The Aba-Ngwa people, the owners of Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State on Wednesday urged the residents of the city and the entire Igbo nation to disregard the rumours that they tried to prevent the reconstruction of the popular Port Harcourt Road through financial demands. Rumours had been rife that the Aba-Ngwa people tried…
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Engr Eberechukwu Oji over his emergence as the 9th Eze Aro of Arochukwu Kingdom. In a letter dated 11th December 2023, and personally signed by him, the statesman expressed joy at Oji’s emergence, which he described as…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said yesterday that the database of farmers benefiting from agricultural intervention programmes of the federal government was corrupt and politicized. He said many beneficiaries of the funds did not have a square metre of agricultural land anywhere in Nigeria. He also lamented that the naira redesign…
PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc has debunked several media reports that it plans to exit Nigeria. A senior company official said that shareholders have decided to continue operations in Nigeria. PZ for 125 years have been in operation in Nigeria, and the reports claim that the shareholders want to consolidate their over 124 years business cycle…
Operation license of all motor parks in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia State, have been revoked by the Council Chairman, Victor Ikeji with effect from December 11, 2023. This development was contained in a press release made available by Tochukwu Eluwa, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the LGA Chairman. The press release said…
Governor Alex Otti has signed into law the Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA) bill, which was passed on December 8 by the Abia State House of Assembly. The GADA, which is the first bill to be signed into law by the Governor since his assumption of office, seeks to give special developmental focus to Aba…
Abia State Government says it will give workers in the state a welfare package that will make them smile by doubling their salary this month, December 2023, known in the organized labour circle as 13th month. The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu who dropped this hint while briefing the press on…
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, presented the 2024 budget proposal of N592.2 billion to the state’s House of Assembly for approval. In his address while presenting the appropriation bill, the governor said N100.9 billion was set aside as recurrent expenditure and N491.2 billion as capital spending in the document christened: “Budget of…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has presented the 2024 state budget before the Abia State House of Assembly in Umuahia. The budget, known as “A New Beginning,” is estimated at N567,240,095,972, with 84 per cent of the sum targeted at capital project expenditure and 16 per cent to be spent on recurrent expenditure. In…
To boost sufficient food production especially birds in Imo State, poultry farmers have been given chicks, feeds and food nutrients by Asia Africa Corporation (AAC). The birds, feeds and organic food were given to the farmers who went through a training/seminar organized by AAC for three months through a low interest loan disbursed by Microfinance…
