In a bid to expand the frontiers of its educational development, Delta State Government (DTSG) has approved the establishment 22 new schools comprising 9 primary and 13 secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Noel Omodon disclosed this on Thursday evening at Government House, Asaba, while briefing journalists on…
Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 6, September-A 2022 1.0 IntroductionOkowanomics Scorecard Series is a semi-monthly [twice-a-month] bulletin of evidence-based “Fact Sheets” showing Governor Okowa’s spectacular achievements in the social, infrastructural and economic development of Delta State. The Scorecard Series is a “book of chronicles” of Governor Okowa’s legacies and footprints in the geopolitical entity of Delta…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene Beneficiaries of the Delta state Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Training (STEP) have been called upon to take their vocational training seriously in order to adequately equip themselves to practise their chosen vocational skills. The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer and Head of the Delta State Job…
Spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Charles Aniagwu has given reasons why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was exploring other options in resolving the crisis rocking the party. Aniagwu said as a listening party, they were taking a second look at the issues based on what was permissible by the laws of…
Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Godfrey Enitan has assured participants of Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) of Government’s intervention to their needs. Dr. Enitan gave the assurance when he paid a visit to ADP in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area. He said that with agriculture as part of the priority of…
BY PATRICK MGBODO and DONALD MONU The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday knocked the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government for being unable and unfit to manage Nigeria’s diversity seven years on. Alhaji Atiku, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr. Charles Aniagwu in Asaba, pledged to work with…
By Matthew Okoata The State Government has reiterated the need for National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) Commercial Partners – Access Bank PLC to work in unison with Community Mobilization Officers (COMOS) and Community Leaders in the issuance of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to the prospective beneficiaries of Government Enterprises Empowerment Programme (GEEP 2.0) in…
By Matthew Okoata The indigenous people and residents of Okwe have been charged to be appreciative of the efforts of the Delta State Government under the watch of Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa by voting massively for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. A member of the State Executive Council, Dr. Darlington Ijeh, indigene of…
By Donald Monu/Daniel Egwahor Ahead of secondary school resumption in the state, the entrance examination into the new model technical colleges in Asaba,Effurun and Obiaruku was conducted over the weekend amidst an overwhelming turnout. On hand to monitor the exams was the Hon. Commissioner for Technical Education, Hon. Shola Daibo and her team, who visited…
Delta State Government, through the Oil Palm Company (OPC), has remitted N24million as oil palm remittances to Nsukwa Community in Aniocha South Local Government Area. Presenting the cheque to Nsukwa community representatives in Asaba, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Godfrey Enita, said that the oil palm remittance represented a backlog of rent…