Delta State

Two years into his tenure as Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori stands at the midpoint of a journey defined by his MORE Agenda—Meaningful Development, Opportunities for All, …

Delta State, one of Nigeria’s wealthiest oil-producing states, received a jaw-dropping ₦933.97 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between May 2023 and December 2024. That’s almost as much …

By Stephen K. Dieseruvwe Delta State being an oil producing state in Nigeria receives from the 13 per cent derivation fund as a benefit transfer scheme as stipulated in Section …

In Delta State’s recent political discourse, allegations against Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the former Governor, have sparked widespread debate. Accusations of fund diversion and ownership of undisclosed assets have emerged, raising …

By Olorogun Stephen K. Dieseruvwe The 13% derivation fund in Nigeria is a benefit-sharing system that provides funds to oil-producing communities to help them address the effects of oil and …

I was in Gombe in November 2022 when the discovery of oil was announced. The reactions that followed that announcement were two-fold. One of them was that it immediately sparked …

Last week, we sought to draw attention to the hell on the Auchi-Benin- Ekpoma Road in Edo State. During that discussion, we mentioned that this road in particular is a …