettable the events in […]
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says review of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is at an advanced stage and full passage of the bill is expected mid 2020. Sylva made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement to mark the New Year which was made available to the News Agency of […]
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says Nigeria has met the 100 per cent target agreement entered into by Oragnisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 Non-OPEC Member States. Sylva said this in a statement issued by his spokesman, Alhaji Garba Muhammad, in Abuja on Sunday. OPEC and 10 Non-OPEC Member […]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva have expressed optimism that the APC governorship candidate, David Lyon is sure of victory in the November 16 governorship election. The APC leaders gave the assurance at the grand finale of the APC governorship campaign rally […]
…Says N’Delta people need to allow peace to reign for devt Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has called for a change of strategy from agitations in the Niger Delta to maximise the interventions in the region. Sylva made the call on Saturday during a visit to OML-25 Flow Station at Belema […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is still in charge of the petroleum ministry as he announced Timipre Sylva as minister of state for petroleum. Some ministers and their portfolios Festus Keyamo: minister of state Niger Delta Affairs Timipre Sylva: minister of state for petroleum Godswill Akpabio: minister of Niger Delta Uchechukwu Oga: Minister of state mines and […]
Contrary to speculations, there is no rift between the leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, and his former commissioner for Finance, Hon. Opuola Charles, over the inability for the later to get the Bayelsa East Senatorial ticket. The Chairman of the APC in Nembe Local Government Area, Hon. […]
Former Governor of Bayelsa State and leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa state, Chief Timipre Sylva, has restated that the only weapon that will help the party wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is unity of purpose. He proclaimed that the party in the state will clear […]
Former governor and the leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, has reassured the people of the state of his readiness to wrestle power and deliver the state out of poverty, adding that the current administration in the state has forced poverty on the people despite huge federal allocation. Sylva, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva of being a serial loser and politically naïve, following the allegations he made against the state party executives. Sylva had accused the ruling party that he was betrayed during his governorship election in 2015 by the APC state executive which the party […]
The leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State and former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the party is doing everything to flush out those that betrayed the party’s chances of winning the last governorship election in the state, to pave way for purpose driven leadership in the party ahead of […]
The controversy of the alleged adoption of zoning of party positions in the fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state took a new twist Tuesday, when the duo of the former governor, Chief Timipre Sylva and the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disowned the campaigners of […]
The story that is gaining currency in some quarters in Bayelsa State as the nation approach the peak of political activities ahead of the 2019 general election is that the governor of the state, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson is perfecting plans to defect to another political party where he would have no problems installing a […]