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56-698: However, with the concessioning programme of the federal government, which is aimed at promoting efficiency through, public and private partnership, the Nigerian Ports, has since 2005, being concessioned. This landlord arrangement as they call it, has fostered better relationship and high turn-out of goods and services in and around the Nigerian Port system either in the Eastern or the ever-busy Western zone. The Nigerian Ports Authority started operating in April 1955 following

112-518: A government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in some cases minimal) extent provided for in the creating legislation. Bodies described in the English language as "statutory corporations" exist in the following countries in accordance with the associated descriptions (where provided). In Australia , statutory corporations are a type of statutory authority created by Acts of state or federal parliaments. A statutory corporation

168-493: A transit district or special purpose corporations such as a university , are also created by statute. In some states, a city or county can be created by petition of a certain number or percentage of voters or landholders of the affected area, which then causes a municipal corporation to be chartered as a result of compliance with the appropriate law. Corporations to be established for most other purposes are usually just incorporated as any other non-profit corporation , by filing

224-467: A Special Act of the Parliament. The Act defines its powers and functions, rules and regulations governing its employees and its relationship with government departments. This is a body corporate created by the legislature with defined powers and functions and is financially independent with a clear control over a specified area or a particular type of commercial activity. It is a corporate person and has

280-466: A commercial basis with less or no political interference.) As statutory corporations, their regulatory and business conditions may be significantly different from private-sector companies. A significant number of the statutory corporations are private commercial operations, a number of which have been privatised, in part or in whole, since the 1980s: these have included the national airline Qantas , Telstra (also previously known as Telecom Australia) and

336-401: A mean rainfall of 36.9 mm, as well as an increase in rainfall which in the year 2015 resulted in inundation of farmlands in the state. 2015 was also the year the state had the highest rainfall, amounting to 3183.6 mm. In the year 2007, the state had the lowest rainfall over the 11-year period, amounting to an annual rainfall of 2030.58 mm. While January has the lowest rainfall in

392-540: A member of the People's Democratic Party , was elected Governor and chief executive of Delta State in March 2023. His deputy is Monday Onyeme . The state has three National Senatorial Districts (South, North and Central). In 2011 and 2013, the elected senators were James Manager , Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi and Emmanuel Aguariavwodo who replaced Pius Ewherido who died in 2013 at National Hospital, Abuja. In 2015, Chief Ighoyeta Amori

448-530: A ports reform program was put in place to reduce inefficiency at the ports. The result was the concessioning of about 24 terminals to private operators for a certain period of time. NPA will continue to act as the landlord and provide common user facilities, technical oversight and other marine services. The private operators will be involved in loading and offloading of cargoes. This is the Apapa port in Lagos. Together with

504-559: A prominent town within the "Northwestern Lower Niger" as capital city. The proposed capital was a virgin land in the heart of the two constituent divisions that constitutes the Northwestern Lower Niger. Delta state was once integrated in the Mid Western state from 1963 to 1976 and later Bendel state, from 1976 to 1991. The name " Bendel " (Ben-Del) was coined from the old Benin and Delta Provinces of Western Region-Delta to reflect

560-689: A result of the enabling law. There are a number of federally chartered corporations that still exist. Some relatively famous ones include the Boy Scouts of America , each of the Federal Reserve Banks , and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . The basic advantage for being federally chartered is that no other corporation anywhere in the United States is allowed to have the same name. Delta State Delta State

616-602: A state-owned corporation as "a statutory authority that has corporate status". Current statutory corporations include Australia Post , Airservices Australia , the Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Australian Egg Corporation . The purpose of their separation from normal government operations is to ensure profitability, and in theory, independence of decision making from the state or national government (to ensure that decisions are made on

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672-530: A statutory corporation is a body corporate, which is created under a particular Act of the Oireachtas . Some statutory corporations are expected to operate as if they were a commercial company (with or without a subsidy from the Exchequer , depending on whether or not it would make a profit without one). Such bodies do not have shareholders , but are typically boards appointed by a sponsor minister. The provisions of

