Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said he would continue to place high premium on the welfare of workers in the state till the end of his administration. He said that he would ensure that through prompt payment of salaries, training and re-training programmes to strengthen the workers’ productivity. Okowa disclosed this at…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday said his administration would leave no stone unturned to give the state a legacy of desirable learning environment in its7 tertiary institutions. The governor stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting the Faculty of Agriculture buildings, lecture theatres and Halls of Residence at Dennis Osadebay University,…
Delta Government on Monday approved a new retirement age for teachers in the public service of the state. The teachers will henceforth retire at the attainment of 40 years of service or 65 years of age. The same is applicable to non-academic staff of the state-owned Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The approvals were part…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Clementina Wewele Festus Amukpo is a graduate in Business Administration and Management who hails from Ethiope West LGA. He enrolled, trained and was established in the 2017/2018 STEP cycle in Audio-Visual Services. He is the CEO of Fechristo Production. He speaks on his journey so far after five years in business. “The STEP…
Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 13, February 2023. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Okowanomics Fact Sheet Series is a semi-monthly [twice-a-month] bulletin of evidence-based “Fact Sheets” showing Governor Okowa’s spectacular achievements of job and wealth creation, development of infrastructure, urban renewal, transformation of education and health systems, peace and security, social harmony and overall economic development. The Series is a journal of Governor Okowa’s legacies and…
Delta State government has assured Deltans of a peaceful resolution of the long aged dispute between cattle herders and farmers in Delta, particularly those in Uwheru, in Ughelli North Local Government Area. The Chairman of the Delta State Livestock Management Committee (DLMC) and Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Godfrey Enita, gave the assurance…
Vanguard Newspapers on Friday night, honoured Mr Ejiro Otarigho with a Hero’s Award for driving a blazing petroleum tanker out of a point where lives and property would have been consumed by a huge fire. Otarigho, Agbarho-born driver in Delta, sometime in 2022, at a high risk to his life, steered a burning tanker laden…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, said general acceptance of the party across the country was an indication that Nigerians were truly tired of the inept All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Speaking to journalists on Sunday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, shortly after inspecting…
Delta Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Godfrey Enitan, has said that 35 flashpoints of illegal cattle grazing has been identified in the state. Enitan, who doubles as the State Chairman, Delta State Livestock Management Committee (DSLMC), disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the committee’s meeting on Wednesday in Asaba. He noted that the…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Christopher Esiphri is a Brown YAGEPreneur in Fish Production in the 2020/2021 cycle of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP.) He hails from Ughelli South Local Government Area, but his farm is located at Achalla Ibusa. He is the CEO of KrissWill Integrated Services. He has an HND in Mechanical…