Delta State Archives — Page 4 of 4

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, Asaba, charged the panel to determine...

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...