Category: Business & Finance

Delta Central Youths Begin Three-Week Rigging, Scaffolding Training Under Dafinone Initiative

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Senator Representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has officially flagged off a three-week capacity building programme on rigging and scaffolding for youths in Delta Central Senatorial District in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The training programme, which is designed to equip youths with practical technical skills for employment in the oil and gas and construction sectors, with emphasis on employability, safety competence, and self-reliance. Representing the Senator at the flag-off ceremony, Olorogun Barr. Adelabu Bodjor, Chief of Staff to Senator Dafinone, said the…

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Activist Faults Claims Over Decentralization Of Pipeline Contract

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Bayelsa State Chairman of Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and Street Coordinator for Peace across the Niger Delta, Comrade Stanley Abiri, alias Faceless’ has faulted the comments made by one Jude Gbaboyor and his cohorts l over the pipeline surveillance contract awarded by the Federal government to the Tantita Security Services Limited. Reacting to the recent calculated media attacks on the personality of High Chief Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo and the Tantita Security Services Ltd, a statement made available to…

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Enhwe Community Protests Continued Dredging, Demands Compensation, Release of Arrested Prince, Others

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        Residents of Enhwe community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday staged a protest over the continued dredging activities in the area, accusing operators of carrying out the exercise without adequate compensation to affected landowners and residents.   The protesters, made up of youths, women and community leaders, also demanded the immediate release of the community prince, Larry Eduvie Efekodha and four others who werep allegedly arrested in connection with the agitation against the dredging operations.   Carrying placards with inscriptions such…

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BYERA Details Framework To Attract Investment, Protect Consumers In Electricity Market

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa       The Director General of the Bayelsa Electricity Regulatory Agency, Dr. Rosalyn Dressman, said the BYERA (Licensing and Market Entry) Regulations 2026 is designed to attract investment, protect consumers, and establish a credible state electricity market under the Bayelsa State Electricity Law 2025. Speaking at the stakeholder review forum in Yenagoa, Dr. Dressman explained that the regulations go beyond administrative procedure. “These regulations are a fundamental tool for attracting investment,” she said. “They also protect consumers, regularize the participation of existing operators, and create…

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Why I Want To Join Hands With Oborevwori Administration As Lawmaker-Rev Ogugu Reveals

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Delta State House of Assembly aspirant for Ughelli North Constituency II, Rev Anthony Ogugu has revealed that he want to be part of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori administration and contribute his quota to the development of the state and the people of his immediate constituency.     Rev Ogugu gave the revelation during the distribution of free fuel as part of his empowerment to Keke and Okada riders in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.   Rev Ogugu while speaking during the exercise tagged, ‘Community Fuel Relief Program for…

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Oborevwori Congratulates Felix Morka At 61

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    Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended warm felicitations to the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Barr Felix Morka, on the occasion of his 61st birth anniversary.   Oborevwori in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, praised Morka for his unwavering commitment and professionalism in managing the image and communication strategy of the ruling party.   He described Morka as a seasoned legal practitioner, human rights advocate, and accomplished public communicator whose contributions to national…

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Delta Plans Dedicated Ministry To Deepen Blue Economy—Onyeme

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    The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, has disclosed that the state government is taking strategic steps to establish a dedicated ministry for marine and blue economy as part of efforts to harness its vast coastal resources and boost economic growth.   Onyeme made this known while speaking with journalists at the Blue Economy Investment Summit 2026, themed “Shifting Gears: Heading to a New Frontier in Maritime Economy,” held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre on Thursday.   According to him, Delta State has…

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Delta Showcases Maritime Potential At Blue Economy Summit, Seeks Investors 

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    The Delta State Government, under the leadership of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has intensified efforts to attract investors to its maritime and blue economy sector, highlighting vast untapped opportunities at the Blue Economy Investment Summit 2026 held on Thursday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.   The summit, themed “Shifting Gears: Heading to a New Frontier in Maritime Economy,” brought together key stakeholders, policymakers, and investors to explore opportunities within Nigeria’s marine resources sector.   Speaking on the sidelines, Director-General of the Delta State Investment Development Agency…

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