Tag: Ifeanyi Okowa
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Concession of Asaba Airport will create more jobs, not job loss – Project Manager
Chief Austin Ayemidejor, Project Manager, Asaba Airport, says the state government’s plan to concession the airport will create more jobs and not lead to job loss. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the project manager stated this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Asaba. Recall that Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa had at various fora announced that the…
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Breaking: Delta Assembly passes 2019 Appropriation Bill of N390.3b
The Delta State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the state 2019 Appropriation Bill of N390.3 billion. The bill which was passed during the plenary of the assembly in Asaba showed an increase of N23.3 billion to the initial budget proposal earlier presented to the assembly by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Oct. 17. The passage…
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Gov. Okowa calls for stringent measures to check gas flaring
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the federal government to put stringent measures in place to discourage gas flaring. Governor Okowa made the call on Monday in Asaba when participants of Course 41 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji led by Major-General Felix Edafioghor paid him a courtesy visit. He stated…
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Breaking: 11 years after, Warri monarch receives staff of office
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday presented staff of office to the Orosuen of Okere Urhobo Warri Kingdom, Professor Paul Okumagba, Idama ll. The event took place 11 years after the death of the late traditional ruler, Benjamin Okumagba in Warri South Local Government Area of the state. The new monarch, Prof. Okumagba is…
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‘Nigeria not a perfect country, can be made to make progress’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria can only progress when all its citizens have a sense of security, unity and belonging. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Obasanjo stated this on Saturday in Asaba at a meeting with the Executive members of the Delta state traditional council. “I am an incurable optimist about this country, Nigeria…
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Asaba airport excites Gov. Okowa, NFF President
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has described the first international flight into the Asaba International Airport as momentous as it brought back the Super Eagles from South Africa after qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Governor Okowa described the moment thus while receiving the Super Eagles on arrival at the Asaba International Airport…
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Gov. Okowa submits name of commissioner nominee to Delta Assembly
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has forwarded to the State House of Assembly the name of Mr Joseph Utomi, for appointment as Commissioner and member of the State Executive Council. A letter stating the name of the nominee was read during plenary of the Assembly in Asaba by the Speaker of the State House of…
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Delta wants FG to pay N600m counterpart fund for SDGs Implementation
Delta Government has called on Federal Government to pay its counterpart fund for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Delta. Dr Andy Ilabore, the Senior Special Adviser to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), made the call in Asaba at the 2019 budget defence meeting with the State Assembly Committee…
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2019: Credible poll will boost respect for Nigeria – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says a free, fair and credible 2019 general election would boost respect for Nigeria and attract foreign direct investment to the country. The governor stated this on Tuesday when the recently inaugurated executive committee of the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by Apostle Sylvanus Okorote…
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UPU accuses Soldiers of aiding killings in Delta, calls for probe
The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government and security authorities to probe allegations of partisanship on the part of soldiers drafted to quell crisis between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Delta State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports, Aladja, an Urhobo community, and Ogbe-Ijoh, an Ijaw community, both in Delta State,…