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…
DetailsThe Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Education has expressed satisfaction in the ongoing recruitment process of intending teaching and non teaching staff into Technical Colleges across the state. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon Charles Emetulu stated this when the Committee visited the Asaba center for the oral interviews and practical stage of…
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By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh GRACE OKEH, a beneficiary of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Training (Green STEP) in the 2017/2018 Cycle, hails from Okpe Local Government Area. She has an OND in Secretariat Administration from the Benson Idahosa University, Okada. She is the CEO of Gracie Delux Fashion Home located in Asaba. Though…
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Delta State Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko has lauded the State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for bequeathing a befitting multi-billion naira Secretariat Complex to civil servants after 30 years of creation of Delta State. Mr. Bayoko while giving a vote of thanks at the inauguration of the newly completed ultra-modern Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat complex by the Vice…
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