The Federal Government has denied reports that it stopped the disbursement of funds to Rivers State. Recall that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) had earlier on Friday announced that it halted the disbursement of October revenue payment to Rivers State, citing the Federal High Court judgement. Bawa Mokwa, the spokesperson for the OAGF, who spoke to journalists on Friday, emphasised that the federal government would respect the court order halting allocation with due diligence until a contrary order is issued. “What I got is that the October 2024 FAAC has not been distributed…
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Chairman, Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Warri, Uvwie and Environs Development Agency, WUEDA, Hon Prince Emeka Osamuta has expressed optimism that year 2025 will record more physical development in the mandate areas of the Agency. Hon Osamuta made his feelings known when officials of WUEDA appeared before members of the Committee at the State Assembly Complex, Asaba, to defend the Agency’s proposed budget estimates for the 2025 fiscal year. The Lawmaker who represents Ndokwa East Constituency and Deputy Majority Whip of the House, said he was satisfied with the fair performance of the 2024 budget of the Agency…
Governors under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have arrived in Jos, Plateau State, for a key meeting on Saturday. The meeting, which comes ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for next Thursday in Abuja, is aimed at addressing the ongoing leadership tussle within the party. Although the specific agenda of the meeting has not been officially disclosed, sources within the party indicate that the gathering of the PDP governors in Jos is aimed at solidifying their positions in the upcoming leadership elections. The dispute over the party’s leadership, particularly regarding the position of the national chairman,…
Chairman Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Education Hon. Charles Chukwuemeke Emetulu, has challenged MDAs and state government owned educational Institutions to improve on their performance score cards in 2025 fiscal year. Emetulu gave the challenge in his closing remarks at the end of a two day budget defense session with MDAs and Institutions under the oversight of the House Committee on Education. The honourable who represents Ndokwa West Constituency and former Commissioner for Higher Education, said the Committee expects optimal results in the education sector in 2025 in line with the policies and programmes of Governor Oborevwori’s administration. Stressing…
Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health has charged the State Ministry of Health, Departments, Agencies and Parastatals in the health sector of the state to shun all forms of misappropriation of budgetary provisions. Chairman of the Committee, Hon Ferguson Onwo gave the charge on Thursday at the end of a two day rigorous budget defense exercise for the Ministry of Health, Departments, Agencies and parastatals under the oversight of the House Committee on Health. Hon Onwo who represents Isoko South 2 Constituency in the House, stressed that the purpose of budget defense is to ascertain the…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Preparations are underway for the silver jubilee ordination anniversary thanksgiving of Very Rev. Fr. Jude Igho, a Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Warri, Delta State. The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Ascension Catholic Church Shaguolo, Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta state. Father Igho, who served as a former Cathedral Administrator in the Diocese of Warri for years, was ordained a Catholic priest on December 8, 1999, and has since served the Church in various capacities both as parish priest at Okpara Inland, Uzere, Umutu, Ubeji, the Sacred Heart Cathedral and presently…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the Year 2024 Bursary Award to Students of Delta State origin in higher institutions across the country. Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr. Godfrey Enita, in a statement on Thursday, in Asaba, said qualified students of Delta State origin in Public and Private Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics, Colleges of Education, Schools of Nursing Science and other tertiary Schools including Military and Paramilitary institutions, who applied for the 2024 bursary award, would benefit from the scheme. He said a total of 32,028 students of Delta State orgin are…
…Defends Proposed 2025 Budget For Directorate The Delta State Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure Development has called for collaboration of stakeholders towards overall infrastructural development of riverine communities in the state. Commissioner in charge of the Directorate, Chief Ebikeme Clark, made the call when he led officials to the State Assembly to defend the proposed 2025 budget estimate of the Directorate before the House Committee on Works and Special Projects. Chief Clark said the Five Billion Naira budget envelop given to the Directorate in the 2025 proposed budget, is a step in right direction, saying that there are lots to put…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has proposed the sum of N50 billion in the state’s 2025 budget estimates to enhance road infrastructure in the 25 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this during a budget defence meeting with the Assembly Committee on Works and Special Projects on Wednesday in Asaba. Aniagwu said the provision was a deliberate effort by the Governor to spread projects evenly across the 25 local government areas of the state. He said: ”It is worthy of note to mention that…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated former Minister of Defence and renowned Paediatrician, Dr. Roland Oritsejafor, on his 80th birth anniversary on, November 21. Oborevwori praised the former Minister for his calm and peaceful approach to politics, describing him as ”a great leader and a true patriot.” In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Thursday in Asaba, the governor remarked that Oritsejafor exemplified excellent leadership qualities that are truly worthy of emulation. He described Oritsejafor, a former Deputy National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as an exemplary leader and role…