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- 6 Jul 2017
Entrepreneurial Programme, A Panacea for Unemployment Says Gov. Okowa
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that skill acquisition and entrepreneurial programmes were the panacea in tackling the current youth unemployment problem in the country.…
- 11 Sept 2016
Okowa Receives e-Government Certification
Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State make history recently as perhaps the first and only state governor in the federal republic of Nigeria to acquire the e--Government certification. In…
- 26 Sept 2017
Gov Okowa Decries Low Turnout of Residents for NIN Enrolment
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, executive governor of Delta State, has decried the low turnout of residents in the state for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment. He also charged all…
- 1 Jan 2019
Gov. Okowa Bags Silverbird Man of the Year 2018 Award
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor, has emerged the Silverbird Man of the Year, 2018 after securing the highest number of votes sent in by respondents to emerge victorious. Governor…
- 26 Jun 2017
Okowa, Others Say MSMEs, Fastest way to Speedy Devt
Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor; Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others have identified Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) as the…
- 6 Sept 2016
Economic Diversification: Union Dicon to Set Up Processing Plan in Delta State
As Delta state seeks to diversify its economy, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has welcomed ideas and programmes towards stimulating the economy and create employment for the people of the state. Speaking…
- 1 Oct 2018
Okowa, Odinkalu, Others Headline 2018 Editors’ Conference in Delta
The 2018 All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) billed for Asaba, Delta State from October 10 to, October 14 will be headlined by many notable speakers among whom is host Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa…
- 30 Apr 2019
DR. Jerry Agbaike Emerges E-government Personality of the Year
Dr. Jerry Agbaike (fnim, fiica. Jp) a distinguished Permanent Secretary in the service of Delta State government under the watch of Governor Senator Ifeayin Okowa - emerged as the e-Government…
- 9 Oct 2018
Why We are Hosting Editors’ cCnference – Delta State Govt
Delta State government said it is hosting this year’s All Nigeria Editors’ Conference, the flagship annual conference organized by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), because it believes that the…
- 12 Dec 2016
Okowa, Judges Tell Tech Start-Ups to Scale Products to Market after 26 Hours of Coding
At last, the long awaited knowledge olympiad has arrived at the shores of Nigeria. Those who think that Software Nigeria cannot compete in the global IT Innovation market arena to solve critical…
- 3 Aug 2016
Delta to Establish Innovation Development Fund- Okowa
As part of initiatives to sustain its innovation and science agenda, Delta State Government has initiated moves towards establishing a “Delta State Innovation Development Fund – IDF”. Dr. Ifeanyi…
- 27 Dec 2024
EFCC Arrests Delta Accountant General Over ₦1.3 Trillion Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion linked to former…
- 25 Jul 2016
Minister Pledges FG’s Support for DS-IHUB
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has disclosed the readiness of the Federal Government to do everything possible for the provision of effective support for innovation Hubs across…
- 27 Feb 2017
Aniwura.com, Delta State Sign MoU on G2B- B2B Online Platform
aniwura.com, Africa's first multidimensional marketplace and a marketing platform that is purposely built to support interactions between businesses and Government as well as Business to Business…
- 18 Apr 2017
Arogundade, Sidmach MD to Deliver 2017 BoICT Lecture
Mr. Peter Adedayo Arogundade, managing director and chief executive officer, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at this year’s Beacon of ICT (BoICT) annual…
- 22 Apr 2017
ICT Heavyweights Line-up for BoICT Lecture/Awards
Some of the biggest names in country ICT industry will headline the 2017 Beacon of ICT Distinguished Lecture/Awards Series, widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT…
- 18 Jul 2017
Delta Govt, Interswitch, Sign MoU on Health Finance Management
The Delta Government on Tuesday in Asaba signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Interswitch Group for a health financing management platform and online electronic payment system. The…
- 27 May 2018
“We’re Active in Delta State,” Shell
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the SPDC Joint Venture, has restated its active presence in Delta State against the belief in some quarters that the…
- 6 Jul 2018
Tony Elumelu Pledges N500m to Delta Sate Focused Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu, has pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of Delta…
- 20 Oct 2008
Delta State Teachers Get Zinox Empowerment
Zinox Computers has donated computers to teachers in Delta State to boost their productivity. In her speech, Mrs. E. Uvo Gardener, commissioner of Education, told the teachers that they now have the…
- 11 Oct 2019
Leaders Steal $600Bn from Nigeria Since Independence- Report
Economist magazine has said that an estimated $600bn is believed to have been stolen from Nigeria since its Independence in 1960. The story was published in its online edition of October 10.…
- 24 Sept 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss, Bags Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emerged the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize, in the professional leadership…
- 27 Sept 2020
Uzoka, GMD UBA Wins Coveted Zik Leadership Award
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Kennedy Uzoka, GMD,…
- 29 Nov 2020
NCC Boss, Danbatta to be Honoured with Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is billed to be honoured with the prestigious Zik Prize in the Professional Leadership category in Lagos,…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…
- 7 Dec 2020
Uzoka, UBA’s GMD Dedicates Prestigious Zik Leadership Award to Staff and Customers
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was on Sunday night presented with The Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. l-r: Former Managing…
- 27 Jan 2021
Osinbajo to Attend The Guardian Book Launch
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has accepted the invitation to attend the launch of the epochal book on The Guardian. The event, billed to hold in Lagos on…
- 3 Mar 2021
Top Journalists Converging in Lagos to Unveil Book on the Making of the Guardian
At least 100 top journalists, media entrepreneurs, opinion molders, and managers shall be among over 200 others expected in Lagos to unveil the epochal book that vividly, and in graphic narration…
- 22 Sept 2021
UNDP Designates Delta as SDGs Innovation Hub for South-South
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday, announced that Delta had been selected as innovation and acceleration hub of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South-South. Dr…
- 29 Jan 2023
Danbatta Bags Vanguard's Regulator of the Year Award
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the prestigious 11th…