PROMINENT Nigerians are expected at this year’s edition of Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols organized by Maris Schools, Amachai, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area within the Delta State Capital Territory. Speaking with some journalists in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday,…
Wife of Delta State Governor and founder 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has urged Nigerian women to participate fully in the forthcoming general elections in order to help salvage the nation. Dame Okowa charged them to be courageous and determined in the…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that according government data no fewer than 600 persons died and 1.3million rendered homeless as a result of the September/October floods across 34 States of the country. Chief of UNICEF Field…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to remove roadblocks of regional integration by investing time and resources on reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers in West Africa. Speaking at the opening of the 89th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council…
The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the UN Women Nigeria Country Office convened a high-level Orange the World Ceremony and the Lighting of the UN House to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism for the year. During the event,…
The Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, has urged clerics in the country to continue praying for the prosperity of Nigeria and its leadership. He made the call today when the National Leader of Jama’atul Izzalatu Bid’a wa ikhamatu Sunnah…
One of two brothers who serve as major sources of illicit drug supplies in South East and South South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen Nwagwugwu, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA after nine years…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has called on traders and business people to insure their businesses against emergencies. Governor Soludo stated this through the Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, who represented him at the…
*Community Begs For More Assistance -From Hàrrison Akamule: Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has been commended for being thoughtful and magnanimous towards the education of children in Okoloba Community by supplying 50 desks and seats to Okoloba Secondary School and 50…
-From Magnus Emuji: An educationist in Delta State, Djoma Emiliana has been honoured by the South South Excellence Award (SNEAWARDS) for her outstanding leadership qualities and contributions to the growth of the education system in the state. The award was presented to…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Vivian Okiemute Aigbe hails from Ethiope WestLocal Government Area. She is the CEO of Vivian Aigbe’s Farm. Vivian enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2019/2020 cycle in which she was supported in Plantain Production under the Brown…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Uche Okafor has called on the federal government to increase its budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Science and Technology to promote local production and investments. Right…
LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 10, November-A, 2022 1.0 INTRODUCTION Okowanomics Series is a semi-monthly [twice-a-month] bulletin of evidence-based “Fact Sheet” showing Governor Okowa’s spectacular achievements of job and wealth creation, development of infrastructure,…
The Delta State Chapter of Atiku Support Organisation has released the list and organisational structure of working committee which is headed by the State Executives council with members drawn from across the twenty five local government areas of the state. The State…
-From Albert OGRAKA: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has expressed thanks to God for seeing Deltans through the flood period. He also expressed gratefulness to the state governor, His Excellency, Sen….
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: Ten days after the Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, wrote report against the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, hugged with the later at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Awka during the Thanksgiving mass organised in the…
Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the ongoing amendment of the agency’s act at the National Assembly will further boost the country’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug…
The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. Agyekum Donkor has been awarded the prestigious Prix de la Fondation by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was presented to Donkor…
Former Delta State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Health,as well as Chief of Staff, Government House, Asaba, Dr Festus Okubor, has taken a swipe at the Deputy Senate President and Delta State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC )Senator Ovie…
–By Albert OGRAKA: In a bid to provide best and sustainable real estate development and investment to citizen of Asaba territorial district, PENTLAND REALTIES LIMITED and its development partners have unveiled plans to execute a real estate project with best standards. According…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Sidika at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos over attempt to traffic 400 grammes of cocaine concealed in her footwear to Makkah,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is set to make input in the forthcoming Nigeria’s election by holding a series of training and interactive workshops on dialogue and mediation as tools for preventing and mitigating election-related disputes and violence…
All is set for the 2022 Annual Convention of Immaculate Conception College Old Boys Association (ICCOBA) to be held in Asaba, Delta State between November 18 and 20. No fewer than 300 delegates across the globe are expected to converge on capital…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has shared N255 million cash, food items and textile to about 70,000 low-income residents of Ngala local government area of the state to support their livelihoods. This was part of his two-day humanitarian activities across the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has revealed that in 2023 massive resources would be dedicated towards combating the scourge of terrorism and political instability in West Africa. Speaking at the opening of 32nd Meeting of the ECOWAS Administrative and…
-From SUNNY A.DAVID: Barely four days after an explosion rocked chemical line of Onitsha drug market which claimed at least seven lives and injured 15 others, as Anambra State government sent two bulldozers and heavy duty trucks to evacuate the debris at…
-By Albert OGRAKA: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has commended the enthusiasm demonstrated by the people during the flag-off of the Delta South PDP ward to ward campaign on Monday. The Delta…
-By Harrison Akamule: House of Assembly candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Bomadi State Constituency, Delta State, Mr Poweide Foburuku, says he’ll prioritize access to electricity for maximum benefit of all communities in Bomadi Local Government Area. “I will therefore cultivate…
Wife of Delta state governor, Dame Edith Okowa, has celebrated the World Orphanage Day in Asaba, the state capital. The global event held at Government House on Monday witnessed the presentation of food items to 50 orphanage homes and four adopted families….
-By: James Bwala: For days now, I have been asking questions both from modest APC supporters and that of the PDP – the two major political party that have taken us from 1999 to where we are now. I have been studying…
-By Sylvester Iloba: The Honourable Member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Ndudi Elumelu OON had been commended for embarking on the construction of a Town Hall in Issele Azagba in Aniocha South LGA in Delta State….
From Sunny DAVIDS/Awka: It has been confirmed that four persons have been feared dead following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday and the market closed down on Wednesday. Twelve persons were also…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has released a grant worth N814m to a 9,154 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate local businesses in the state. The Governor gave the grant on Tuesday at the launch of the “Borno COVID-19…
–Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Prosper Nwaokolo was trained in Electrical Installation and Maintenance in the 2016/2017 STEP cycle. He hails from Aniocha South LGA and is the CEO of P & N Electrical Services. He has executed many electrical installation and maintenance projects and has fabricated electrical…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has lamented the plights of victims of the recent flood disaster in the country and urged the Federal Government to take drastic steps, including dredging rivers and water ways as…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Ndudi Elumelu has visited flood victims at Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State at the six Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps located within the Federal Constituency, with a call on the Federal Government…
–By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Robert Edijala hails from Ethiope West and has a BSC/Ed. He is the CEO of Eddibert & Sons. Being one of the pioneers of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP), he enrolled in the programme in 2015/2015 cycle. Though trained and established…
Okowanomics Fact Sheet No. 9, October-B 2022 DELTA STATE JOB AND WEALTH CREATION BUREAU [DSJWCB] is pleased to publish the latest [new] edition of the twice-a-month Okowanomics Fact Sheet Series. The purpose of this evidence-based serial publication is to continually inform and…
–By Ese Laura Oghene: Atisele Uche Vivian is the CEO of UchelavivFish Farm. She hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area. She studied Accounting and later enrolled into the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2015/2016 as a Green YAGEP. Hear her. ‘’I was into buying and selling of male and…
