FG Okays Facilities At Asaba Int’l Airport   **Lauds Transparency In Concessioning Process

FG Okays Facilities At Asaba Int’l Airport **Lauds Transparency In Concessioning Process

-Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA): The Federal Government has commended Delta State Government for the quality of facilities at the Asaba International Airport, saying the facilities are of international standards. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika stated this on Sunday in Asaba shortly…

Gov. Okowa Advocates FG, States Collaboration In Development  … Commissions Market In Bayelsa

Gov. Okowa Advocates FG, States Collaboration In Development … Commissions Market In Bayelsa

DELTA Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for greater collaboration between the Federal and State governments to attract positive development to the people at the grassroots. Speaking on Thursday (08/08/19) when he commissioned The Goldcoast Memorial Market built in memory of…

JOB CREATION: DELTA GOVT TRAINS 41 YOUTHS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

JOB CREATION: DELTA GOVT TRAINS 41 YOUTHS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A two day training programme on entrepreneurship and business management has been organized for 41 graduates of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP). The training which took place at the Conference Hall of the Office of the Chief…

Oleju Entrepreneurship Hub (NGO) Commissioned In Sapele

Oleju Entrepreneurship Hub (NGO) Commissioned In Sapele

From: Andrew Ohwobetehe -Sapele As part of efforts to contribute to the economic development of Sapele and Delta State in general through the provision of skill acquisition and reduction of unemployment, Oleju Entrepreneurship Hub was at the weekend commissioned in Sapele local…

Dubai Chamber to Host 5th Global Business Forum on Africa

Dubai Chamber to Host 5th Global Business Forum on Africa

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 June 2019: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) has announced its plans to host the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) on Africa on November 18th-19th 2019 in Dubai under the patronage of…

Breaking: Delta Govt. Opens Bids For Concessioining Of Asaba Airport

Breaking: Delta Govt. Opens Bids For Concessioining Of Asaba Airport

BIDS for the concessioining of the Asaba International Airporweas been opened. The bids were opened on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 with two consortia, FIDMA/MA and AIMS becoming the favourite bidderAt At the opening of the bids by the transaction adviser on the…

Obasanjo Commissions World Class Hotel At Oleh **Gov. Okowa Hails Project **As Omoyibo Empowers Graduands, Women

Obasanjo Commissions World Class Hotel At Oleh **Gov. Okowa Hails Project **As Omoyibo Empowers Graduands, Women

-By Michael EKOKORUWE: DANTINATO GOLD RESORT LTD, a World Class Hotel has been officially commissioned by His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Gcfr, former President of Federal Republic of Nigeria at Oleh, Isoko South local government area of Delta State. Speaking at the…

Nigeria: President Buhari commends African Development Bank’s Transformative Role

Nigeria: President Buhari commends African Development Bank’s Transformative Role

Abuja, Nigeria, 25 April, 2019 – At a meeting with the African Development Bank President in Abuja, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari commended the Bank for its successes and pledged Nigeria’s continuous support for the institution. “I want to recognize the support that…

IGR: Anambra Internal Revenue Service To Automate Tax Assessment System

IGR: Anambra Internal Revenue Service To Automate Tax Assessment System

-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: In a bid to meet Governor Willie Obiano’s monthly target of five billion naira revenue generation, the Anambra State Internally Generated Revenue Service says it has concluded plans to explore modern ways of tax drive in…

“WE HAVE PULLED OUT OF OML 30 CDB” –Isoko Clusters Insist       ***See Attached Communique Signed By Royal Fathers, Presidents General

“WE HAVE PULLED OUT OF OML 30 CDB” –Isoko Clusters Insist ***See Attached Communique Signed By Royal Fathers, Presidents General

The Isoko clusters of Oil Producing Communities of the four flow stations that constitute a major part of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 has insisted that their recent pullout from the newly constituted Community Development Board (CDB) set up to operate…

Breach Of Trust: ISOKO CLUSTERS PULL OUT OF OML 30 CDB ***Gov. Okowa Intervenes

Breach Of Trust: ISOKO CLUSTERS PULL OUT OF OML 30 CDB ***Gov. Okowa Intervenes

-From Our Correspondent: The Isoko clusters of Oil Producing Communities of the four flow stations that constitute a major part of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 on Friday December 14th 2018, pulled out of the newly constituted Community Development Board (CDB)…

IDOOH Partners Abercairn Digital…Plans In-Taxi Entertainment In Nigeria

IDOOH Partners Abercairn Digital…Plans In-Taxi Entertainment In Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria & SINGAPORE– IDOOH International has expanded to Africa through a partnership with Nigeria’s Abercairn Digital to deploy 1,000 in-vehicle media screens with ride-hail drivers in Lagos to provide passengers with an entertaining and interactive passenger experience. Drivers will benefit from…

N5 Bn Assistance To LGAs Not Politically Motivated –Delta ALGON Chairman 

N5 Bn Assistance To LGAs Not Politically Motivated –Delta ALGON Chairman 

  The Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in Delta State, Mr. Malik Itiako Ikpokpo, has dispelled the insinuations that the N5billion assistance given by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to offset the backlog salaries of local government workers and primary school…

