The Asaba airport on Tuesday said it was targeting improved services and international flight operations with the successful verification of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the airport. Managing Director of the Asaba Airport Company, Christophe Penninck disclosed this in Asaba while addressing journalists during the verification of the ILS at the airport. He said…
By Daniel Egwahor/Donald Monu The need for the creation of a working uniform scheme of work for Technical Colleges in the state has been stressed with scholars and curriculum experts being called upon to put in their best to develop one which would bring to the fore the many advantages that technical education has to…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene Joy Adagbon-Etman is the CEO of Divine Agro-Chemicals. She is a professional crop farmer with a bachelor degree in Agriculture. She hails from Oshimili North Local Government Area. To expand and boost her farm produce, she enrolled and received support from the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has condoled with his Ondo State counterpart, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, over Sunday’s attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, which led to the killing of no fewer than 40 worshippers. He condemned the dastardly act and called on security agents to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice.…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene Stakeholders in the Agricultural Industry have assembled to identify solutions to various challenges plaguing the sector in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. This was the overarching goal at the 7th Agricultural Policy Stakeholders Forum and 1st Annual International Conference organized by the Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet) in Asaba. The…
by Egwahor Daniel and Monu Donald School heads have been called upon to always protect government property entrusted in their care. The Commissioner for Technical Education, Hon Shola Daibo, made this call during a one-day workshop organized by the Delta State Ministry for Technical Education, for teachers in the technical colleges across the state on…
by Prof. Eric EbohChief Job and Wealth Creation Officer In the last seven years, Delta State, under the excellent leadership of His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, has witnessed unprecedented positive social and economic transformations. These unparalleled achievements and impacts have not happened by chance. They are the outcomes of Governor…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Blessing Omedomero hails from Isoko South Local Government Area. She enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2018/2019 cycle wherein she was trained and established in Fashion Design and Tailoring. She is the CEO of Domeric Stitches, Asaba. She shares her experience after 2…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on Oil and Gas companies in the country to sensitise host communities and stakeholders on the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act. Okowa said that such sensitisation would help to strengthen ties between host communities, oil companies and other stakeholders to boost oil production in the country. He…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh SUNNY ODIAKOSE is the MD of Sunny Odiakose Farm located at Emuhu in Ika South Local Government Area. He is an SSCE holder who created job for himself and others through commercial farming. He owns an oil palm processing mill, farms cassava, pineapple and oil palm in commercial quantities. He expanded his piggery…