Archives for February 16th, 2021

ENGINEERING A NEW DELTA: The Ovie Omo-Agege model

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By Egedegbe Edewor There’s no gainsaying the fact that the oil-rich Delta State have had its fair share of constitutionally required representation since democracy birthed in the world’s most populous black nation – Nigeria. Tucked in the serene mangrove and fauna of the Niger Delta region, the big heart state has however since creation in 1991 by ...

N-Delta group exornorates NLCB’ boss, Wabote of bribery allegation

A pro-Niger Delta group, has exornorated Engr. Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Local Content Board, of $2million bribery allegation, describing same as mischievous and misleading.The group, Niger Delta Oil Communities Agenda NIDOCA, in a statement on Monday at Asaba, by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Akpovoka, said '' it was quite unfortunate, unethical, ...

WTO: Okowa congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her emergence as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.Okonjo-Iweala, an illustrious Deltan from Ogwashi-Uku, was a two-time Minister of Finance, who led Nigeria's economy to exit foreign debt obligations during her first term under former President Olusegun ...

Delta to revoke undeveloped land allocations

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Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, briefing Journalists in Government House on the discision of government to revoke undeveloped government allocated lands within the urban cities in the State . Delta Government on Monday gave owners of lands acquired from it in urban areas for over two years, three months to develop such lands ...