Delta State Government has been urged to intervene to resolve a looming crisis in Osubi community, Okpe Local Government Area of the state, over a land measuring over 143,000 square metres allegedly sold illegally. Briefing newsmen in Warri, Delta State, Rev William Okotie, flanked by some members of Idiare family, said failure of the state […]
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Chiefs and elders of Ogulagha in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to help to put an end to attacks on homes by hoodlums, said to have been sponsored in the community. The community’s Council of Chiefs and Elders, led by Chief Peter Tuasinde, noted that the hoodlums […]
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LAGOS, NIGERIA, 5 July 2018 – Today, during a courtesy visit to the Governor of his native Delta State, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu, CON pledged ₦500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of the state. He made the commitment after […]
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has presented a budget proposal of ₦298.078 billion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Christened ‘Budget of Hope and Consolidation’, the proposal showed an increase of ₦3.62 billion or 1.21 per cent over the 2017 approved budget of ₦294.4 billion. […]
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In efforts to creating a more conducive environment for the oil and gas sector will receive fresh impetus today as Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will lead dignitaries to a brainstorming session in Asaba, Delta State. Among those expected are the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, captains of industry experts and many others. Osinbajo […]
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The Federal Government currently needs about $16 billion to actualise some of the programmes already approved for the Ministry of Transportation. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. Amaechi said the sum […]
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The Benin Electricity Distribution Plc has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Thames Energy Limited and the Delta State Government on the construction of a 20 megawatts power plant in the area. According to correspondence, the BEDC said in a statement that the initiative was aimed at ensuring that over 200 commercial […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that over ₦1.2 billion has so far been spent on aquaculture in Delta State through its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Asaba branch comptroller of CBN, Mrs. Elizabeth Agu, dropped the hint at the official flag-off of harvest cum sales of fish of the Mega Fish Farmers Cooperative Union […]
Read More THERE was panic yesterday in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State and Asaba, Delta State following the confirmation of two Lassa fever cases. The victim in Ekiti State, a Nursing student, is now on admission at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti (FETHI) after testing positive to the virus on Saturday. […]
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