N9bn Excess Crude Fund: Delta Govt Denies Dino Melaye’s Claim Of Embezzlement

N9bn Excess Crude Fund: Delta Govt Denies Dino Melaye’s Claim Of Embezzlement

Delta State Government has debunked allegations by Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption campaigner and former member of the House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye, that it mismanaged N9 Billion Excess Crude funds released to the state in December 2012. Reacting to a purported press…

Empowerment:  Uduaghan Lauds Okowa, Wants Politicians to Support Govt Policies

Empowerment: Uduaghan Lauds Okowa, Wants Politicians to Support Govt Policies

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged political office holders and corporate individuals to support government’s efforts to alleviate poverty in the country. Govenor Uduaghan who gave this charge on Friday, March 21, 2014 in Asaba when he flagged off the…

DELTA 2014 Budget: Gov Uduaghan Assents To N451 Bn Appropriation Bill

DELTA 2014 Budget: Gov Uduaghan Assents To N451 Bn Appropriation Bill

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has signed a 451 billion naira 2014 Appropriation Bill into law with an assurance that more money would be spent on capital projects this year for the benefits of Deltans. Dr. Uduaghan who stated today [17-03-14]…

“Nigeria Is Haven For Profitable Investment” -Uduaghan Assures Investors In London

“Nigeria Is Haven For Profitable Investment” -Uduaghan Assures Investors In London

The Governor of oil and gas wealthy Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has re-emphasised that with the deepening of the privatization of state enterprises and investment in the development of critical infrastructure, Nigeria stands out as the best destination for investments…

Delta Is Safe Haven With One-Stop Shop, Uduaghan Tells Investors

Delta Is Safe Haven With One-Stop Shop, Uduaghan Tells Investors

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Nigeria’s oil and gas wealthy Delta state has re-assured prospective investors that the state is very safe for investment to thrive. The Governor who met with investment community in Lagos at the weekend stated that security challenges in…

Global Climate Framework Uncertain –African energy leaders

Global Climate Framework Uncertain –African energy leaders

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 18, 2014/ –– African energy leaders see global climate framework uncertainty, high energy prices, and commodity prices as the critical issues driving Africa’s energy agenda this year, according to the 2014 World Energy Issues Monitor, released by World Energy…

Why Uduaghan’s Delta Beyond Oil Initiative Is Gaining Global Acclaim – Ogeah

Why Uduaghan’s Delta Beyond Oil Initiative Is Gaining Global Acclaim – Ogeah

With the global drive towards green economy and the need to de-emphasize wholesale reliance on the exploitation of natural deposits, the initiative by Delta State government to adopt a wholistic approach to development has become a template not just for the rest…

Niger Delta: Uduaghan Urges IOCs To Adopt Chevron’s GMoU Model For Peace, Growth

Niger Delta: Uduaghan Urges IOCs To Adopt Chevron’s GMoU Model For Peace, Growth

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday called on the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria to adopt the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) model of Chevron Nigeria Limited as part of measures to ensure peace in the oil bearing communities…

International Relations: Uduaghan Bags Outstanding Leadership Award In Dublin

International Relations: Uduaghan Bags Outstanding Leadership Award In Dublin

The governor of Nigeria’s oil and gas wealthy Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has on Saturday, January 18, 2014 received an International Outstanding Leadership Award from Metro Éireann, Ireland’s leading and only multi-cultural newspaper. Uduaghan who led a team of managers…

SOKU OIL WELLS: TAM DAVID-WEST WARNS JONATHAN     “LEAVE SOKU OIL WELLS IN RIVERS”

SOKU OIL WELLS: TAM DAVID-WEST WARNS JONATHAN “LEAVE SOKU OIL WELLS IN RIVERS”

As the controversy over who owns Soku oil wells deepens between the Rivers State Government and the Bayelsa State Government, Former Minister of Petroleum Resources and rights activist, Professor Tam David-West have warned President Goodluck Jonathan who is from Bayelsa, to leave…

Delta: Govt Will Not Allow Distraction On Multi-Billion Gas Project -Uduaghan Insists

Delta: Govt Will Not Allow Distraction On Multi-Billion Gas Project -Uduaghan Insists

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has re-affirmed his faith and commitment to the $16 billion Gas City Project in the state, insisting that the project was on course and would not be stalled by activities of fifth columnists. Uduaghan, in a…

Uduaghan Launches 130 Buses, Pledges Boost In Delta Mass-Transit

Uduaghan Launches 130 Buses, Pledges Boost In Delta Mass-Transit

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned 100 Toyota Hiace Buses and 30 Innoson High Capacity Buses with a pledge to continue to boost the Delta State Mass Transport programme. Governor Uduaghan who made this pledge on Monday, December 23, 2013…

Delta 2014 Budget: Uduaghan Presents N391 Bn Proposal To Legislature, Pledges To Finish Strong

Delta 2014 Budget: Uduaghan Presents N391 Bn Proposal To Legislature, Pledges To Finish Strong

DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has presented a N391.51 (three hundred and ninety one billion, five hundred and ten million naira) budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year to the state Legislature with an assurance that his administration will finish strong….

