Archive for April 30th, 2012
Ikede Enjoins Students To Shun Examination Malpractice
SECONDARY school students in Delta State who are writing the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the state, whose registration for the examination was paid for by Delta State Government have been advised to justify government’s huge expenditure on their registration by avoiding indulgence in examination malpractice. The Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Education Monitoring, Pastor (Mrs) Rhoda Eloho Ikede, who gave the advice while monitoring the conduct of the examination in some parts of the state, [...]
Continue ReadingAsaba Airport Will Transform Delta Economy, Say Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala
BY ANDREW IKEHI PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Asaba, Delta State capital, gave a thumb-up to Delta State Government on the initiative behind the establishment of Asaba International Airport. Describing the airport project as a massive economic and infrastructural development, the President who spoke through the Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo while declaring open a three-day South-South Economic summit that ended weekend in Asaba, explained that the Asaba International Airport has the potentialities of [...]
Continue ReadingUtumara Says Govt, Prison To Better Lives Of Inmates
THE State Commissioner for Health,. Dr. Joseph Otumara, has restated government’s readiness to continue to partner with authorities of Prisons Service in the state to make life for inmates interesting and meaningful. Dr. Otumara stated this while handing over some medical and non-medical consumables to the management of Warri Prisons, on behalf of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA). The commissioner who was represented by the Public Relations Officer in his ministry, Mr. Churchill Oyowe, noted that, as partners in progress [...]
Continue ReadingShowcasing Rich Investment Of South-South
Being A Communique Issued At The End Of The Second South-South Economic Summit Held in Asaba, Delta State. THE second South – South Economic Summit, organised on the broad theme “Integrating the South – South for Sustainable Development” (with special emphasis on Development, Investment and Security) was held at the Convention Centre, Asaba, Delta State under the auspices of the BRACED States – Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta. The Main Objective of the Summit was to [...]
Continue ReadingUduaghan Urges Financial Institutions’ Support For Micro Projects
BY LUCKY OYIBO DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has appealed to financial institutions operating in the state to assist the state government in the funding of micro-scale projects. The governor, who made the appeal when President Goodluck Jonathan declared openthe second, South-South Economic Summit hosted by Delta State in Asaba, remarked that government alone cannot provide empowerment potentials to massive youths in the state. According to him, the micro-credit programme of the state government has over the years empowered [...]
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