By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Rejoice Okijirhie is one of the PwDs enrolled in the 2015/2016 cycle. She hails from Uwvie LGA and has an NCE. In spite of her physical disability, she was trained in Hairdressing and Makeover. Six years later, Rejoice is still in business, owns a hairdressing salon and is creating wealth and jobs…
Delta Government on Tuesday advised All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in the state, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to desist from telling lies to hoodwink unsuspecting Deltans into supporting his already failed ambition. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, at a news conference in Asaba said no amount of lies and propaganda deployed by the…
In light of the recent flooding in Delta State and following the recent world food day celebration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has reached out to Internally Displaced Persons in the state. The visit was led by the Commissioner, Dr Godfrey Enita, who had in his team the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Chimenma Achuba (Piggery) benefitted from the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme under the Brown YAGEP category in the 2020/2021 cycle. She hails from Ukwuani Local Government Area and has a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. She is the CEO of Josrico Enterprise which specializes in pig farming. She shares her story. “The…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged contractors handling projects on facilities for 21st National Sports Festival being hosted by the state to redouble their efforts and meet completion deadline. Okowa made the call on Thursday while speaking with newsmen after inspecting ongoing projects at Stephen…
Delta Government says it has deployed its new State Agriculture Policy with the right strategy for food value chain development aimed at harnessing the rich agricultural potentials to achieve food security. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, while addressing the people on Tuesday in Asaba, at an event to mark the 2022 World Food Day, said the theme,…
Delta Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to build new dams and desilt major rivers in the country to check flooding, especially when neighbouring countries open their dams. He also urged the government to make efforts at desilting River…
Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 8, October-A, 2022 1.0 INTRODUCTION Okowanomics Series is a semi-monthly [twice-a-month] bulletin of evidence-based “Fact Sheet” showing Governor Okowa’s spectacular achievements of job and wealth creation, development of infrastructure, urban renewal, transformation of education and health systems, peace and security, social harmony and overall economic development. The Scorecard Series is a…
By Laura Ese Oghene Okotie Francis Anthony is the CEO of Finger Integrated Farm. He hails from Warri South Local Government Area and has a B.Sc. in Accounting. He enrolled into the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2015/2016 cycle, the pioneer set where he began his entrepreneurship journey as a pig…
Spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu has said that Nigerians were not interested in wrangling within political parties but how to get the country back to working ways. Aniagwu who said this while speaking on “Focus Nigeria” on AIT on Wednesday added that Nigerians were tired of the over seven years…