728-544: A threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas. Delta State is predominantly inhabited by the Urhobo , Anioma , Isoko , Uvwie , Okpe , Ijaw , Ukwuani , Ika , Enuani , Igbo , Itsekiri and the Olukumi people . The population of other groups in the state are negligible. The Urhobo-Isoko are basically

784-548: A year. Other government agencies such as the Federal Housing Authority and the Nigerian National Supply Company also ordered about 4 million tonnes of cement to be delivered within a year. By the end of November 1974 to late 1975, about 400 cement ships berthed at the Lagos port leading to unprecedented congestion and increasing the turn around time of hundreds of ships to 180 days. NPA accelerated

840-771: Is one of the richer and more developed ones in Nigeria and has the second-lowest incidence of extreme poverty (around 3% of the population against a national average of 31%) according to World Bank data from 2018. There are various solid mineral deposits within the state - industrial clay , silica , lignite , kaolin , tar sand , decorative rocks, limestone , etc. These are raw materials for industries such as brick making, ceramics , bottle manufacturing, glass manufacturing, chemical/insulators production, chalk manufacturing and sanitary wares , decorative stone cutting and quarrying , but these minerals are under-utilized. Delta state also has huge deposits of crude oil and

896-552: Is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria . Named after the Niger Delta —a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State , on 27 August 1991. Bordered on the north by Edo State , the east by Anambra and Rivers states, and that south by Bayelsa State while to the west is the Bight of Benin which covers about 160 kilometres of

952-542: Is also one of the largest producers of petroleum products in Nigeria . Sales of petroleum products is what majorly drives its economy. Institutions of higher learning in Delta state include: Federal Highways are: Other major roads include Airports: Warri Airport or Osubi Airstrip, built by Shell Oil in 1999. Delta State has some historical, cultural and socio-political tourist centres that attract visitors from around

1008-535: Is defined in the federal Department of Finance 's glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e. a statutory authority may also be a statutory corporation). An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate", and the New South Wales Government 's Land Registry Services defines

1064-530: Is geographically located in Nigeria's Midwest , bounded in the north and west by Edo State for 350 km (218 miles), the east by Anambra , and Rivers States for about 93 km and about 50 km respectively, southeast by Bayelsa State across the Niger River for 17 km and the Forçados River for 198 km, and on the southern extreme is the Bight of Benin which covers about 160 kilometres of

1120-835: Is not operated by the NPA. Like Delta State, Rivers State is a principal petroleum-producing region of Nigeria. Onne is located in Rivers State on Ngololo Creek near the Bonny River , 19 km from Port Harcourt; the port area is located in Eleme Local Government Area ( Eleme LGA ) of Rivers State. The port consists of two major facilities, the Federal Ocean Terminal and the Federal Lighter Terminal. Onne Port has been designated as an Oil and Gas Free Zone by

1176-464: Is not used to describe a company which operates as a conventional shareholder-owned company registered under the Companies Acts. A public body can have a variety of forms and is not inevitably a statutory corporation, nor is a statutory corporation necessarily a public body. At the state level, municipal corporations and counties are often created by legislative acts. Some organizations such as

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1232-577: Is the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , which owns the railway network and was previously also an operator. The MTR Corporation Limited was also such a company, then named as Mass Transit Railway Corporation. Other examples include the Ocean Park Corporation , and the former Industrial Estates Corporation and Land Development Corporation . Statutory corporations are government establishments brought into existence by

1288-629: Is the general denomination for administrative divisions within the Dutch state or certain other types of governmental organisations. In the United Kingdom , a statutory corporation is a corporate body created by statute . It typically has no shareholders and its powers are defined by the Act of Parliament which creates it, and may be modified by later legislation. Such bodies have often been created to provide public services, examples including British Railways ,

1344-615: The Biafran forces and the mainly non-Igbo inhabitants of now-Delta State with Biafran forces committing atrocities against ethnic Hausa , Urhobo , and Ijaw people; similarly, upon the liberation of the Mid-West, Nigerian forces committed the Asaba massacre against ethnic Igbos in Asaba . At the war's end and the reunification of Nigeria, the Mid-Western Region was reformed until 1976 when it

