Delta Government on Friday said the multi-billion naira contract for the construction of Ayakoromo bridge in Burutu Local Government Area of the state had been repudiated due to poor performance by the contractor. Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Mr Noel Omodon, told newsmen in Asaba, that the decision on the contract was taken…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene As part of its commitment to boost food production in the state, Delta State Government has flag-off the handing out of farm input support package to beneficiaries of the 2022 Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (Brown YAGEP) in cassava cultivation. The flag-off exercise witnessed by the Chief of…
Governor of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, will on October 11, 2022, be honoured with a national award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement that the…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Beneficiaries of the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) enrolled into the 2022 cycle has received orientation with a call on them to use knowledge acquired to boost their farm enterprises. The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Prof Eric Eboh, made the call during the Orientation and Farm Enterprise Training (OFET) in…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s policy document remains the hope of recovery for the nation. Okowa, Governor of Delta, stated this at the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council of PDP on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that…
By Aruoriwo Ivovi As part of the empowerment initiatives of the Delta State Government to upscale the skills of youths in Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the state, no fewer than 100 youths, including civil servants, have graduated from the state Emerging Markets Model Initiative training. The graduands of the programme, made up of 70…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr. Charles Aniagwu on Monday said that the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, stand tall above other party candidates in the 2023 Presidential election. Speaking on News Hub on Silverbird Television, Aniagwu said the party was fully prepared for the commencement…
Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Laura Ese Oghene Juliet Onome is the CEO of Judos Clothing, a beneficiary of Fashion Design and Tailoring in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2015/2016 cycle. She hails from Okpe LGA and is a graduate of Botany, but was jobless for three years till she enrolled…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday directed the contractor handling the Obiaruku Technical College, Obiaruku in Ukwuani Local Government Area October 31 completion deadline. The governor gave the directive while inspecting the project and said that prompt completion of the project would enable students already admitted for current academic session to commence studies. He…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Senior Management Staff of the Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau have been charged to deplore knowledge acquired during training to improve their performance in their duties. The Director-General of the Centre for Management Development (CMD, Abuja, Mr. Brutus Chonoko, gave the charge while declaring open a three-day training for eight…