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The Management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved the promotion of 357 Men of the service from the ranks of Customs Assistant I (CAI) to Inspector of Customs (IC). This significant decision was ratified during the Management meeting of 2023, chaired by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi. The comprehensive promotion list encompasses both the General Duty (GD) and Support Staff (SS) personnel who excelled in the 2023 promotion exercise. The breakdown of promoted officers is as follows: AIC to IC (246) GD, AIC to IC (37) SS, CAI to AIC (39) GD, CAI to AIC (27)…

Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sherrif Oborevwori has again been commended for the 78billion Naira flyovers and road expansion projects in Warri and Effurun Metropolis awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, and other road maintenance works across the state, including the palliative repairs of federal road between Abraka-Ubiaruku axis by indigenous contractor, Obakpor Engineering Ltd. The State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Bassey Udeme Eshiet, gave the commendation when he received the new Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau and Executive Assistant on Communication to the Governor, Dr. Latimore Oghenesivbe, who paid him a courtesy…

Delta State Government says the reconstruction of the collapsed Bedesegha Bridge along Bomadi road in Patani Local Government Area of the state will be ready for use in January, 2024. State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze disclosed this during inspection of ongoing works on the project on Friday. He said the contracting firm, Niger Construction Limited (NIGERCAT) has given assurances of its completion in January, adding that the company could not meet up with the earlier completion date of December 20 because of high rains that caused heavy flooding around the project. Izeze said: “Governor…

The tempo of commercial activities in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State is expected to increase exponentially soon when 100 lock up stores presently been constructed by the local government are commissioned for use . The stores form part of the major legacy projects which include an ultra-modern town hall and office complex being built by the local government under the watch of its Chairman, Barrister Victor Ebonka.Addressing journalists after inspecting the project, Ebonka, who is the state Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, and its National Legal Adviser, said construction work(which is…

An indigene of Delta State Samuel Erukoghene Okoro, 38-year-old has commenced a bicycle ride of 1,200 kilometres from Yobe State to Asaba to meet with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to appreciate him for his good works in the state. Okoro, a Chemistry graduate from Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State, hails from Orhuwhorun, Udu Local Government Area of the state. His journey to Yobe state commenced in 2015 when he was posted there on NYSC assignment. He would traverse several states eight states from the north to get to Asaba in 10 days time. Addressing a news conference before take-off, Okoro disclosed…

Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sherrif Oborevwori has been commended for the 78billion Naira flyovers and road expansion projects in Warri and Effurun Metropolis and other road maintenance works across the state, including the palliative repairs of federal road between Abraka-Ubiaruku axis by indigenous contractor, Obakpor Engineering Ltd. The State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Bassey Udeme Eshiet, gave the commendation when he received the new Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau and Executive Assistant on Communication to the Governor, Dr. Latimore Oghenesivbe, who paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday December 7th, at the…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said the state government would continue to monitor contractors for timely delivery of projects in line with specifications to ensure Deltans get value for the money paid for projects. Speaking through the State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, Governor Oborevwori recalled that two weeks ago the State Government released the sum of N30 billion to various contractors to fund ongoing projects across the state. Addressing journalists during inspection of ongoing projects in Okpe and Ughelli North Local Government Areas of the state, Aniagwu expressed optimism that a…

Dr. Bashir Jamoh, DG NIMASA and Dr Adewale Adeyanju, President General MWUN, shortly after a meeting on payment of disengaged NNSL seafarers in LagosComrade Adewale Adeyanju,President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria(MWUN) has described the N100m offered by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to pay disengaged seafarers of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) as inadequate According to a NIMASA press release, signed by Edward Osagie, Assistant Director of Public Relations, Adeyanju thanked the agency for the offer and sought more funding from other agencies of government like the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian…

Delta State Government on Tuesday, November 5, urged qualified Deltans and members of the general public to participate in the ongoing screening exercise for the Nigerian Army 86th Regular Recruits Intake (RRI) for Trades and Non-Trades Men and Women. The exercise which commenced on Monday, 4th December, at the Cenotaph Complex, along High Court Road, GRA, Asaba, and in all the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will end on Sunday, 17th December, 2023. State Bureau of Orientation, in a statement by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Orientation and Communication, Dr Wilfred Latimore Oghenesivbe, said applicants…

Delta State Commissioner for Lands, Surveys and Urban Development, Chief Emamusi Obiodeh, says the State Government have adequate land to provide for serious investors with capacity to create new towns and industrial parks in Delta State. Obiodeh stated this while defending the 2024 budget of the ministry before the State House of Assembly Committee on Lands, Surveys and Urban Development. The Commissioner, while addressing the Chairman, Hon. Alfred Martins and other members of the committee, said theMinistry, is also ready to digitalize its operations from manual to automated system to eliminate delays in service delivery, which would also increase the…