1400-642: The Commonwealth Bank . A statutory corporation in Germany is called a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (KdöR). An example of a statutory corporation is a Kassenärztliche Vereinigung , a body involved in the provision of out-patient medical services in a German state. Other examples include public broadcasters, Jewish communities and Christian churches established in Germany and some public transport providers (depending on jurisdiction). In Hong Kong, some corporations are incorporated by legislation. An example

1456-1036: The Diocese of Warri (1964) with 135 parishes under Bishop Anthony Ovayero Ewherido (2022), and parts of Bomadi (1991) under Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (2009), both suffragans of the Archdiocese of Benin City . The Bendel Province of the Anglican Church of Nigeria under Archbishop Cyril Odutemu (2020) includes the Dioceses of Asaba (1977) led by Bishop Kingsley Chukwakanadu Obuh (2022), Ika (2001) led by Bishop Godfrey Ifeanyichukwu Ekpenisi (2018), Ndokwa (2008) led by Bishop Festus Nwafili (2023), Sapele (2009) led by Bishop Blessing Erifeta (2009), Ughelli led by Bishop Cyril Odutemu , Warri (1980) led by Bishop Christian Esezi Ide (2006) and Western Izon (2005) led by Bishop Victor Okporu (2021). Sheriff Oborevwori ,

1512-764: The Edo from neighbouring Edo state , as well as the Urhobo , and Ijaw . The Okpe is a dialect of the Urhobo language. The Okpe people occupy two local government areas ( Sapele and Okpe) in Delta Central. The Ijaws are a group of people related to the predominant people of neighbouring Bayelsa State , while the Olukumi are becoming culturally and linguistically extinct, due to acculturation and assimilation. The vast majority of inhabitants are Christian , with very few practicing traditional religions . The Catholic Church includes

1568-837: The Ffestiniog Railway , the Talyllyn Railway , the National Coal Board , Post Office Corporation and Transport for London . Other examples include the county councils , the National Assembly for Wales , the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Channel Four Television Corporation , and the Olympic Delivery Authority . Statutory corporations are widely used in education: Sixth Form College Corporations and Further Education Corporations,

1624-670: The Forçados River , which flow along Delta's eastern and southern borders, respectively; while fellow Niger distributary, the Escravos River , runs through Warri and the coastal areas are riddled with dozens of smaller Niger distributaries that make up much of the western Niger Delta . Much of the state's nature contains threatened dwarf crocodile , Grey parrot , African fish eagle , mona monkey , and African manatee populations along with potentially extirpated populations of African leopard and Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee . Offshore,

1680-569: The Igbo -majority former Eastern Region attempted to secede as the state of Biafra and invaded the Mid-Western Region in an attempt to capture Lagos and end the war quickly; Biafran forces were halted and eventually pushed back but briefly declared the captured Mid-Western Region (including now-Delta State) as the Republic of Benin . During the occupation there were widespread hostilities between

1736-914: The Ijaw , Itsekiri , and Urhobo , in the southwest. In the pre-colonial period, the now-Delta State was divided into various monarchial states like the Kingdom of Warri and Agbor Kingdom before the area became a part of the British Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884. In the early 1900s, the British incorporated the protectorate (now renamed the Niger Coast Protectorate ) into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate which later amalgamated into British Nigeria . However, colonial forces did not gain permanent control of modern-day Delta State until

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1792-654: The Nigerian Civil War that lasted from 1967-1969, only the Lagos Port was functioning and some parts of the port in Port Harcourt was damaged. In 1969, a new decree added Burutu , Calabar and Warri ports to its jurisdiction. The firm took control of the Warri port from John Holt and Burutu from UAC . However, by the early 1970s, the Lagos port was battling congestion. In 1973, the corporation entered into an agreement with

