By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Dcn. (Barr.) Kingsley Otuaro has highlighted early identification and acknowledgement of purposeful talents and potentials as one of the surest ways of making it in life. Otuaro noted this while challenging Nigerian youths to discover their potentials and turn them into commercial value to create employment opportunities thereby reducing poverty and crime rate in the country. Declaring open the 1-Day Youths Seminar organized by Aspire Global Conference, with the theme “Youths Capacity Building”, in Warri last weekend, Otuaro, in a keynote address advised youths to always diacover…
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Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State will on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 handover starter packs to graduating pioneer one hundred and sixty(160) students of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) skills academy. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs. Chinenye Ezonfade, Head, Media & Public Affairs Unit, DESOPADEC on behalf of management of the Commission made available to journalists in Warri, she disclosed that the ceremony will take place at PTI Conference Centre, Effurun at 7.30am. According to the statement, “Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State will grace the occasion as…
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday said the state had in its three decades of existence been a potpourri of diversity and inclusion, trials and triumphs and growth and stability. He stated this at the Gala and Award Night in Asaba marking the grand finale of a week-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state. At the event held at Event Center, no fewer than 18 distinguished Deltans, including Chairman of Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia, Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Mr Tony Elumelu, Director-General of World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and…
Gbajabiamila, Okowa, Wase, others bid mama Nwokolo farewell Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and wife, Edith, Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Wase, were among dignitaries, who bade Mrs Grace Nwokolo farewell as her remains were committed to mother earth on Saturday. The late Mrs Nwokolo is mother to Hon. Victor Nwokolo, the member representing Ika Federal Constituency in House of Representatives. Her remains were interred at her husband’s home town, Igbodo in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta. Mrs. Nwokolo, 86, died in July, 2021 after a brief illness.…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The birth of every individual, no matter how demeaning his or her background, is a source of joy to not only the parents and the immediate family, but the people of goodwill in the society. Could it be that the parents have been childless since marriage or have been having just a single sex as children ? Could it be that it was simply an additional expansion of the family for cultural emphasis or a mark of productive potency !? What ever it is, a new arrival in any family is a thing of joy. As it…
Delta State PDP has cautioned the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC in the State, to desist from its now common penchant of dwelling on unfounded speculations and using cheap, unsubstantiated lies to address every issue, thereby, spreading dangerous misinformation every time, in order to score cheap political points. Otherwise, they should just keep quiet and save themselves the embarrassment of being corrected all the time and made to look like educated illiterates, because of their intellectual laziness and lack of effort to seek the facts of any matter they wish to raise issues over, before going to press with…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council congratulates Deltans as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of the creation of Delta State. It gives us great pleasure to be counted amongst those witnessing the auspicious event of this day, and we appreciate God for that. We sincerely felicitate with the people and Government of Delta State for keeping faith in the Project Delta during this challenging but awesome three decades in the life of the State. It is evident that the State had passed through monumental challenges of deprivations, insurgencies and economic sabotage, but God in His Infinite mercy,…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Delta State Axis, is the apex body governing all Nigerian Students studying in all citadel of learning across the 14 Institutions in the state. The leadership of NANS received with displeasure, the closure and temporary shutting down of Academic activities of the Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara by her management without considering the burdens of the Nigerian Students and her guidance/parents. The Nigerian Students over time have always been at the receiving end without considering the elongation of tenants hostel fee, age addition etc, while the Nigerian Students are yet to recover…
In fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the Federal Government to publicly announce the financial position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed a net profit for first time in the 44-year history of the state oil company. According to the President in a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, who doubles as Minister for Petroleum Resources, “I am pleased to announce the declaration of Profit after Tax of Two Hundred and Eighty Seven Billion Naira (N287 Billion) in Year 2020 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. This is sequel to the completion of…
I am pleased to announce the declaration of Profit after Tax of Two Hundred and Eighty Seven Billion Naira (N287 Billion) in Year 2020 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. This is sequel to the completion of the statutory Annual Audit exercise for Year 2020. The NNPC losses were reduced from N803 Billion in year 2018 to N1.7 Billion in year 2019 and the eventual declaration of Net Profit in Year 2020 for the first time in its 44-year history. This development is consistent with this administration’s commitment to ensuring prudent management of resources and maximization of value for…