Feature: Uduaghan’s win-win situation for Delta’s electrical energy

Feature: Uduaghan’s win-win situation for Delta’s electrical energy

The importance of electricity for the betterment of human life and comfort of citizens and social well being of a people will remain perpetually significant. And the Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan administration in Delta state would seem to have clearly understood the crucial…

Cude Oil Theft: Uduaghan Seeks Int’l Community’s Aid In London *As Nigeria Loses $1.6bn Annually

Cude Oil Theft: Uduaghan Seeks Int’l Community’s Aid In London *As Nigeria Loses $1.6bn Annually

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of oil and gas rich Delta State, has urged the International community aid Nigeria to grow its economy in the on-going campaign against crude oil theft. Uduaghan, who is also chairman of the National Economic Council on Crude Oil…

Delta Identifies 5 Key Economic Areas For Development *Allocates 14.8m Acres For Cassava Farms, Processing Plant *”Delta Has Done Well” -Agric Minister

Delta Identifies 5 Key Economic Areas For Development *Allocates 14.8m Acres For Cassava Farms, Processing Plant *”Delta Has Done Well” -Agric Minister

In a bid to transform Delta state beyond complete dependence on oil, the state government has initiated five key areas to sustain it in the future. This is just as the state government has allocated and granted Certificates of Occupancy for 6,000…

Economy: Uduaghan, Fayemi, Obi Seek Reduced Cost In Governance  *Delta Leads In Nigeria Beyond Oil” -Okpara

Economy: Uduaghan, Fayemi, Obi Seek Reduced Cost In Governance  *Delta Leads In Nigeria Beyond Oil” -Okpara

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for the reduction in high cost of governance in the country through the immediate diversification of the economy and control of the number of political appointments. This is just as the state Commissioner overseeing…

NGE Confab: Uduaghan Seeks Diversification Of Nigeria’s Economy *Charges Editors On Sustenance Of Democracy

NGE Confab: Uduaghan Seeks Diversification Of Nigeria’s Economy *Charges Editors On Sustenance Of Democracy

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for the immediate diversification of the nation’s economy, just as he charged the media to educate Nigerians on the Nigeria Beyond Oil Initiative and its immense benefits. The governor who stated this on Thursday,…

Delta Score-Card: Uduaghan Woos Diaspora Investors, Takes Campaign To New York

Delta Score-Card: Uduaghan Woos Diaspora Investors, Takes Campaign To New York

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his economic team had once again shown commitment to reduce dependence on oil and gas which was perceived to be the economic bedrock of the state, even as he successfully organized a 2-day “Corporate Nigeria…

“Tax Payment Is Civic Duty To Development, Not Punishment” -Says Uduaghan

“Tax Payment Is Civic Duty To Development, Not Punishment” -Says Uduaghan

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has stated that payment of taxes by individuals and organisations was a civic duty and not a form of punishment by government. Uduaghan who said this while inaugurating the reconstituted Delta Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR)…

Delta Mid-Term Reports: Uduaghan’s Admin Soars In Wealth Creation, Infrastructure -Say Ashiedu, Solomon

Delta Mid-Term Reports: Uduaghan’s Admin Soars In Wealth Creation, Infrastructure -Say Ashiedu, Solomon

The Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration in the oil rich Delta has been scored high, following his unsurpassed achievements in wealth creation, massive roads and infrastructure development across the state. The score-card was unveiled at the ongoing mid-term reports by members of the…

“Who Can Wear Uduaghan’s Big Shoes?” -Delta IGR Boss Challenges 2015 Guber Hopefuls

“Who Can Wear Uduaghan’s Big Shoes?” -Delta IGR Boss Challenges 2015 Guber Hopefuls

The Executive Chairman, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR), Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has said that anyone planning to succeed Governor Emmanuel Udughan of Delta State must be prepared to wear the big shoe that he will leave behind. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo stated…

Infrastructure Development: Delta Govt Approves 27 Multi-Billion Projects

Infrastructure Development: Delta Govt Approves 27 Multi-Billion Projects

Delta State Government has approved over twenty-seven projects running into billions of naira to boost infrastructural development in the state. The Commissioner of Information, Barrister Chike Ogeah made the disclosure when briefed journalists on Wednesday this week, after the State Executive Council…

SURE-P: Delta Disburses 1.6 Bn To LGs *As Uduaghan Discloses Initial Take-off Challenges

SURE-P: Delta Disburses 1.6 Bn To LGs *As Uduaghan Discloses Initial Take-off Challenges

Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has disclosed that the state government has released the sum of over N1.6 billion to the 25 local government Councils being their share of the Subsidy, Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P) funds Governor Uduaghan who was…

Ground-Breaking Ceremony: Warri Industrial Biz Park Deadline Is August  * Targets 50,000 Jobs Within 5 Yrs

Ground-Breaking Ceremony: Warri Industrial Biz Park Deadline Is August * Targets 50,000 Jobs Within 5 Yrs

THE ground breaking ceremony to signal commencement of work at the Warri Industrial Business Park (WIBP) would take place in the second quarter of 2013, Chairman of the Delta State Economic Advisory team, Mr. Bismark Rewane has said. Rewane, at a meeting…

DELTA, UNIDO SIGNS MoU FOR CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN NIGERIAN-MADE LEATHER WORKS

DELTA, UNIDO SIGNS MoU FOR CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN NIGERIAN-MADE LEATHER WORKS

Delta State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to establish a shoe manufacturing and leather works production and training centre in the Asaba. The Centre which would be spread across 2.6…