Agbon Monarch Hails Bashorun Askia For Quality Service Delivery In DESOPADEC

Agbon Monarch Hails Bashorun Askia For Quality Service Delivery In DESOPADEC

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Albert OGRAKA: HIS Royal Majesty, Ogurimerime Ukori I, Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, has lauded the Sterling qualities of the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, FCNA, CrFA,…

BELLARKS POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS URGED TO ACQUIRE SKILLS FOR SELF RELIANCE

BELLARKS POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS URGED TO ACQUIRE SKILLS FOR SELF RELIANCE

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mchael J. EKOKORUWE: THE student of Bellarks Polytechnic Kwale, Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State, have been urged to acquire the necessary Skills that promote self reliance, towards addressing Nigeria’s unemployment problem. The Rector of…

Children’s Day: NUJ Delta Felicitates With Children

Children’s Day: NUJ Delta Felicitates With Children

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): THE Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council has congratulated children as they celebrate the 2021 Children’s Day. A statement signed by the NUJ Chairman,Delta State Council. Comrade Michael Ikeogwu and his Secretary, Comrade Patrick Ochei reads: “We…

Elumelu: Representing, Empowering His People In Many Ways

Elumelu: Representing, Empowering His People In Many Ways

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): SINCE his inauguration into the 9th National Assembly about two years ago, as Member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has continued to demonstrate his love and passion for the people, which to him is the…

Agriculture: Deltans Happy, As Govt Refurbishes YAGEP Fish Farm Clusters

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: ESTABLISHED beneficiaries of the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in Fish Production in Delta State can now heave a sigh of relief, following recent government intervention to curtail flooding in some farms and boost the…

Elumelu Distributes Empowerment Items Worth Over N300Mn To 456 Beneficiaries *Okowa, Gbajabiamila, Others Hail Donor

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday 15th May, 2021 flagged off the distribution of empowerment items worth over 300 Million Naira to 456 beneficiaries drawn from Anioha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of the State. The empowerment items,…

Bashorun Askia Foundation Donates Isoko Language Books, Teaching Materials To Schools

Bashorun Askia Foundation Donates Isoko Language Books, Teaching Materials To Schools

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: THE Bashorun Askia Foundation (BAF), in a bid to inculcate the culture of speaking the Isoko language into the younger generation and save it from sudden extinction, has donated Isoko language text books to all…

Delta To Sustain Upscaled Empowerment Schemes, Approves More Youth Investment Circles

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: DELTA State government has further reaffirmed it’s determination to sustain the various ongoing, upscaled empowerment and wealth creation programmes, especially amongst youths in communities across the oil rich State. This is just as the state…

FG Charges Varsities On Best Practices For Impact, As Panel Visits FUPRE

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): NIGERIAN universities have been charged to always comply with global best practices in terms of corporate governance, operations, benchmark, quality assurance and judicious application of resources for impact. The chairman of the Federal Government Visitation panel to the…

Ramadan: IDPs Receive N100,000 Cash, Food From Borno Lawmaker

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO: INTERNALLY displaced persons in Jere local government area of Borno State were given N100,000 each and food for Ramadan by the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Satomi Amount spent on…

FG Worried About Unemployment Rate In  Nigeria  -Aregbesola

FG Worried About Unemployment Rate In Nigeria -Aregbesola

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO: MINISTER of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said the federal government is worried over the rising unemployment rate in the country. Speaking at the 2nd Shakeholders’ Meeting on Expatriate Quota Administration organized by the Citizenship…

Easter: DESOPADEC Boss Preaches Faith Renewal, Urges Deltans To Uphold Devt Virtues

Easter: DESOPADEC Boss Preaches Faith Renewal, Urges Deltans To Uphold Devt Virtues

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: Says DESOPADEC Will Sustain Youth Venture In Mandate Areas Encourages Covid-19 Vaccination THE Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has emphasized that the season…

World Scout Day: Plans To Re-intergrate Movement In Delta Schools-Scout Co-ordinator

World Scout Day: Plans To Re-intergrate Movement In Delta Schools-Scout Co-ordinator

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Chuks Asoya/ASABA: Delta North Scout Zonal Co-ordinator, Scouter Aniemeke Christopher, has said the movement aims at re-introducing and re-intergrating all the basic and important activities of the Scout movement in Delta state. “We also have a well…

