About The Book
Bayelsa State Books of Record is an encyclopaedia of amazing records, event and the great people of Bayelsa State.
This book will unveil to you in detail the history of good people of Bayelsa State. It is a state in southern part of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta region.
Bayelsa State was created in 1996 from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. It shares a boundary with Rivers State to the east and Delta State to the west, with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominating its southern borders. It has a total area of 10, 773 km2. The state is comprised of eight Local Government Areas, they are: Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, Brass and Southern Ijaw. The state borders Rivers State, of which it was formerly part, and Delta State.
Bayelsa state Is predominantly Ijaw, with the Ijaw languages being widely spoken also Isoko and Urhobo spoke within their ancestral towns in the state. It is also the ancestral home of the Isoko people and the Urhobo people in the Sagbama local govt area. The state is the smallest in Nigeria by population as of the 2006 census, as well as one of the smallest by area. Being in the Niger Delta region, Bayelsa State has a riverine and estuarine setting, with bodies of water within the state preventing the development of significant road infrastructure.
As a state in the oil-rich Niger Delta the Bayelsa State's economy is dominated by the petroleum industry. The state is the site of Oloibiri Oilfield, where oil was first discovered in Nigeria, and as of 2015 was estimated to produce 30-40% of the country's oil. The state nicknamed ?Glory of all Lands? has the largest gas reservoir (18 trillion cubic feet) in Nigeria.
Though being the site of one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in the country contributes to local economic development, the state remains plagued by rampant poverty as well as pollution stemming from oil spills.
Bayelsa State Books of Record is a compendium of history and great icons of hope in all the sectors of life in Bayelsa State.
