Tag: DELTA
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NNPC, TotalEnergies empower 300 women in Delta
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in partnership with TotalEnergies has empowered 300 women in solar-powered incubation management in the Ugbuwangue community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The training lasted for five days and with the information at hand, the women are well grounded in the area of improved local chicken production techniques.…
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Disco vows to resist takeover by Fidelity Bank
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company has said that there is no legal basis for the takeover of the company following the purported activation of the call on its collateralised shares by Fidelity Bank. The company disclosed that all matters relating to the BEDC and Fidelity Bank were subjects for litigation before a competent court, adding…
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Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant -WHO
The World Health Organisation says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus told journalists at the agency’s Headquarters in Geneva that it was also more likely that people who had been vaccinated or…
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Okowa tasks Navy on operational efficiency
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged the Nigerian Navy to strengthen its operational efficiency to check piracy and criminal activities in the maritime sector. The governor made the call on Wednesday when the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral, Awwal Gambo, and his delegation visited in Asaba. Okowa, however, lauded the operational performance index…
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Okowa urges aggrieved Itsekiri to accept new Olu of Warri
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has pleaded with the people of Itsekiri kingdom to accept and respect the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, for the institution he represented. The Governor stated this on Thursday when he received the monarch at Government House, Asaba, said only God made kings. Okowa said, “God makes kings…
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Police rescue abducted girl, arrest suspect in Delta State
Operatives of the Delta Police Command, Oghara Division, Delta State, have rescued a kidnapped girl who was on a night journey en route to Lagos with her truck driver boyfriend. The truck driver reportedly bolted into the bush abandoning his girlfriend, Sefinat Mohammed, when a gang of three suspected kidnappers swooped on them along Koko…