Archive for June 8th, 2012
Uduaghan Reaffirms Commitment To Reposition Govt Media Houses
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has reaffirmed his commitment to repositioning government owned media establishments for greater service delivery and mobilization of the people for development. Governor Uduaghan spoke yesterday in Asaba while addressing the Management and Staff of the Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS Asaba, after inspecting newly installed digital television facilities in the station. The governor charged the staff to re-double efforts towards taking the radio and television stations to greater heights. Governor Uduaghan who was received at [...]
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June 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Delta IGR Hits N34.5 bn –Okumagba
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE With Agency Report DELTA State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bernard Okumagba, yesterday said that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) grew by 182 per cent between 2007 and 2012. The breakdown showed that the IGR rose to N34.5 billion in December 2011 from N12.2 billion in 2007. Okumagba told journalists in Asaba that the increase was due to new reforms and strategies adopted by the state government during the period. He said that the sources of the [...]
Continue ReadingFunkekeme Issues Two-week Ultimatum To Two Contractors
DOMINIC OKONTA Worried by the snail pace of work at the Asaba Girls Grammar School (AGGS) 450-meter road project, Delta State Commissioner for Works, Hon. Solomon Funkekeme has given the contractor handling the work two-weeks ultimatum to complete the project or face sanction. Funkekeme also gave the contractors handling the 1.3km Marble Hill School road at Okpanam near Asaba and Madonna School road two-weeks ultimatum to go back to their project sites to avoid sanction. The Commissioner while inspecting the [...]
Continue ReadingReview Of Terrorism Laws
Going by recent ugly events in the country, the review of the country’s laws against terrorism is imminent. Such an effort, no doubt, represents a giant leap in the current fight to stop those behind acts of terrorism in some parts of the country. Although millions of agitated minds across the country may wonder if laws alone are enough to serve as deterrent to the perpetrators, given their seeming desperation and conviction in their mission, counter-terrorism experts strongly argue that [...]
Continue ReadingSinebe Asks HPMs To Publicise Projects Executed In LGAs
HEADS of Personnel Management in the 25 local government councils in Delta State have been enjoined to publicize all projects executed in their respective councils, so that the public would be properly informed on the activities of the councils in line with the three point agenda of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. The Special Adviser on Local Government Projects Monitoring, Sir Jude Sinebe stated this at a meeting with Heads of Personnel Management at Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area. Sinebe who [...]
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