Eshedagho Grace In ensuring safety of farmers and guarantee food sufficiency, the Chairman of the State Livestock Management Committee, (DSLMC), Chief Julius Egbedi has promised to inaugurate Local Government Taskforce Officers across the 25 local Government Areas of the State. Chief Julius Egbedi who is also the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources said…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh STEPHEN EZEDIUNOR was trained in the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) of the Delta State Government in the 2015/2016 cycle, having graduated from Federal Polytechnic, Oko where he obtained an HND in Business Administration. He was trained in poultry production and established at YAGEP Poultry Farm Cluster at Aboh-Ogwashi. He is now…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday said his administration’s passion for girl-child empowerment was predicated on the need to break away from issues of gender discrimination, poverty and low self-esteem among young women. He stated this at the graduation of beneficiaries of the 2021/2022 Girls’ Entrepreneurship and Skills Training Programme (Project GEST) at…
The attention of the Nigerian Military High Command was yesterday drawn to the adverse effects that its frequent postings of Commandants may pose across its secondary education institutions. This was consequent upon the posting of the 17th Commandant of Command Secondary School, Mbiri, (Ika North-East Local Government Area) since the school was established 17 years…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh AZENUIE ASHINEDU VERA hails from Ndokwa West Local Government Area. She is the CEO of Jojo Fashion Empire located in Okpanam. Vera was unemployed for four years after graduation, but her story changed when she enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2016/2017 STEP Cycle. She…
Delta State Government has reiterated its commitment to hosting the best National Sports Festival in the country. The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah, who also is the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the festival, made this known today during a board meeting of the LOC at the Football…
The state government in collaboration with the Police Service Commission has held a town hall meeting in Asaba with a charge on traditional rulers, opinion leaders, prominent citizens and groups in the state to encourage the youths to show greater interest in joining the police. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the charge while declaring open the…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh JOY TORERE is a Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) beneficiary in the 2019/2020 Cycle. She hails from Udu Local Government Area and has a B.Sc. ED in Agricultural Science from the Delta State University. She is a diligent young woman with passion for agriculture which she described as the future of Nigeria. She…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh GERMAN RUKEVWE of the 2017/2018 Cycle hails from Ethiope East Local Government Area. Rukevwe German holds an HND in Electrical Electronics Engineering. He was trained and established in ICT Services by the Delta State Government under its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP.) Barely four years after, Rukevwe has made progress and has diversified into other businesses to enjoymultiple…
Factionalism and other centrifugal tendencies often associated with Community Development Associations (CDAs), that stifle growth, will no longer be tolerated by the Delta State Government. This is consequent upon the enactment of the Delta State Regulation of Community Development Associations Law signed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in December 2021. The essence of the law, as…