Official Websites

Bayelsa State

Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) (2026). Bayelsa State. https://www.nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/bayelsa-state/

Author: Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Contributor: Charles Ihungwa Ikyese
Location: https://www.nipc.gov.ng/
URL: https://www.nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/bayelsa-state/
Access Date: 2026-09-25

Created 1 October 1996 from Rivers State; name an acronym of Brass, Yenagoa and Sagbama; borders Rivers and Delta and the Gulf of Guinea; 'Glory of all Lands'; largest gas reservoir (18 trillion cubic feet); area 9,059 km²; 8 LGAs; crops.