Timipre Sylva

The Federal Government says the fuel subsidy regime is one of the major reasons the refineries are not working in the country.Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva stated this while reiterating his call to…

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that the country accidentally discovered 206 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves while in search of crude oil.Sylva, who disclosed this in Abuja at a News Agency of Nigeria…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the fuel subsidy regime is unsustainable in the face of dwindling revenue.He said that Nigerians must therefore prepare for increment in the pump price of…

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has taken steps to avert an impending industrial action at Agbami Offshore Oilfield operated by Chevron Nigeria  Limited (CNL).Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, General-Secretary of Petroleum…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, says there will be no increment in the pump price of petrol until the conclusion of consultation with organised labour.Sylva gave the assurance while addressing newsmen on…

The Chairman of the Contract and Mobilisation Committee of the APC National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the September 19 guber election is a "must win" for the party.Sylva, who is the…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the Federal Government never promised that the price of petrol would be permanently low.He explained that it was unrealistic to continue to subsidise the product as…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, says the ministry is worried that Nigeria has one of the highest costs of crude oil production in the world.The Herald can report that producing a barrel of oil in the nation…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa on Monday staged a protest over alleged killing of its members ahead the general elections.Former governor and leader of APC in Bayelsa, Chief Timipre Sylva and Minister of State for Agric,…

Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has boldly alleged that the Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Chief…

A People’s Democratic Party group, Restoration Campaign Organisation has claimed that the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, did not feel bad after losing at the polls because he went clubbing and drinking.…

The Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, was in the lead as at 2am on Sunday morning in the supplementary governorship election of the state.According to official results…

With just one week to the rescheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, wife of the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, and his (Jonathan) political associates have moved to…

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has urged his main challenger in the Bayelsa gubernatorial race, Chief Tmipre Sylva to concede defeat.Dickson, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday while…

Former Governor of Bayelsa State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva has described the Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson as a bushman who lacks self-confidence.…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, has fixed January 12 for hearing in a suit challenging the eligibility of Timipreye Sylva to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State.Sylva, a former governor…