Delta State Archives — Page 3 of 3

January 28, 2021 No Responses

Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading

Bills for the establishment of three new universities in Delta have passed first reading at the state House of Assembly. The establishment bills 2020 are for: the Delta State University of Education, Agbor, Delta State University of Science and Agriculture,...

January 2, 2021 No Responses

BEDC Rolls Out 90,870 Electric Meters In Edo,Delta,Ondo, Ekiti

The Management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has concluded plans to roll out no fewer than 90,870 meters in Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti States in the first quarter of 2021. BEDC head of Public Affairs, Tayo Adekule explained&nb...

December 23, 2020 No Responses

Delta Approves N40b For Construction Of Roads, Infrastructure

The Delta Government has approved N40 billion for construction of 14 roads, bridges, flyovers and flood drainage channels spanning over 136 kilometres across the state.The state Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, and his Information counterpart, Mr Ch...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Chevron Contributes N7b To Fund Projects In Delta Ijaw Communities

Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) has contributed over N7 billion under NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, to the Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) since its creation in 2005. Mr Esimaje Brikinn, the General Manager, Policy, Government and...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, has said. Giving updates on the...

August 29, 2020 No Responses

Okowa Inaugurates Delta Economic Council

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has inaugurated the State’s Economic Council, with a charge to members to institute a strong, credible and enduring platform for diversification of the economy. The governor, at the ceremony, in Asaba on F...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Delta To Begin Property Enumeration

Delta Government is to begin the enumeration of property in the state as part of measure to strengthen its revenue generation in line with World Bank recommendation to meet certain thresholds. Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclo...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Okowa Constitutes Panel Of Enquiry On Okpe-Urhobo Forest Reserve Dispute

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday inaugurated a seven-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry to establish the ownership of Okpe-Urhobo forest reserve, particularly the purported de-reserved area. Okowa, who performed the ceremony at Government House, As...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Delta Seeks N8b Loan To Boost Agriculture

The Delta State Government has granted its approval for the state to access eight billion naira loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to develop agriculture in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who made...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

USAID Trains 7,519 Rice Farmers In Delta

Delta Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Chief Silver Ejezie, on Monday said USAID has commenced training programme for rice farmers in the state. Ejezie, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) in Asaba, disclosed that...

June 14, 2020 No Responses

NAOC JV inaugurates Medical Centre In Delta State To Support Fight Against COVID-19

Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its Joint Venture Partners, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Oando Oil Limited, on Saturday, commissioned a COVID-19 Temporary Medical Infrastructure in Asaba, Delta State. A statement explained that...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

Okowa Congratulates Ochei On NIMASA Appointment

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated Mr Victor Ochei on his appointment as Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, at Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The governor in a statement signed by his Ch...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Asaba Airport To Generate N100m Annually

Delta State is to generate N100million annually from the concession of Asaba Airport. The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa stated this while presenting the 2020 appropriation bill of N389 billion to the state House of Assembly on Wednesday, in Asaba. He...

October 4, 2019 No Responses

Shell Inaugurates 34 Projects In Delta

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV) has appealed to its host communities to continue to create the enabling environment for sustainable business growth. The SPDC General Manager, External Relations, Igo Weli, ma...