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DESOPADEC Refutes Fake Online Report On Bursary Portal

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Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC has disassociated the itself from a fake online news platform that it is awarding scholarship and bursaries through an online portal.   The commission in a statement warned Deltans not to fall victim of the of false information emanating from an unknown source as the commission is not currently awarding scholarship or bursaries through any online medium.   The commission in the statement signed by Chinenye Ezonfade, head of media and public affairs department, cautioned the general public, particularly students from the…

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DESOPADEC: DICC Lauds Agediga As He Marks Two Years In Office As ED On Planning, Research, Statistics

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By Kobiruo Joseph-Ughelli   The leadership of Delta Ijaw Comrades Community (DICC) has felicitated with Ambassador (Dr), Comrade Shedrack Agediga, Executive Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS), Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) on his two years in office. The commendation was contained in a press release personally signed and issued to newsmen in Warri, by Ambassador Binebai Yerin Princewill, President general Delta Ijaw Comrade Community (DICC) on behalf of the group. The group noted that the Delta Ijaw Comrade Community has so many reasons to celebrate Ambassador…

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Gov Okowa Has Remodelled Desopadece To Deliver Dividends-Askia

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  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has felicitated with Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on his 62nd birthday anniversary. Bashorun Askia Ogieh, in a signed statement titled, “62 Garlands For A Great Leader”, said the Board, Management and Staff of DESOPADEC are privileged to walk the path you have charted to making a difference in our mandate communities.” He affirmed that the Governor Okowa’s visionary reform and remodeling of DESOPADEC have ushered robust achievements, in meeting the expectations…

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DESOPADEC Launches Bursary Website

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  The Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, has in Warri, announced the launch of its much awaited bursary website. The completely revamped website features a simplified design, improved menu functionality and enriched contents areas to help students of the DESOPADEC mandate areas to make informed application for the bursary. According to a release by Management of the Commission, for the ease of application, a Website, www.desopadecbursary.ng has been opened and all interested and eligible students were therefore advised to visit the Website to apply and complete the…

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DESOPADEC BURSARY PORTAL OPENS FOR REGISTRATION

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  It is hereby announced for the benefit of all Deltans, especially all registered Students of Delta State origin in Nigerian tertiary institutions, that applications for the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission Students Assistance Programme has commenced. For the ease of application, a Website, www.desopadecbursary.ng has been opened. All interested and eligible students are therefore advised to visit the Website to apply and complete the application form. *Criteria For Eligibility* A. To be eligible, applicants must be from only DESOPADEC mandate areas of Ijaw, Isoko Itsekiri, Ika, Ndokwa…

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DESOPADEC: Delta Speaker, Oborevwori Commissions Agoloma Cottage Hospital

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  The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday  commissioned the DESOPADEC constructed Agoloma Cottage Hospital in Patani Local Government Area of the  State. In his remarks, the Speaker implored the people of the community to take advantage of its proximity for their health needs. Rt Hon Oborevwori who described the Cottage Hospital as dividend of democracy to the people, thanked  them for voting massively for Governor Okowa and other PDP candidates in the last general elections and their show of love and…

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Interview: DESOPADEC Era Of Abandoned Projects In Delta Is Gone —Ogieh

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    Bashorun Askia Ogieh is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC). In this interview, he talks about the innovations his board introduced in the last one year to meet the development challenges of the mandate areas and the many successes achieved so far. When Delta State Governor appointed you as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of DESOPADEC Board, he gave a very rich citation. How would you say these credentials have actually prepared you for the position? Ordinarily, the experiences in…

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DESOPADEC Loses Overah As Askia Mourns

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  The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of one of the board members of the agency, Hon. Joyce Overah. The late board member who represented the Urhobo ethnic nationality of Sapele, Ethiope West and Okpe Local Council Areas, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 after a brief illness. “We have lost an articulate, passionate and forthright member of our board whose painful passage is hard to imagine. But…

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PLANNED MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF CALUMNY AGAINST DESOPADEC

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  IT has come to the attention of the management of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) that some disgruntled elements and newly formed opposition groups have planned to launch a campaign of calumny and blackmail against the Commission, using some local tabloids and social media platforms.   In a statement Signed by Sunny Areh, Special Adviser (Media and Communication) to the MD/CEO of DESOPADEC, “These individuals have already concocted mischievous and malicious lies from the pit of hell to tarnish the image of the Commission and to…

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Random Thoughts As Okowa Inaugurates DESOPADEC Projects

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  By FIDELIS EGUGBO Audio money, audio project, and several audio activities have become regular terms used to refer to statements that are not real or promises that cannot be kept. In the political circles, politicians were known for audio statements until the Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa came into governance with sincerity, letting the people know that they can be on the same page with those that they have elected into office. It might interest you to note that the governor has continually reiterated the need…

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