Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to continue to provide the enabling environment for positive developments that will give agriculture its pride of place, making Delta State the food basket of the nation. Governor Okowa gave the affirmation today during the 2021 World Food Day Celebration with the theme, “Our…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday has congratulated Team Delta its great feat of winning the just-concluded 6th National Youth Games (NYG) for the sixth time. Okowa commended the team for its commitment and determination, which culminated in its unprecedented dominance of the games, emerging champions consecutively at all the six editions since…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, inaugurated a Committee for the Protection of Human Rights in the state, with a call on citizens to be law-abiding in all endeavours. Okowa made the call in Asaba while inaugurating the Committee, which is headed by him. Members of the Committee Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,…
Delta Government on Monday, expressed dismay over the recent travel advisory reportedly issued by the United Kingdom to its citizens in Nigeria. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, expressed the state’s concern at a news conference in Asaba. He said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in the state put high premium…
Attitude reorientation, expressly directed at the youths, may just be panacea to addressing the myriad of challenges currently plaguing the Nigerian society; Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu has said. Following his meeting with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), The Integral Motivational Services, in the Ministry’s headquarters in Asaba, Mr. Aniagwu expressed concerns over…
Delta State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, approved a budget size of N469.4 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Barry Pere-Gbe who disclosed this in a post Exco press briefing at Government House, Asaba, said the approval was in line with the…
The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) on Thursday decorated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta as the 2021 Best Performing Governor in Infrastructure Development in Nigeria, with a call on his colleagues to emulate him. The governor was also inducted as Honorary Fellow of the Institution at its 19th International Civil Engineering Conference and Annual…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh The Delta State Government has commenced Entrepreneurship and Business Management Training (EBMT) for first batch of STEP graduands in the 2019/2020 Cycle. The graduands numbering 286 comprise beneficiaries who have completed training and graduated from the State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in Catering and Confectionery; PoP, Screed-Making and Painting;…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, advised residents of Warri, Uvwie and environs to avoid erecting structures on water ways so as not to hamper the fight against flooding and desilting of drainage channels in the area. Okowa gave the advice while inaugurating Chief Pereotu Oloye as a new member of the Warri,…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday said Tuesday’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 by the National Assembly, empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit election results was a victory for democracy. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, lauded…