By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene As part of its commitment to boost food production in the state, Delta State Government has flag-off the handing out of farm input support package to beneficiaries of the 2022 Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (Brown YAGEP) in cassava cultivation. The flag-off exercise witnessed by the Chief of…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Emmanuel Sylvanus is one of the persons living with disabilities (PwDs), trained and established by the Delta State Government through its Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP.) He is visually impaired and has an HND in Mass Communication. Emmanuel is a YAGEPreneur in Fish Production in the 2016/2017 cycle. He shares his story. “Being…
Governor of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, will on October 11, 2022, be honoured with a national award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement that the…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that through the party’s rescue mission, Nigeria will return to greatness and its glory restored. Okowa, the Governor of Delta, stated this in his goodwill message to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary celebrated on October 1. The message was contained…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Laura Ese Oghene 2022 trainees enrolled in the Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) have lauded the Delta State Government’s for its job creation programme, describing it as the surest way out of poverty. They made the commendations during the first series of Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Development (PELD) workshop held…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Beneficiaries of the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) enrolled into the 2022 cycle has received orientation with a call on them to use knowledge acquired to boost their farm enterprises. The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Prof Eric Eboh, made the call during the Orientation and Farm Enterprise Training (OFET) in…
Delta Government on Friday alerted residents in flood prone areas to relocate to higher planes as flood continues to ravage parts of the state. Director General, State Bureau of Orientation, Mr. Eugene Uzum who gave the warning at a news conference in Asaba, said that the state government was concerned about the lives and property…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s policy document remains the hope of recovery for the nation. Okowa, Governor of Delta, stated this at the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council of PDP on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that…
By Aruoriwo Ivovi As part of the empowerment initiatives of the Delta State Government to upscale the skills of youths in Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the state, no fewer than 100 youths, including civil servants, have graduated from the state Emerging Markets Model Initiative training. The graduands of the programme, made up of 70…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr. Charles Aniagwu on Monday said that the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, stand tall above other party candidates in the 2023 Presidential election. Speaking on News Hub on Silverbird Television, Aniagwu said the party was fully prepared for the commencement…