The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. Agyekum Donkor has been awarded the prestigious Prix de la Fondation by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was presented to Donkor…
Former Delta State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Health,as well as Chief of Staff, Government House, Asaba, Dr Festus Okubor, has taken a swipe at the Deputy Senate President and Delta State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC )Senator Ovie…
–By Albert OGRAKA: In a bid to provide best and sustainable real estate development and investment to citizen of Asaba territorial district, PENTLAND REALTIES LIMITED and its development partners have unveiled plans to execute a real estate project with best standards. According…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Sidika at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos over attempt to traffic 400 grammes of cocaine concealed in her footwear to Makkah,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is set to make input in the forthcoming Nigeria’s election by holding a series of training and interactive workshops on dialogue and mediation as tools for preventing and mitigating election-related disputes and violence…
All is set for the 2022 Annual Convention of Immaculate Conception College Old Boys Association (ICCOBA) to be held in Asaba, Delta State between November 18 and 20. No fewer than 300 delegates across the globe are expected to converge on capital…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has shared N255 million cash, food items and textile to about 70,000 low-income residents of Ngala local government area of the state to support their livelihoods. This was part of his two-day humanitarian activities across the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has revealed that in 2023 massive resources would be dedicated towards combating the scourge of terrorism and political instability in West Africa. Speaking at the opening of 32nd Meeting of the ECOWAS Administrative and…
-From SUNNY A.DAVID: Barely four days after an explosion rocked chemical line of Onitsha drug market which claimed at least seven lives and injured 15 others, as Anambra State government sent two bulldozers and heavy duty trucks to evacuate the debris at…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has commended the enthusiasm demonstrated by the people during the flag-off of the Delta South PDP ward to ward campaign on Monday. The Delta…
-By Harrison Akamule: House of Assembly candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Bomadi State Constituency, Delta State, Mr Poweide Foburuku, says he’ll prioritize access to electricity for maximum benefit of all communities in Bomadi Local Government Area. “I will therefore cultivate…
Wife of Delta state governor, Dame Edith Okowa, has celebrated the World Orphanage Day in Asaba, the state capital. The global event held at Government House on Monday witnessed the presentation of food items to 50 orphanage homes and four adopted families….
-By: James Bwala: For days now, I have been asking questions both from modest APC supporters and that of the PDP – the two major political party that have taken us from 1999 to where we are now. I have been studying…
-By Sylvester Iloba: The Honourable Member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Ndudi Elumelu OON had been commended for embarking on the construction of a Town Hall in Issele Azagba in Aniocha South LGA in Delta State….
From Sunny DAVIDS/Awka: It has been confirmed that four persons have been feared dead following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday and the market closed down on Wednesday. Twelve persons were also…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has released a grant worth N814m to a 9,154 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate local businesses in the state. The Governor gave the grant on Tuesday at the launch of the “Borno COVID-19…
–Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Prosper Nwaokolo was trained in Electrical Installation and Maintenance in the 2016/2017 STEP cycle. He hails from Aniocha South LGA and is the CEO of P & N Electrical Services. He has executed many electrical installation and maintenance projects and has fabricated electrical…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has lamented the plights of victims of the recent flood disaster in the country and urged the Federal Government to take drastic steps, including dredging rivers and water ways as…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Ndudi Elumelu has visited flood victims at Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State at the six Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps located within the Federal Constituency, with a call on the Federal Government…
–By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Robert Edijala hails from Ethiope West and has a BSC/Ed. He is the CEO of Eddibert & Sons. Being one of the pioneers of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP), he enrolled in the programme in 2015/2015 cycle. Though trained and established…
Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 9, October-B 2022 DELTA STATE JOB AND WEALTH CREATION BUREAU [DSJWCB] is pleased to publish the latest [new] edition of the twice-a-month Okowanomics Fact Sheet Series. The purpose of this evidence-based serial publication is to continually inform and…
–By Ese Laura Oghene: Atisele Uche Vivian is the CEO of UchelavivFish Farm. She hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area. She studied Accounting and later enrolled into the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2015/2016 as a Green YAGEP. Hear her. ‘’I was into buying and selling of male and…
A State Governor in Nigeria, Prof. Babagana Zulum has released the sum N700 million for the payment of 2022 leave grants to local government workers across Borno state. Commissioner for Local Governments and Emirates Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele announced the payment on…
Chairman of the Delta State INEC Press Corps, IPC, Olorogun Festus Ahon has urged Deltans to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVCs to enable them vote candidates of their choice in the 2023 general elections.Ahon in a statement by the IPC Public…
–By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Rejoice Okijirhie is one of the PwDs enrolled in the 2015/2016 cycle. She hails from Uwvie LGA and has an NCE. In spite of her physical disability, she was trained in Hairdressing and Makeover. Six years later, Rejoice is still in business, owns a…
The Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has celebrated with IDPs at the DESOPADEC Camp in Oleh. The governor during his visit to the camp on Wednesday 19th October, made a promise…
Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of DELTA STATE OIL PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, FCNA, CIFA, says “A New Era for Delta Beckons” with the declaration of RT. HON. SHERIFF FRANCIS OROHWEDOR OBOREVWORI as the the undisputed gubernatorial flagbearer…
The Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, today embarked upon assessment tour of IDP camps across the state, with a visit to the IDP Camp in Oleh under the administration of DESOPADEC….
Zulum Approves Employment for 20 Children of Staff of State Owned Polytechnic Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has given approval for the employment of 20 children of staff of the state owned Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, most of whose parents died while…
Nigeria has publicized it’s preparations towards the forthcoming 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) holding from November 6 to 18, 2022, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Minister of Environment, Mr…
An Igbo teacher who was met at her duty post as early as 6am about two years ago when Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum paid an unscheduled visit is among the 24 primary school teachers allocated houses at the newly built…
The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a total of USD250 million for five member states of Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone to boost their oil & gas, energy, road infrastructure…
Following the devastating effects of this year’s flood, the Delta state Government through various agencies have continued to reach out to victims sheltered at designated Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the state. Wife of the state governor and Founder, 05 Initiative…
From SUNNY A. DAVID/ Awka: Commercial sex workers and other roadside traders operating along the former Abakaliki Street now Club Road in Awka, Anambra State and its environs, were over weekend, thrown into discomfort, as the State government stormed the street with…
-From Etene Prosper: As part of the Delta State Government’s effort towards alleviating the suffering of the people of flood revaged communities in the state, the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) yesterday at the Urhobo House, Uvwiamuge-Agbarho distributed various…
OKOWANOMICS SERIESOkowanomics Fact Sheet No. 8, OCTOBER-A 2022. “Historic Upliftment of Riverine, Coastal and Creek Communities of Delta State” Part I – Unprecedented Development of Transport, Housing and Market Infrastructure”. DELTA STATE JOB AND WEALTH CREATION BUREAU [DSJWCB] is pleased to publish…
As part of spirited efforts by government, corporate bodies and individuals to support victims sacked by the present flooding across the country, wife of Delta Governor, Dame Edith Okowa has visited the internally displaced persons camps at Ogbe-Afor and Onneh Primary Schools…
In his determination to ensure community development in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in Delta State, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has commenced construction of more projects in some of the communities across the four Local Government…
The well coordinated initiative of Bashorun Askia Ogieh, Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC and his dynamic executive management, to mitigate the effect of the raging flood across the mandate oil-bearing areas of the State has…
