‘Delta to follow FG guidelines on opening of schools’
The Delta Government on Monday assured parents and guardians that primary and secondary schools closed in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would be reopened soon. Mr Patrick Ukah, the…
Akwa Ocha Production: Delta graduates 90 from Skill Acquisition Centre
The poverty alleviation programme of Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, received a boost with the graduation of 90 Deltans trained in the production of native attire popularly known…
Delta to establish own security outfit – ‘Operation Delta Hawk’
Apparently worried by growing insecurity in the state, the Delta government says it has concluded plans to set up its own security outfit codenamed “Operation Delta Hawk,” to combat crimes…
Covid 19: Commercial activities return to Delta from Thursday – Okowa
The Delta Government has extended by two days, the current total lockdown in the state, saying it will now end on Thursday. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa in a statewide broadcast on…
COVID-19: Oil marketers donate food, medical equipment to Delta govt
A consortium of petroleum products marketers in Delta have donated food items and medical equipment worth N100 million to the state government to support its measures at ameliorating the effects…
Delta has highest revenue of N213.63bn in 2018; Osun least with N22.84bn
Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has put the total net revenue of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at N2.57 trillion excluding the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Mr Victor…
17 states insolvent; Kebbi, Yobe, Katsina, Ebonyi lead poverty chart
The Economic Confidential has released the Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) which shows that seventeen (17) States are insolvent as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2018 were far below…
USAID Inaugurates ‘Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity’ in Nigeria
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has inaugurated a new scheme, ‘Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity’ under a new contract with Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA). CNFA…
Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 15 New Cases in 6 States, Confirmed Cases Now 510
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,…
FEC Approves N27.4bn Intervention Funds for Victims of Conflicts, Insecurity, Flooding
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N27.4billion as intervention funds for states affected by conflicts, insecurity and flooding across the country. The Vice-President of the National Food…