BELLARKS POLYTECHNIC KWALE, SET TO COMMENCE ACADEMIC SESSION

Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –Compiled By Michael EKOKORUWE: Bellarks Polytechnic Kwale, Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State, is set to commence academic session as the institution has been accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The statement signed…

BASHORUN ASKIA FOUNDATION: PARAGON OF LOVE TO THE NEEDY

BASHORUN ASKIA FOUNDATION: PARAGON OF LOVE TO THE NEEDY

-Blank NEWS Online –By Albert OGRAKA: The Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun (Hon) Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has through his pet project, Bashorun Askia Foundation (BAF) distributed food items and money to the elderly…

Nigerian Prison Inmates Graduate From Open ‘Versity, Others On Various Studies

Nigerian Prison Inmates Graduate From Open ‘Versity, Others On Various Studies

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO: 18 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) studying with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres have graduated. They graduated on Saturday, February 02, 2021 in various fields with various…

Gov Okowa Does Not Interfere In Running Of DESOPADEC, Says Bashorun Askia

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): …Launches DESOPADEC Skills Academy The Managing Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, says Governor Ifeanyi Okowa does not interfere with the running of the commission. Askia said DESOPADEC, an interventionist…

DESOPADEC MD, Bashorun Askia Tasks INYA President On Peace Building, Conflict Resolution In Isoko

DESOPADEC MD, Bashorun Askia Tasks INYA President On Peace Building, Conflict Resolution In Isoko

…Throws Weight Behind New INYA Executive… -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): WARRI– The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh has tasked the executive of the Isoko National Youth Assembly, INYA…

PROMISE KEPT …As Okowa Remembers Focal Group

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): In fulfilling his campaign promises of carrying the Focal Group along, His Excellency Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has given a nod to the nomination of the Chairperson of Market Women & Men Association of Nigeria (Isoko South…

DESOPADEC Boss Harps On Entrepreneurship, As Commission’s Skills Academy Starts Soon

DESOPADEC Boss Harps On Entrepreneurship, As Commission’s Skills Academy Starts Soon

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has assured that the much anticipated Skills Academy by the Commission will take off in the new year. Bashorun…

3,000 New Teachers To Be Employed In 2021

3,000 New Teachers To Be Employed In 2021

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –From Mike SOGBOLO (Editor N’East Bureau): Yobe State Government has said 3,000 new teachers would be recruited in 2021 to address the acute shortage of teachers. The government who had earlier declared a state of emergency in the…

DELTA JOB CREATION SCHEME IS ROLE MODEL TO OTHER STATES –EBOH

Establishes 144 Unemployed Youths In Fashion and Textile Design Enterprise -Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau has continued to top-up the number of engaged youths in skill acquisition, with additional 144 unemployed youths established…

THINK, WORK TOWARDS SUCCESS OF YOUR ENTERPRISES, PROF EBOH TELLS STEP BENEFICIARIES

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA)- In continuation of its Job Creation Programme, the Delta State Government through its Job Creation Bureau has established another 44 STEP graduands who recently completed their vocational training in Electrical Installation and Solar works. The 44 STEPreneurs were…

Okowa’s All-Inclusive Leadership Style Hailed *As Govt Establishes Persons With Disabilities In Vocational Skills

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta State Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Prof Eric Eboh, has hailed Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the Governor of the State for his all-inclusive leadership style of ensuring that persons with disabilities (PwDs) are…

Seplat PEARLs Quiz: St. Michael College Benin Wins 9th Edition **Delta To Host 10th Edition

Seplat PEARLs Quiz: St. Michael College Benin Wins 9th Edition **Delta To Host 10th Edition

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: St. Michael College Benin, Edo State, has grabbed the grand prize of N7 million at the just concluded 9th edition of the NPDC/Seplat Preparing Exceptional and Responsible Leaders (PEARLs) quiz competition.  The annual PEARLs quiz competition…

Okowa Recounts #EndSARS Experience

Okowa Recounts #EndSARS Experience

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Fidelis EGUGBO : A leader always exudes confidence when he is sure that his followers are comfortable and happy. So, it was heartwarming, indeed, a welcome relief, to see Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives, led by…

OF PREDATORS AND VICTIMS

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Austen AKHAGBEME: In Nigeria today, times are tough, tempers are high, feathers are being ruffled, no thanks to the raging hashtag protest by the rampaging but hitherto ” lazy” Nigeria youth. It has become a test of…

