THE SUN Okowa gave the assurance in Asaba where he assented to the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill. The total size of the budget tagged ‘Budget of Economic Recovery’ as passed by the state House of Assembly is N383 billion, with…
RIPPLES NIGERIA The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has called on Nigerians not to travel for Christmas and New Year festivals because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and PTF chairman, made the…
PUNCH NEWS The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the disbursement of N66.5bn ($175m) to 35 eligible states on the basis of the Amended COVID-19 Responsive 2020 Budget results achievement. According to the government, Rivers State was the only state that…
PREMIUM TIMES The Delta state government on Friday announced the reversal of the pay cut for political appointees and civil servants on Grade Level 07 and above. The state announced the downward review of the salaries of these categories of…
PUNCH NIGERIA The Association of Resident Doctors of the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, has declared a three-day warning strike over the continued shortage of personal protective equipment and non-payment of hazard allowance. The President of the ARD FMC…
DAILY TRUST The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has donated medical equipment worth $150,000 to the Bayelsa State Government in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Receiving the medical items from the company’s delegation, Gov. Douye Diri,…
THE GUARDIAN The Delta State Government has lamented the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the state economy. It also revealed that the dwindling revenue occasioned by COVID-19 forced it to have discussions with major stakeholders – contractors, labour unions…
THE GUARDIAN More Nigerian medical practitioners may leave the country as the United Kingdom yesterday announced new ‘Health and Care Visa’ policy to attract the best talents in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The country, which has since…
PULSE NG Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his family have now tested negative for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “My wife, my daughter and I have tested negative for COVID 19, along with other members of the family.…
THE GUARDIAN Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has commended Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for measures put in place at the airports to curtail spreading of COVID-19. Srika gave the commendation while addressing…