Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has charged private sector players to support government efforts in tackling rising societal ills by investing in children and education. This is as the governor’s smart school initiative received a boost with a donation of sets of school uniforms and other educational materials worth millions of naira from First Choice…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has said his administration would look into issues confronting Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), to tackle its challenges. He spoke when he met the delegation of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ABSU chapter, led by the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU National, Calabar Zone, Dr. Happiness Uduak. The governor, noting that…
Governor Alex Otti has expressed the full commitment of his administration to fighting poverty in Abia State, saying that since inception eight months ago all its policies and programmes were geared towards winning the battle. He made the promise at a meeting with a delegation of the European Union(EU) along with representatives of the International…
A Non-governmental Organisation, Peace in South East Project (PISE-P) has disclosed that in collaboration with Neuo mobile communication and technology limited, it will partner with google, amazon, microsoft for the development of the south east region and the nation as a whole. PISE-P is an initiative of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives,…
Motorists and shop owners around Timber Market are lamenting over the bad state of the Naze-Egbu Ring Road in the Owerri-North Local Government Area of Imo State. They also complained of a lull in economic and business activities in the area due to the deplorable state of the road. Reporters from the area on Thursday…
Amid the ongoing debate on what should be the right minimum wage that will be commensurate with the prevailing harsh economic realities the Nigerian workers currently grapple with in the country, former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has relayed how the free fall of the naira has taken a drastic toll on the livelihood and…
Chigozie Ogbuagu, a commercial tricycle driver from Umuobiala in Isikwuato LGA of Abia State, could not train his younger sister, Uzoamaka, in school. If a quiet Nigerian US-based philanthropist, Mr. Winston Tinubu, had not given a scholarship to Uzoamaka and three other girls from that community, six years ago, Uzoamaka would not have had secondary…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi state, on Thursday, February 1, distributed sensitive materials ahead of the Ebonyi South senatorial district by-election scheduled to be held on February 3. The seat became vacant after President Bola Tinubu appointed Senator David Umahi, who occupied the position, as a minister. Representatives of the eight political…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has said his administration would look into issues confronting Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), to tackle its challenges. He spoke when he met the delegation of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ABSU chapter, led by the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU National, Calabar Zone, Dr. Happiness Uduak. The governor, noting that…
The Abia government says it has started discussing with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) how the government will get directly involved in distributing power in Umuahia, the state capital, and its environs. Governor Alex Otti disclosed this Thursday night during the February edition of the monthly media parley in Umuahia. Mr Otti said his…
