The Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who disclosed this on Tuesday, acknowledged the tremendous increase in medical tourism to the state, saying with some of the state’s doctors and nurses undergoing training on renal issues and treatment in Dallas, travelling abroad for kidney transplant would soon become a thing of the past
Browsing: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan
Dr. Uduaghan, who gave the charge on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, during the 2013 Independence Day Celebration, said that was the sure way to ensure sustainable growth and development of the country as a nation
He said before the execution of the modern Enerhen Junction, the place was known for heavy traffic congestion, as well as a hideout for criminals
The present number of professional staff in the ministry, I must confess, is far short of required number to conveniently cope with its volume of work
Uduaghan, however, said that the measure should not be misconstrued as a curfew, adding that he gave the order because of ongoing security operations in the area
Uduaghan is a medical doctor by training and practice before fate shooed him into the pathway of politics. But he was not honoured on account of being a doctor in politics
The NPSNC said it was worried because the pension money of the 410 workers who retired last year have not been paid, even as about 1,462 others have been estimated for retirement by December this year
She also disclosed that the state government awarded a N40 billion contract for the expansion of the Osubi Airport and had already paid N10 billion as mobilisation fee to the contractor
There was no briefing after the secret meeting but sources said it was a preparatory to a crucial meeting scheduled for Tuesday night with the aggrieved seven governors that have joined the ‘New PDP’, said to be the brainchild of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
The matter lingered for years before Okocha’s case was thrown out for lack of merit. Ogboru soon secured the favour of the court when on November 9, 2010 the Court of Appeal in Benin, Edo State, ousted Uduaghan from office, having ruled that the election that produced him in 2007 was fraudulent and gave the Independent National Electoral Commission 90 days to conduct free, fair and credible election in the Big Heart state
Uduaghan noted: “The gap between the technologically advanced nations and the rest of the world is increasing daily
He said the governor initiated a policy aimed at appointing sports administrators who would be in a position to plan and implement in the short, medium and long term
It was gathered that the meeting was called to discuss the development in the party that led to emergence of another faction
Alhaji Aliko Dangote told the story of his own conglomerate through
his Group Managing Director, Engineer Joseph Makoju. Professor
Sylvester Monye, Special Adviser to the President on Performance Evaluation and Monitoring, looked at the investment opportunities in non-oil Nigeria, while Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, Minister for Agriculture, took us through the Agriculture Value Chain Roadmap
I am yet to understand the Guild’s definition of who an editor is. Last year in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the 8th version of this same conclave took place amid a superfluity of quintessential transformations by Governor Godswill Akpabio. At the gathering
These events happened on Saturday night and it was at the same occasion that I was inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. As I wrote last week on this page, it was that level of peer recognition that one doesn’t lobby for; it was indeed a recognition of the years of toil, pain and pleasure that made us the rounded professionals we evolved into
Uduaghan, declaring open the 38th Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria in Asaba, Delta State, wondered why preventable blindness due to cataract was still on the rise
He added: “In fact, the governor declared a state of emergency on the roads and based on that I can tell you that about 90 per cent of our set target has been realised
The governor noted that though the country’s democracy was still young, it could get better if stakeholders play their roles effectively
Are we prepared for life without oil? Even before that, should there be a collapse in the price of oil in the international market, can the governments and people of Nigeria cope? I shudder to think of the consequences