Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of development on the 58.9 hectares of land for the take-off of Sports Technology, Art and Science (STARS) University, Idumuje-Ugboko, ahead of the 2018/2019 academic session….
“Delta State received a total of N225,896,300 for the feeding of 141,663 pupils. A total of 1,364 cooks were engaged in the state.” —Presidency Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: Out of the N6.2bn so far spent by the Federal Government…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –: The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has assured local government teachers in the state of the state legislature support in their quest for autonomy and viability. He, in the same vein, dissuaded…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: LECTURERS in the three polytechnics in Delta State, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, have begun an indefinite strike action over unresolved labour issues with the state government. The lectures are…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –Albert OGRAKA: CHAIRMAN, Governing Council, School of Health Technology, Ofuoma (DESCOHTECH), Dr. (Pharm.) Nelson Ejakpovi, may have run into troubled waters, following the ongoing massive protest by students over an alleged tuition hike. Blank NEWS Online can authoritatively…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –: Anioma Youth Forum (AYF), has thrown its weight behind the establishment of the proposed Stars University and Golf Course in Idumuje-Ugboko, Aniocha LGA, by a philanthropist Prince Ned Nwoko, noting that the projects will not only transform…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: The Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh, JP, KSJI, CNA, has lauded the efforts of the state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By THEO UZI- OZORO: The newly appointed Rector of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, Prof. Akpodiete Job Orienru has lauded the human development strides of the former Rector Dr. Jacob Oboreh, citing high level Educational standards, infrastructural development…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: Following the No Work, No Pay order of the Delta state government and the propagandist posture of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT),…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: In spite of the melodrama of the near agreements, deadlocks and walk-outs from negotiation tables of the Delta state government, the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) may have their fingers burnt in…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA: Blank NEWS Online can auhoritatively report that public Primary and Secondary schools in Delta state have been shut, foolowing the declaration of an indefinite strike action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Delta state…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has approved the release of funds for the immediate payment of backlog of salaries owed teachers in both primary and secondary schools in the state. Governor Okowa, who was represented by…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – The Executive Assistant (Directorate of Orientation) to Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa and the OKOWABILITY PROGENITOR, Barr Eugene Azuka Uzum has awarded scholarship to Master IBEH CHRISTIAN UCHE, an ND 1 student of the department of Mass Communication,…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – Students have been advised that they are no short cuts to success as it comes as a result of adequate preparation, hard work and learning from failure. The Delta State Commissioner of Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, stated…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – (Asaba, June 11, 2016)– Osadenis Mixed Secondary School. Asaba, Delta on Saturday in the male category won the trophy at the 18th Nestlé Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship grand finale in Asaba. Delta boys defeated Government Secondary…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that he is marveled and astonished on the quality of talents that abound in the Niger Delta region. Senator Okowa, who was represented by the state Commissioner for…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – In his determination to blend with the modern trend in obtaining quality education, a 60 year old Mr. Adalabu Seribor has been enrolled into the Junior Secondary School (JSS) II at the Izon College, Bomadi-Overside in Bomadi…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –By Albert OGRAKA Chairman of the Friday Osanebi Foundation (FOF), Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi has given out over N10 million to students in the first tranche of his foundation’s 2016 Scholarship award for undergraduate and post primary education…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – Poised to curb the unwholesome proliferation of ramshackle school buildings and quackery in the education sub-sector, the Delta State government has reviewed its policy on fees payable by private schools’ operators…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – CHAIRMAN, Governing Council, School of Health Technology, Ofuoma (DESCOHTECH), Dr. (Pharm.) Nelson Ejakpovi has urged host communities of institutions of higher learning to be part of the development processes of such institutions. Dr. Ejakpovi made the call…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) By Albert OGRAKA– Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said low oil prices in the global market and attendant decreased revenue also pose a threat to Nigeria’s education sector, stating that the recent economic downturn necessitated the…
Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said his administration will not compromise on quality and competitive education as an educated population is prerequisite for productivity and economic growth. The Governor gave the assurance at the…
Nigeria, November 13, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta State Ministry of Basic & Secondary Education is positioning itself to meet the current trends in the world of computerization of information. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie…
Nigeria, November 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – IN his determination to use education as tool for economic transformation, the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has inaugurated a six-man committee to organise an education summit. Inaugurating the committee in Asaba…
Nigeria, October 20, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has challenged Polytechnic lecturers to pay emphasis on multi-disciplinary research and practical life skills to ensure that Polytechnic graduates can be seif employed. The Governor who spoke…
Nigeria, October 14, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The lid on petty fraud in Delta state public schols has finally been blown open, folowing the demotion of a school head over collection of illegal levies from pupils, despite the state government’s insistence…
Nigeria, Sepr 19, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie has reiterated that the state government has no intention to reintroduce payment of school fees for the 2015/2016 academic session in both…
Nigeria, September 15, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie has assured Deltans that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa led administration is determined to ensure quality basic education across the state. Ebie, who gave the…
Nigeria, August 19, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The State Government wishes to inform the general public that it has not abolished its free education and free health care schemes in the state. This clarification has become necessary on account rumours making…
Nigeria, July 29, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The authority of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku has affirmed its commitment to the production of quality students and in-depth scholarship to fire the engine of growth and progress of Delta State in particular and…
Friday, July 03, (Blank NEWS Online) – “Be Creators Of Labor By Engaging In Entrepreneurial Schemes” Say Ogidi Gbegbaje The Permanent Secretary Directorate of Government House and Protocol Mr. Edwin Ogidi-Gbebaje has charged youths to be creators of labor by availing themselves…
Nigerians have been called upon to contribute their quota to the infrastructural and educational growth of their alma mater within their possible capacity. The Delta State Deputy Governor Barr Kingsley Burutu Otuaro made the call at Ekpoma, Edo State when the Ambrose…
A N200 million fund for the building of a modern school cafeteria as well as renovation and equipping of science laboratories is to be launched by the St. Anthony’s College, Ubulu-Uku Old Boys Association (SACOBA). A statement signed by Mr. PIUS MORDI…
The Federal High Court has declared unconstitutional the state based admission inequality in Federal Government Colleges also known as Unity Schools, ordering the Federal Government and Education Minister to apply uniform cut-off marks to all states The declaration was made in a landmark…
Delta State Government has promised to sustain the drive in provision of infrastructures in public schools in the state. The Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Right Hon Peter Onwusanya, gave the assurance when he presented exercise books to more than…
NATIONAL President of University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Dr Kemi Emina has challenged members of Alumni Associations to contribute positively to the development of their alma mater. Dr Emina who was speaking after his election as the National President of UIAA…
Emevor Community in Isoko North local government area of Delta state, recently witnessed a historic event when the Isoko Study Centre of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) was commissioned on June 20, 2014. Prof. Godwin Sogolo; member, National Open University Governing…
President Jonathan performing the ground-breaking ceremony Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has performed the ground breaking ceremony for Eagle Heights University at Omadino, saying the university is one of the series of projects that is positioning Delta State as hub for investment. According…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Nigerians not to be discouraged by the incessant attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists’ sect but continue to stand behind President Goodluck Jonathan and the various security agencies in their determination to defeat the…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has been advised against plans to close down all public schools in Nigeria over delay in the safe release of abducted Chibok girls and killing of teachers, as their action could be misconstrued as support for…
