The attention of the Nigerian Military High Command was yesterday drawn to the adverse effects that its frequent postings of Commandants may pose across its secondary education institutions. This was consequent upon the posting of the 17th Commandant of Command Secondary School, Mbiri, (Ika North-East Local Government Area) since the school was established 17 years…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh AZENUIE ASHINEDU VERA hails from Ndokwa West Local Government Area. She is the CEO of Jojo Fashion Empire located in Okpanam. Vera was unemployed for four years after graduation, but her story changed when she enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2016/2017 STEP Cycle. She…
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Delta State Government has reiterated its commitment to hosting the best National Sports Festival in the country. The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah, who also is the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the festival, made this known today during a board meeting of the LOC at the Football…
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The state government in collaboration with the Police Service Commission has held a town hall meeting in Asaba with a charge on traditional rulers, opinion leaders, prominent citizens and groups in the state to encourage the youths to show greater interest in joining the police. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the charge while declaring open the…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh JOY TORERE is a Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) beneficiary in the 2019/2020 Cycle. She hails from Udu Local Government Area and has a B.Sc. ED in Agricultural Science from the Delta State University. She is a diligent young woman with passion for agriculture which she described as the future of Nigeria. She…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh GERMAN RUKEVWE of the 2017/2018 Cycle hails from Ethiope East Local Government Area. Rukevwe German holds an HND in Electrical Electronics Engineering. He was trained and established in ICT Services by the Delta State Government under its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP.) Barely four years after, Rukevwe has made progress and has diversified into other businesses to enjoymultiple…
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Factionalism and other centrifugal tendencies often associated with Community Development Associations (CDAs), that stifle growth, will no longer be tolerated by the Delta State Government. This is consequent upon the enactment of the Delta State Regulation of Community Development Associations Law signed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in December 2021. The essence of the law, as…
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by Patrick Mgbodo/ Monu Donald Delta State Government has made a call for more partnership with the private sector to discover and harness talents for the growth development, and increased prestige of the state, through school sports. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, made this call at the third edition of Divine Love College…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh NNEKA OKONJO, from Aniocha South Local Government Area, has a Higher National Diploma in Agricultural Science from the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, now Delta State University of Science and Technology. As one of the pioneers of the State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP,) Nneka was trained and established in the…
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An estimated four million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) are expected to be delivered to the Delta State Government for onward distribution to households across the 25 Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, during an advocacy visit to the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu…
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