1848-456: The fourth highest Human Development Index in the country; however, disputes between oil companies and local communities along with years of systemic corruption have led to hostilities that are often tied to the lack of development in host communities. Delta State covers a landmass of about 18,050 km (6,970 sq mi), of which more than 60% is land. The state lies approximately between 5°00' and 6°45' E and 5°00' and 6°30' N. It

1904-429: The government of Nigeria ; currently over 100 companies have licenses to work at Onne Port; as an economic free zone it serves as a hub port for oil and gas operations throughout West Africa and Central Africa . Statutory corporation A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute . Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, but they are corporations owned by

1960-527: The 1910s, due to the uprisings of the Ekumeku Movement . Notably, Delta has one of the few parts of now-Nigeria to have been under French control as the UK leased the enclave of Forcados to France from 1903 to 1930. After independence in 1960, the area of now-Delta was a part of the post-independence Western Region until 1963 when the region was split and the area became part of the Mid-Western Region . In 1967,

2016-503: The Companies' Acts do not typically directly apply to such bodies, although their founding legislation may specify similar requirements. The statutory corporation format was usually the form most state-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland took until recent years; however, the usual policy today is that a private limited company by shares or public limited company incorporated under

2072-584: The Companies' Acts is set up instead, with the relevant minister holding 100% of the issued share capital. Nonetheless, as of 2007 several prominent statutory corporations continue to exist, such as Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Bord Gáis Éireann , An Bord Pleanála , the Food Safety Authority of Ireland . In the Netherlands , the term "public body"

2128-526: The Tin Can Island Port, it serves mainly Lagos and western Nigeria. The Lagos Port Complex sees as the major economic door to the nation. Tin Can Island Port at Lagos was hastily constructed in 1976 to ameliorate the problems of the 1975 'cement armada' crisis. It was commissioned on 14 October 1977 at a total cost of N200 million and comprised 10 berths and 2.5 kilometres of hard quay. Located in

2184-634: The World Bank to finance expansion of facilities within the ports. In 1974, the Nigerian Ministry of Defense began a program of building various barracks to house almost all of its soldiers. Towards the end of the year, the Ministry began a process of issuing offers to various companies for cement delivery. Though less than 3 million tonnes of cement was needed yearly, the ministry ended up offering letters of delivery for 16 million tonnes to be delivered within

2240-591: The area and twelfth most populous with an estimated population of over 5.6 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Central African mangroves in the coastal southwest and the Nigerian lowland forests in most of the rest of the state as a small portion of the Niger Delta swamp forests are in the far south. The other important geographical features are the River Niger and its distributary,

2296-422: The capacity of acting in its own name. Statutory corporations therefore have the power of the government and the considerable amount of operating flexibility of private enterprises. A few are: Features: Which define its objectives, power and duties. It is created by a special law Of parliament. It may be established by the central government are also known as National corporations. In the Republic of Ireland ,

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2352-576: The country. By 1963 the firm had grown successfully, it was operating a cargo ship from Lagos to Port Harcourt and also began dredging the Bonny terminal for oil operations. In the same year, the firm issued a £4.3 million loan stock in London. From 1962 - 1968, under the Nigerian Development plan, the length of the quays was expanded and additional warehouses and cargo handling equipment were added. During

2408-404: The expansion of port facilities after the end of the cement armada. The government spent over 190 million naira to complete the Tin Can Island port with two roll on roll off facilities. It built a third wharf in Apapa and expanded facilities at the Warri and Calabar ports. It also constructed three lighter terminals in Kiri Kiri, Onne and Ikorodu. During the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo ,

2464-408: The implementation of the Ports Act of 1954. In the beginning, the public corporation managed only the Lagos and Port Harcourt ports while some private companies managed the remaining Nigerian ports. In addition to managing cargo handling, quay and berthing facilities at the Lagos and Port Harcourt ports, the initial law also gave it the responsibility of managing harbours and approaches to all ports in

2520-447: The integration of Benin and Delta provinces. The State government is governed by an elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes

2576-417: The legal form of Sixth Form Colleges and Further Education Colleges , as well as Higher Education Corporations, the legal form of most post-1992 universities , are all statutory corporations created under the Education Reform Act 1988 and the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 ; a small number of older universities are also statutory corporations created under specific acts of parliament. The phrase

