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Delta Government gives unapproved schools 21 days to comply or face closure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2025

The Delta State Government has pledged to close down every nursery and primary school operating without official approval across the state. This action is being implemented “to sanitise the private sector participation in the primary education sector in the state.” This was stated in a special

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Delta State Sanctions 2 Teachers for Fighting

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 8, 2025

Two teachers from Ibru College, Agbarha-Otor, in Ughelli North Local Government Area, have been suspended due to a physical altercation on school grounds. According to the findings of the school’s disciplinary committee, both teachers were found guilty of engaging in a fight within the school premises. The committee’s report strongly criticized their actions, stating that

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Delta Begins 2023/2024 Bursary Payments for 32,028 Students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2025

The Delta State Government has announced the initiation of payments for the 2023/2024 Students Special Assistance Scheme (Bursary Award) to qualified students of Delta origin enrolled in higher institutions across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr. Godfrey Enita, revealed this in a statement issued in Asaba on Saturday,

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Oborevwori Allocates N713 Million for 2024 Delta State Bursary Award

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 22, 2024

The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the release of N713 million for the 2024 bursary award aimed at supporting students of Delta State origin studying in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday in Asaba, the Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr. […]

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Parents request Oborevwori’s intervention over increase in technical school boarding fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2024

Parents of Delta State-owned technical schools have urged Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to reconsider the recent boarding fees increase from ₦85,000 to ₦250,000 per term. The parents addressed their worries, noting financial difficulties and questioning the logic for the steep increase, especially because Federal Government Colleges, some private schools, and Delta

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Delta approves the establishment of a Medical College at DSUST, Ozoro

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 4, 2024

On Wednesday, the Delta State Government approved the construction of a College of Medical Sciences at the Delta State University of Science and Technology (DSUST) Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state. Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the State Commissioner for Information, told journalists in Asaba that the permission was one of the decisions taken […]

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Governor Oborevwori approves financial aid for Delta indigenes in law school

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 31, 2024

Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, approved financial aid for Delta State indigenes enrolled in the seven Nigerian law schools located across the nation for the academic year 2022–2023. The gesture follows the recent approval of the 2022/2023 bursary award for over 30,000 students of state origin in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The Delta State

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Delta to begin payment of bursary in February

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board has announced that it would start awarding the 2023 bursary to eligible students in February. This was revealed by the board’s executive secretary, Dr. Godfrey Enita, in a statement released in Asaba and provided to reporters on Thursday. Enita said that after approving the release […]