Delta State Government has flagged off the 2021 Cassava Development Programme for farmers in the state. Speaking at the flag off ceremony, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Chief Julius Egbedi stated that the program which was being duplicated at the same time in Warri, was geared towards boosting food production in…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Beneficiaries of the Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2015/2026 Cycle have commended the Delta State Government for donating a new generator to them to curb the challenge of power supply. Beneficiaries located at the Delta State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (DARDA), Ibusa made the commendation when they received…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday, said Asaba Leisure Park and Film Village being executed by his administration would be ready for inauguration in February, 2022. Speaking at his quarterly interaction with newsmen at Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba, the governor said that the delivery timeline for the project was shifted from December, 2021…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE When Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa was sworn in as the governor of Delta State for the first tenure in 2015, most of his detractors heaved a sigh of relief, believing that whatever was propelling his success in wherever he found himself had been abated by the daunting challenges confronting him as the…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh VINCENT OSOKOGWU has great passion for farming. He hails from Abavo in Ika South Local Government Area. He is the CEO of Fedvins Enterprise and a graduate of Biology Education from the Delta State University, Abraka. Upon graduation in 2010, he took to “okada” riding and farming till he enrolled in Green…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Thursday, said the state government had provided key infrastructure targeted at ensuring peace in the state and improve on the living standard of the people. Aniagwu made the disclosure while speaking on a live television programme on ChannelsTv monitored in Asaba. He said that the objective…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, announced that the state government would give financial assistance to 2,500 artisans in 2022 to stimulate the growth of small and medium enterprises in the state. Okowa announced this while speaking at Artisans Day celebration held at the Cenotaph, Asaba. He said that the financial assistance would…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh ETERIGHO ONANEFE JOSHUA (2015/2016 CYCLE)LGA: ISOKO SOUTHENTERPRISE: BARBING Joshua Onanefe Eterigho, the CEO of Adept Spring Unisex Salon, Azagba Ogwashi, with a HND in Graphic Design from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic. He was trained in Barbing in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) and has long diversified into Hairdressing and…
By Tina Oki Delta State Commissioner for Works, (Urban and Highways), Mr Noel Omodon said that the construction of the Koka Interchange is a deliberate plan by the state government to redirect traffic in a way to avoid vehicular gridlocks daily experienced at the Koka junction. The works commissioner made the clarification today in his…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh EROMEDOGHENE EZEKIEL (2016/2017 CYCLE)LGA: ISOKO NORTHENTERPRISE: FISH PRODUCTION That the Delta State Government’s job creation programme has taken thousands of Deltan youths off the streets by training and establishing them in vocational and agricultural enterprises of their choice is stating the obvious. Testimonies abound of their business successes across the state. One…