Blank NEWS Online founding Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Albert Eruorhe Ograka, is a Graduate of Mass Communication. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ).
Investor Roadshow to Hold in Nigeria to Attract US Investment to Nigeria

Investor Roadshow to Hold in Nigeria to Attract US Investment to Nigeria

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Nigeria and U.S. government Prosper Africa and Power Africa initiatives, are hosting an investor roadshow from October 9-13 to expose U.S. investors to investment opportunities and the investment…

Major General Jamal Abdussalam commissions multiple projects, renames camp in Bonny Island

In a remarkable ceremony held on October 4, 2023, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, and Land Component Commander of the Joint Task Force, South South, Operation DELTA SAFE, officially commissioned multiple infrastructure projects and unveiled…

DELTA GOVT LAUDS DOPF FOR ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH OBOREVWORI’S M.O.R.E AGENDA

DELTA GOVT LAUDS DOPF FOR ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH OBOREVWORI’S M.O.R.E AGENDA

-By Albert Ograka: Delta State Government has commented members of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, (DOPF) for their consistent and unwavering  support of the M.O.R.E agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Comrade Felix Ofou, expressed…

ECOWAS Countries Meet to Strategize on School Meals Programmes

ECOWAS Countries Meet to Strategize on School Meals Programmes

Over a hundred technical experts including government officials, policy makers, donor representatives, and researchers from Education, Agriculture, Gender and Social Protection sectors, from West Africa and beyond on Tuesday kick-started a meeting in Dakar, Senegal to share knowledge and best practices on…

100 Days In Office: Oborevwori Has Taken Ubulu -Uku General Hospital To Enviable Height —Dr Adigwe

100 Days In Office: Oborevwori Has Taken Ubulu -Uku General Hospital To Enviable Height —Dr Adigwe

-BY DENNIS OTU: The Principal Medical Officer of the Ubulu -Uku General Hospital, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Dr Adigwe Kingsley has commended the State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori for providing the hospital with medical equipment, saying…

Nigeria @ 63: Gains of Nigeria-China’s diplomatic relations

Nigeria @ 63: Gains of Nigeria-China’s diplomatic relations

-By Fortune Abang: Nigeria’s strategic partnership with China has continued to attract tangible development since inception of the formal establishment of Nigeria-China diplomatic relations on Feb. 10, 1971.Over the years, both countries worked closely together, particularly in celebration of their respective independence…

NEMA raises the bar on Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation

NEMA raises the bar on Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has continued to raised the bar on disaster preparedness and mitigation through continous human capacity development of staff and stakeholders. The concerted effort by NEMA is aimed at bolstering inter-agency collaboration and enhance the capacity of…

FG Commences Drafting of Nigeria’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework

FG Commences Drafting of Nigeria’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework

The federal government has commenced important step towards drafting the nation’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework to guide Nigeria’s transition to a more circular economy in the short, medium and long terms (2023-2050). Speaking during the Stakeholders Validation Workshop of Nigeria Circular Economy…

NESREA Bags Public Service Award for Environmental Technology

NESREA Bags Public Service Award for Environmental Technology

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has announced the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) as the best Federal Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA) in the Use of Environmental Sustainable Technology Implementation in the country. In a letter ref….

FG Reiterates Commitment to Data Harmonization, End of Multiple ID Registration

FG Reiterates Commitment to Data Harmonization, End of Multiple ID Registration

The federal government is committed to investing in the harmonization of the country’s data through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reiterated. The Minister who said that his ministry committed to success of the…

NDLEA destroys 40 tons of cannabis plants in Ekiti; intercepts over 4,000kgs of illicit drugs in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Kaduna, Sokoto, Edo raids

NDLEA destroys 40 tons of cannabis plants in Ekiti; intercepts over 4,000kgs of illicit drugs in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Kaduna, Sokoto, Edo raids

Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during interdiction operations in the…

UN Appeals to Nigeria to Commit Specific Percent of Budget to Addressing Gender Disparity

UN Appeals to Nigeria to Commit Specific Percent of Budget to Addressing Gender Disparity

The United Nations has appealed to Nigerian government to commit specific percent of national budgets and development funds to interventions that address gender disparity in the country. Addressing the media at the end of his visit to Nigeria, the UN Women Regional…

Over 4,000 Locked up in Custodial Facilities for Inability to Pay Fines, Says Interior Minister

Over 4,000 Locked up in Custodial Facilities for Inability to Pay Fines, Says Interior Minister

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that over 4,000 inmates are still locked up in various correctional facilities across the country for their inability to pay fines. The Minister made this declaration while hosting the European Union Ambassador to…

Implementing MDAs of ACReSAL asked to deliver on their mandate

Implementing MDAs of ACReSAL asked to deliver on their mandate

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has charged implementing Ministries, Department and Agencies of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to ensure proper supervision and monitoring of projects to achieve delivery of their mandate to…

Every Institution, Commercial, Social Recreation Centre Should Have Certified Safety Personnel, Says Interior Minister

Every Institution, Commercial, Social Recreation Centre Should Have Certified Safety Personnel, Says Interior Minister

Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said every institution, commercial and social recreation centre should have certified fire and safety personnel. The Minister said the personnel must go through drills from the National Fire Academy, Sheda, Abuja even as he suggested the…

78th UNGA: Foreign Affairs Minister Meets with U.S Assistant Secretary of State

78th UNGA: Foreign Affairs Minister Meets with U.S Assistant Secretary of State

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has held bilateral discussion with United States Assistant Secretary of State., Hon. Molly Phee on the sidelines of the ongoing 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) A statement from the minister’s spokesman, Alkasim AbdulKadir on…

Poverty, Inequalities Major Triggers of Irregular Migration, Says NHRC

Poverty, Inequalities Major Triggers of Irregular Migration, Says NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission has identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as poverty, inequalities, conflict and human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of migrants. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, who stated…