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Delta State Executive Council, (EXCO), meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, approved a proposed budget of N714.4 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. The Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr Sonny Ekedayen, who disclosed this at a post EXCO press briefing at Government House, Asaba, said the proposed budget comprised N397 billion, representing 56 percent for Capital Expenditure, while N316 billion, representing 44 percent, is for recurrent expenditure. Ekadeyan, who was flanked by…

Hon. Jonathan O. Goru, the Commissioner representing Udu, Ughelli South, Uvwie and Urhobos of Warri South in the Board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) yesterday took out time to specially ensure personal supervision of the ongoing road construction work being done by DESOPADEC at Caro Street In Orhuwhorun town, Udu LGA. While Supervising the Project, The Commissioner thanked the contractors for the spate and quality of work being done so far….

Delta State Government on Tuesday said it would not hesitate to prosecute trespassers, who encroach on government lands across the state. The State Commissioner for Lands and Surveys, Chief Emamusi Obiodeh, gave the warning at a meeting with officials of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Government House Annex, Warri. The Commissioner observed and frowned at the action of SPDC for issuing a stop-work order to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc despite the fact that…

Justice Joe Egwu of the Delta State High Court in Orerokpe has dismissed a motion filed by Opeans Nigeria Limited to join the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to an ongoing lawsuit. The lawsuit involves Opeans Nigeria Limited, the American Petroleum Institute (API), Veriforce Limited Liability Company, and the Attorney-General of Delta State. Opeans Nigeria Limited had sought to include NUPRC as a defendant in the case, arguing that their involvement was necessary. However,…

By Henry Ubus The Udu constituency Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 18, 2023 Governorship and state House of Assembly elections, Hon. Chief Jite Brown, has urged his teeming supporters to remain calm and focus despite the judgement of the Appeal court in Abuja that favored the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. Making the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Udu today, Hon. Chief Brown, noted that since power comes…