Bashorun Askia Reveals DESOPADEC Plan To Train Youths On Skills

Bashorun Askia Reveals DESOPADEC Plan To Train Youths On Skills

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Determined to make youths to become entrepreneurs and employers of labour, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), is in the process of setting up an Academy where youths will be trained to become experts at various…

Breaking: Laycon Grabs N85m In 2020 Big Brother Naija Reality Show

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): Olamilekan Agbeleshe, also known as Laycon has been declared winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija Reality show (Season 5), with Dorathy as the first runner-up to beat 19 other housemates. He becomes the 4th male housemate to…

STEP Beneficiaries Hail Gov Okowa For Making Them Fulfill Biz Venture

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: Twenty-six beneficiaries of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), on Friday, September 25, 2020 received their starter packs in Asaba, having successfully completed their training and passed the second Post Training…

Dame Okowa’s 05 Initiative Pays N20m Med Bills For Poor Patients In 3 Years

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: *Builds Boreholes *2500 LG Women Get Palliatives *Food, Clothing For Needy In Churches To Mark Int’l Day Of Charity As part of activities to mark the 2020 International Day of Charity, wife of Delta State…

DELTA GOVT BOOSTS POULTRY AMONG YOUTHS **BENEFICIARIES GET FULL BIZ PACKAGE

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) – By Albert OGRAKA: Delta State Government has redoubled it’s efforts at increasing entrepreneurship prowess with improved yields in Poultry output for sustainable Agriculture, especially among the youths. This exemplary feat was achieved by the state government when…

World Bank Approves $500 Million Credit For Girls Empowerment

World Bank Approves $500 Million Credit For Girls Empowerment

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA)- From Mike SOGBOLA (North-East Bureau Chief): The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment towards improving secondary education opportunities for girls in seven states in Nigeria. The credit,…

Covid-19: Delta Govt Lauded For Giving Out Starter Packs To STEP Graduates Amid Pandemic

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: In spite of the current global economic downturn caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the job and wealth creation programmes of the Delta State have continued to receive commendations, following the establishment of additional 107 STEP…

Breaking: JAMB Introduces New Method Of Checking 2020 UTME Results

Breaking: JAMB Introduces New Method Of Checking 2020 UTME Results

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new method of checking the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after shutting down its portal. According to the examination body, the portal was shut down due to the…

Delta Govt Collaborates To Lift STEP PwDs **Commended For Creating Entrepreneurship Platform For Youths

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Delta State government, is through a collaborative effort, strengthening engagements with Persons Living with Disabilities (PwDs) by enhancing their usefulness to the society, through various areas of endeavours. The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Prof. Eric…

Delta Govt Flags-Off 2019/2020 YAGEP Cycle With Orientation Workshop

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA/Gertrude ONYEKACHUKWU-UTEH (Communication Officer): Trainees of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural and Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) of the 2019/2020 Programme Cycle have been charged to take the training seriously in order to build themselves into entrepreneurs…

EMPOWERMENT: BASHORUN ASKIA DOLES OUT BIZ FUNDS, FARM SEEDLINGS TO MARKET WOMEN, FARMERS, OTHERS IN ISOKO

EMPOWERMENT: BASHORUN ASKIA DOLES OUT BIZ FUNDS, FARM SEEDLINGS TO MARKET WOMEN, FARMERS, OTHERS IN ISOKO

–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: In fulfillment of the promises made during the 2019 elections, the Managing Director/CEO, Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh, (FCNA, CrFA), through the Bashorun Askia Foundation (BAF) has donated the sum of N5 Million to Isoko Market…

Delta Govt Organises Orientation Workshop for 2019/2020 Cycle STEP Trainees

Delta Govt Organises Orientation Workshop for 2019/2020 Cycle STEP Trainees

–Blank NEWS Online ((NIGERIA) – BY Albert OGRAKA: The Delta State Government has commenced Orientation and Personal Effectiveness Training for STEP beneficiaries enrolled in the 2019/2020 cycle of its job creation programme. According to a statement issued by the Communication Officer, Gertrude…

BREAKING NEWS:  Encomiums, As Bashorun Askia Appoints 100 Liaison Officers

BREAKING NEWS: Encomiums, As Bashorun Askia Appoints 100 Liaison Officers

Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA: As part of his pledge to building human capacity, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has issued appointment letters to a total…