2632-509: The paperwork with the appropriate agency as part of the formation of the entity. At the Federal level, a small number of corporations are created by Congress . Prior to the District of Columbia being granted the ability to issue corporate charters in the late 19th century, corporations operating in the District required a congressional charter . With limited exceptions, most corporations created by Congress are not federally chartered, but are simply created as District of Columbia corporations as

2688-487: The ports of Warri , Burutu , Sapele and petroleum terminals at Escravos and Forcados . The Rivers Port Complex in coastal Rivers State comprises Port of Port Harcourt , Okrika Refined Petroleum Oil Jetty, Haastrup/Eagle Bulk Cement Jetty, Kidney Island Jetty, Ibeto Jetty, Macobar Jetty and Bitumen Jetty. Management of port operations at Port Harcourt itself has been commissioned out to two port operators , Ports and Terminal Operators and BUA Ports and Terminal, it

2744-477: The same people and are the most predominant people inhabiting the state and currently about 3.3 million spanning across 13 local government areas, followed by Ukwuani , Ika and Aniocha-Oshimili ( Igboid / Igbo ) people of Delta State with a population of about 1.8 million spanning across 9 Local government areas who are sometimes referred to as the Anioma people . The Itsekiri speak a language very closely related to Yoruba but have been culturally influenced by

2800-458: The southeast corner of the country in Cross River State , Calabar is the home of the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy . This is the longest serving port and also the oldest seaport in Nigeria. Port facilities are located 55 nautical miles up the Calabar River . Delta Port, Rivers Port and Onne Port are located in the petroleum and natural gas producing Niger River Delta region of Nigeria. Delta Port in Delta State includes

2856-405: The state is also biodiverse as there are populations of Lesser African threadfin , crabs , and blue mussel along with various cetacean species . What is now Delta State has been inhabited for years by various ethnic groups, including the Isoko and Eruwa in the centre of the state; Ukwuani in the east; the Ika , Enuani , and Olukumi in the northeast; the Anioma in the northwest; and

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2912-513: The state's coastline . Delta State is generally low-lying without any remarkable hills. The state has a wide coastal belt inter-laced with rivulets and streams, which form part of the Niger Delta . An important characteristic of the Climate of Delta State is flooding. The ecological attributes of Delta State also include heavy rainfall, which makes the state, like other states in the Niger-Delta Nigeria to be regarded as lowland rainforest , freshwater swamp and mangrove swamp. Delta State has

2968-413: The state's coastline . The state was initially created with 12 local government areas in 1991, but was later expanded to 19 and now has 25 local government areas . Its capital city is Asaba which is located along the River Niger on the northeastern end of the state, while the state's economic center is the city of Warri on the southwestern coastline. Of the 36 states , Delta is the 23rd largest in

3024-513: The state, in July, rainfall is very high at 423.2 mm. Delta State was defined out of the former Bendel State on 27 August 1991. The state was actualized following agitations for the realization of a separate distinct state by the peoples of the old Delta Province. There was yet another state request proposed as "Anioma State " comprising the Asaba and Agbor Divisions of the old Midwest region. The then Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida , recognized Delta state but chose " Asaba "

3080-516: Was elected Senator of Delta Central but his election was annulled and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege sworn in as Senator of Delta Central, James Manager retained his position and Chief Peter Nwaoboshi was elected Senator of Delta North. The Executive , Legislative and Judicial Chambers are housed in Asaba with a government house annex in Warri . Delta State consists of 25 Local Government Areas (shown with 2006 population figures): Indigenous ethnic groups of Delta State listed by LGA: The state

3136-486: Was renamed Bendel State . In 1991, Bendel State was split with the north becoming Edo State and the south becoming Delta State. Economically, Delta State is based around the production of crude oil and natural gas as one of the main oil-producing states in the country. Key minor industries involve agriculture as the state has substantial oil palm , yam , and cassava crops along with fishing and heliciculture . In large part due to its vast oil revenues, Delta has

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