Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday, said youths in the state were making remarkable difference in the economic development of communities, state and country. Okowa stated this at the flag-off of the second cycle of Rural Youth Skill Acquisition (RYSA) programme held at the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku, Aniocha…
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Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has reaffirmed that the state was peaceful and suitable for sustainable investments. Okowa made this known at the inauguration of Sleek 101.9 FM Radio Station at Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state. He commended the proprietor, Chief Emma Melekwe, for returning home to invest…
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Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has assured the university of Calabar (UNICAL) Alumni Association, Asaba Chapter, of his zeal to promote the interest of the association for the betterment of humanity. Aniagwu made the assurance today in Asaba when he received on a courtesy visit a delegation from the University of Calabar Alumni Association (UNICAL), Asaba chapter led by its chairman, Mr Luke…
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A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Nigeria Network of NGOs on Tuesday honoured Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, with the award of ‘Most-Friendly Governor in Nigeria’. Presenting the award to the Governor at the Delta State Civil Society Day and Awards at Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba, leader of the…
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Delta Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 19-member Livestock Management Committee as part of the provisions of the anti-open grazing law recently enacted in the state. Inaugurating the committee at Government House, Asaba, the governor charged the members to ensure that the law was effectively implemented in the best interest of citizens…
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The Delta State Government has warned against the activities of illegal petroleum task force on highways to extort petroleum tanker drivers in the state. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Petroleum Products Monitoring, Chief Frank Ojenima disclosed this in a statement in Asaba at the weekend. He said that the government had put mechanisms…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh GOLD EKENE is our YAGEPreneur for this week. He hails from Ndokwa East Local Governmnet Area and has an HND in Electrical Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. He got enrolled into the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2017/2018 Cycle after seven years of unemployment. With…
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To commemorate the 2021 annual Anti-Rabies Awareness and Immunization Day, the Delta State Government today flagged-off a 12-week vaccination of all cats and dogs in the state, free-of-charge. Speaking during the flag off of the 2021 annual anti- rabies awareness and immunization at the government veterinary clinic in Asaba, the Commissioner of Agricultural and Natural…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene Bee farmers enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2020/2021 Cycle have received farm support to expand their bee-keeping enterprises. The beneficiaries numbering twenty-one were drawn from different local government areas across the three senatorial districts of the state. The items…
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By Patrick Ochei & Monu Donald The Delta State Honourable Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has reiterated the Okowa led administration’s eagerness to support the economic activities of all enterprising Deltans within the available resources, even as he charged publishers of community newspapers under the aegis of Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria…
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