Whirlpool Corporation’s Ageless Technology Report finds gap in technology uptake between generations

Whirlpool Corporation’s Ageless Technology Report finds gap in technology uptake between generations

~ The report by Whirlpool Corporation in partnership with Ipsos delves into technology usage and preparedness across UAE and Saudi Arabia between consumers of different ages ~ ~ According to the study, 66% of seniors in UAE are curious about new technology…

“ESMA” Showcases The Capabilities Of “Artificial Intelligence” In The Automotive Sector In Collaboration With 175 Institutions From 18 Countries

“ESMA” Showcases The Capabilities Of “Artificial Intelligence” In The Automotive Sector In Collaboration With 175 Institutions From 18 Countries

450 International Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities For Development From Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:— The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM) will be held in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive…

Delta Govt Puts Smiles On Pensioners’ Faces **As Gov. Okowa Approves Pay Hike

Delta Govt Puts Smiles On Pensioners’ Faces **As Gov. Okowa Approves Pay Hike

…Approves Work On Five Roads …Approves Appointment Of Three Traditional Rulers The faces of some pensioners in Delta State will soon be filled with smiles as the state government has approved an increase in the pension payable to them. Those to benefit,…

Gov. Okowa Presents N367, 09 Bn Budget Proposal For 2019 Fiscal Year

Gov. Okowa Presents N367, 09 Bn Budget Proposal For 2019 Fiscal Year

DELTA State Governor,  Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday, October 17, 2018), presented a budget proposal of N367, 095,083,451 to the State House of Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year. According to the governor,  capital expenditure in the projected budget will gulp…

QNB Group: Financial Results for Nine Months Ended 30 September 2018

QNB Group: Financial Results for Nine Months Ended 30 September 2018

Doha, Qatar– QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. For the nine months ended 30 September 2018, Net Profit reached QAR10.8 billion (USD3.0 billion),…

Nationwide Warning Strike: Delta NLC Enforces Labour Strike Over Poor Wage

Nationwide Warning Strike: Delta NLC Enforces Labour Strike Over Poor Wage

-By Albert OGRAKA: The Delta state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUT), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) have enforced the stike order of the organized national labour body, in a bid to strenghten the union’s current…

Delta State Fast Becoming Fish, Rice, Poultry Hub For Economic Development Through YAGEP Scheme

Delta State Fast Becoming Fish, Rice, Poultry Hub For Economic Development Through YAGEP Scheme

In a bid to build an economic trust on the trending agricultural transformation across Delta state, the Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa’s led administration, through its Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) under the SMART agenda has intensified efforts to make the state a…

BUHARI IN BEIJING: NIGERIA, CHINA TO SIGN $328M AGREEMENT ON ICT  

BUHARI IN BEIJING: NIGERIA, CHINA TO SIGN $328M AGREEMENT ON ICT  

PPresident Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement made available to…

Volkswagen Signs MOU With Nigerian Govt To Develop Automotive Hub

Volkswagen Signs MOU With Nigerian Govt To Develop Automotive Hub

Volkswagen has identified Nigeria as a country with significant potential for the growth in the new vehicle market The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) to develop a joint vision to secure the development of…

Poor Electricity Supply: Azuri travels with UK Prime Minister to Nigeria for 2nd day of trade visit

Poor Electricity Supply: Azuri travels with UK Prime Minister to Nigeria for 2nd day of trade visit

Trade visit to highlight how UK and Nigeria trade partnerships are changing lives and livelihoods Nigeria: Azuri Technologies, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home systems to off-grid consumers, is among Prime Minister Theresa May’s business delegation visiting Nigeria today with the aim of strengthen…

DELTA GOVT APPROVES INSTRUMENTS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF 2019 BUDGET **SECURES LAND TO ESTABLISH ARMY BRIGADE IN ASABA

DELTA GOVT APPROVES INSTRUMENTS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF 2019 BUDGET **SECURES LAND TO ESTABLISH ARMY BRIGADE IN ASABA

Delta state government has approved the Delta State Economic and Fiscal Update, Fiscal Strategy Paper and Budget Policy Statement 2019-2021. With the approval, the State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, could now present the 2019 budget to the State House of Assembly…

DELTA ASSEMBLY GIVE NOD TO GOV. OKOWA’S PLEA FOR 6 MONTHS TENURE SHIFT OF DESOPADEC GOVERNING BOARD 

DELTA ASSEMBLY GIVE NOD TO GOV. OKOWA’S PLEA FOR 6 MONTHS TENURE SHIFT OF DESOPADEC GOVERNING BOARD 

The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for the extension of the current Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) by six months. The Governor’s approval  was sequel to a letter…

CAA Asaba 2018: We Succeeded Because We Were Determined To Prove Skeptics Wrong –Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtrd)

CAA Asaba 2018: We Succeeded Because We Were Determined To Prove Skeptics Wrong –Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtrd)

-By Albert OGRAKA: Immediate past Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and Head of the Security sub-committee in the recently concluded African Senior Athletics Championship, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (rtrd) has said the tournament which held at the Stephen…

