Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said College of Medicine of University of Delta, Agbor, would be sited at Agbor, not Owa-Alero as being speculated in some quarters of the state Okowa made the clarification when he led the former Governor of Cross River, Senator Liyel Imoke, to inaugurate the reconstructed 10.2-kilometre Alihame/Agbor-Nta/Oki…
NO DTS 1201: OKOWA STRESSES REGULAR TRAINING FOR JUDICIARY WORKERS NO DTS 1202: DTHA APPROVES N4 BILLION LOAN REQUEST BY GOVERNOR OKOWA NO DTS 1203: AFCFTA: DELTA READY TO COLLABORATE WITH FG – OKOWA NO DTS 1204: DELTA GOVERNMENT TERMINATES CONTRACT WITH PERSONAL INCOME TAX CONSULTANTS NO DTS 1205: OKOWA CONGRATULATES DEIN OF AGBOR AT…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday said the state government spent N1.3 billion monthly in servicing pension obligations to its retirees. Okowa made this known while swearing in nine Special Advisers and Chairman, Bureau of State Pensions, at Government House, Asaba. He said the state was facing lots of challenges as a result…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed shock and sadness over the sudden demise of a member of the state’s House of Assembly, Mr Kenneth Ogba. The lawmaker, who was representing Isoko South Constituency I, reportedly slumped and died on Sunday in his home in Oleh. He was elected into the House of Assembly…
The size of Delta State’s economy has risen by 51 percent in four years with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) hitting N4.471 trillion in 2019, from N2.961 trillion in 2015, with crude oil and gas playing lesser role in driving economic growth. From N1.221 trillion in 2015, representing 50.34 percent of the state’s GDP, the…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians not to compromise the country’s unity as its strength lay in citizens’ collective bond. Okowa made the call in his remark at a state banquet in honour of members of Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures at their 2021 Second Quarter General Meeting in Asaba, on…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that separation of power, checks and balances were imperative for good governance in a presidential system of government. Okowa stated this in a keynote address he delivered at the 2021 Second Quarter meeting of Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria at Asaba, on Saturday. He…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on States’ Houses of Assembly to ensure that the Constitutional Amendment Bill is passed when passed to them by the National Assembly. Okowa made the call on Friday when he received the Conference of Speakers of States’ Legislatures in Nigeria led by its Chairman and Speaker of Bauchi…
NO DTS 1162: DTHA SPEAKER PLAYS HOST TO SPEAKERS OF HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY NO DTS 1163: MEETING ON FlOOD ALERT HOLDS ON MONDAY, JUNE 2021 IN DELTA NO DTS 1164: INSECURITY, FLOODING, HEALTHCARE, OTHERS : DELTA COUNCIL OF NUJ CALLS FOR PROACTIVE ACTIONS. NO DTS 1165: GOV OKOWA GETS COMMENDATION FOR APPOINTING ANWUZIA INTO DELTA…
It is hereby announced for the information of the general public, particularly Deltans, that the Delta State Environmental Conservation Bill (HB. 23) 2020, is presently before the Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Oil and Gas for further legislative action. Accordingly, the State Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Oil and Gas, stakeholders in…