ISOKO NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL STAGE PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST HERITAGE ENERGY OIL FIRM

ISOKO NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL STAGE PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST HERITAGE ENERGY OIL FIRM

-By Michael EKOKORUWE: The Isoko National Youth Council led by its President Comrade Utomudo Fidelis, has staged a peaceful protest to agitate for the marginalization of Isoko youth on employment, surveillance of oil facilities and denial of contractor and managerial slots by…

Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10M to Establish Africa Entrepreneur Prize

Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10M to Establish Africa Entrepreneur Prize

Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses. The Netpreneur Prize – named for empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs, and focusing on small business growth,…

Gains Of Isoko Royal Fathers’ Visit To Buhari: Presidency To Review 13% Derivation For Oil States

Gains Of Isoko Royal Fathers’ Visit To Buhari: Presidency To Review 13% Derivation For Oil States

Isoko traditional rulers visit Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received some traditional rulers from Isoko communities in Delta State, who pleaded with government to extend amnesty programme to their area. Isoko traditional rulers at a meeting with president Muhammadu Buhari At…

Apokwu Becomes SEEFOR Project Coordinator, As Ojoko Bows Out With Stream Of Successes

Apokwu Becomes SEEFOR Project Coordinator, As Ojoko Bows Out With Stream Of Successes

The Delta State SEEFOR now has a new Project Coordinator, Mr Frank Apokwu who succeeds Mr Benson Ojoko. Meanwhile, the Delta State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr Kingsley Emu, commended the outgoing SEEFOR Project Coordinator, Mr Benson Ojoko, for the stream of…

Isoko Nation Demands New GMOU From Heritage Energy Services

Isoko Nation Demands New GMOU From Heritage Energy Services

–By Michael EKOKORUWE Leaders of Isoko extraction, Isoko traditional ruler’s council, president -generals and chairmen of OML 30 cluster groups from Isoko communities, have demanded for a new General Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) between Heritage Energy Operational Limited and host communities of…

OPL 245: Shell, ENI and Nigerian Ongoing Corruption?

OPL 245: Shell, ENI and Nigerian Ongoing Corruption?

The general thrust seems to be that a current OPL 245 contract tender has been rigged for corrupt purposes benefitting Shell, ENI and certain Nigerian parties. Shell has past expertise in such matters By John Donovan More information has arrived as a…

African Development Bank President In São Tomé and Príncipe to strengthen alliances

African Development Bank President In São Tomé and Príncipe to strengthen alliances

São Tomé and Príncipe, June 5, 2018 – The first President of the African Development Bank group to set foot on São Tomé and Príncipe, Akinwumi Adesina has arrived in the country for a five-day official visit to strengthen alliances between his…

Matters Arising: BEDC Officials’ Negligence And Exploitation Of Deltans

Matters Arising: BEDC Officials’ Negligence And Exploitation Of Deltans

**Residents Gear Up For Protest Over Outrageous Estimated Bills, Negligence -By Albert OGRAKA: The unholy acivities of the Benin Electricity Development Company (BEDC) in parts of Delta state have become a torn in the flesh of Deltans as a result of gross…

2018 Oil Spill: Niger Delta Town, Bodo, Floors Shell In UK Court

2018 Oil Spill: Niger Delta Town, Bodo, Floors Shell In UK Court

A British judge ruled on Thursday that Bodo community in the Niger Delta region, which has been involved in a protracted legal battle with Shell over the clean-up of two 2008 oil spills, should retain the option of litigation for another year….

FAAC: Federal, States, Councils Share N701Bn

FAAC: Federal, States, Councils Share N701Bn

Federal, states and local governments have shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said. Isa-Dutse told newsmen that the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)…

FG Clampdown On Codeine: Pharmacists Council Recalling Cough Syrups

FG Clampdown On Codeine: Pharmacists Council Recalling Cough Syrups

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has started recalling cough syrup containing Codeine from its stakeholders in compliance with Federal Government’s directive. The Registrar of PCN, Mr Elijah Mohammed, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…

Breaking: Minimum Wage, Subsidy Not Captured In 2018 Budget –Senate Reveals

Breaking: Minimum Wage, Subsidy Not Captured In 2018 Budget –Senate Reveals

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje, has said that no provision was made in the 2018 Budget for any increase in minimum wage during the year. Goje made this known while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja shortly after…

Delta 2019 POLLS: Okowa Assures Aspirants Of Free And Fair Primaries 

Delta 2019 POLLS: Okowa Assures Aspirants Of Free And Fair Primaries 

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured aspirants for different political positions on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the primary elections that will produce candidates for the 2019 general elections will be free and fair in the…

Delta Govt Flags Off $120,000 World Bank, SEEFOR Digital Integrated Learning Platform For Technical, Vocational Institutions

Delta Govt Flags Off $120,000 World Bank, SEEFOR Digital Integrated Learning Platform For Technical, Vocational Institutions

By Albert OGRAKA: Delta state has become the first state in Nigeria to implement and deploy the digital integrated learning solution for six trades in the state owned technical colleges and vocational education centres. The $120,000 World Bank assisted SEEFOR project with…