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By Press Release Agbaja Summit 2025: A celebration of education, skills, and cultural heritage The Agbaja Leaders of Thought (ALT) has announced plans for the Agbaja Summit 2025, scheduled for November 26–27, 2025, in Enugu. Themed “Education and Skills Development: Building a Future Anchored on Heritage”, the Summit will bring together Agbaja sons and daughters at home and abroad, alongside partners and cultural custodians, for two days of dialogue, innovation, and cultural celebration. Announcing the event at a press briefing at the Amadeo Centre yesterday, Professor Chike Anibeze, Chairman of the Planning Committee, described the Summit as “a clarion call…

…Public varsities get Oct 31, private – Nov 30 deadlines Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given a December 31 deadline to all tertiary institutions in the country to complete their 2025 admission processes. The deadline was contained in a bulletin released by JAMB on Monday. According to JAMB, public universities are expected to finish their admissions by October 31, 2025, while private universities have until November 30, 2025. All other tertiary institutions — including polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprise institutions — have been given a final deadline of December 31, 2025. JAMB…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Reprieve has come the way of kidney patients in Nigeria as President Ahmed Tinubu has slashed the cost of dialysis by 76% in all federal hospitals across the country. By this development, the price of a single dialysis session is now about N12,000 instead of N50,000 that it previously cost. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala. Bwala said the move is expected to bring immediate financial relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney disease, a condition that often requires multiple treatment sessions per…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Enugu Field Office has commended the State Government for its effort at reducing child malnutrition in Enugu State. The Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Mrs Juliet Chiluwe, made the commendation at the policy dialogue with Enugu State government and the 17 LGAs, Executive and Legislative Councils on investments in Nutrition and the N774 Initiative. The theme of the event was, “Harnessing Optimal Development Potentials of Enugu Children and Adolescents through Investment in Maternal and Child Nutrition: A key to sustainable development in Enugu State.” Represented by Mrs Ngozi Onuorah, Nutrition Specialist,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev. Michael Kalu Ukpong, has stated that those plotting to unseat Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in 2027 are “wasting their time.” Bishop Ukpong emphasized that the 2027 elections would be a walkover for Otti due to his remarkable achievements in office. He made the statement on Sunday during a luncheon hosted for the Governor at the Mater Dei Catholic Church, Umuahia. “Otti’s good works over just two years have done his campaign for him,” Bishop Ukpong said, adding that he hosted the Governor to celebrate his “impactful and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Civil society organization, African Centre for Human Advancement and Resource Support (CHARS-Africa), has urged the Abia State Government to emulate Imo State on the ban on graduation of pupils in non-exam classes and the yearly change of textbooks. It also commended the Imo State Ministry of Education for placing firm guidelines on the conduct of graduation ceremonies and textbook usage in both public and private primary and secondary schools in the state. The policy, according to the CSO, will help curb extortion by school proprietors and management. CHARS-Africa, in a statement by its Executive Director, Amaka Biachi,…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development and spokesman of the African DemocraticCongress (ADC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has condemned what he described as a coordinated attempt by supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to mobilise the Yoruba and South-West people against former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, for exercising his democratic rights. In a post on Monday via his X handle, Abdullahi said it was “incredible” that Aregbesola was being demonised simply for choosing to align with the Nigerian people, stressing that such actions were undemocratic and dangerous for the nation’s unity. He recalled that after the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Traditional Rulers in Abia State, have expressed their support for the decision of Gov. Alex Otti to secure $125 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), for the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project. The Chairman Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah (LINTO), said the facility would fast-track development in the state. Ikengaonline had reported the the Federal Executive Council, FEC, chaired by President Ahmed Tinubu, had last week, given approval for the loan. Commenting on the loan, Eze Mbah said the facility would support the construction of approximately 126 kilometres of road…

…Celebrates birthday of another statesman Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has hinted that his administration is setting up an independent agency for the maintenance of public infrastructure, especially in institutions of higher learning. Otti made the disclosure while speaking at the 75th birthday celebration of elder statesman, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, organized by the state government. He said the aim was to prevent the collapse of public infrastructure even after he had left office. The governor also stated that his government is currently equipping youths in the state with leadership skills to prepare them for future leadership…

Our Reporter, Abuja  President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, returned to Nigeria from London early Monday morning, looking fit and energetic, thereby dispelling rumours about his health. Reports had circulated on social media alleging that the Senate President was critically ill and receiving treatment in a London hospital. However, Akpabio dismissed the claims as false and mischievous. “There’s nothing like that. I’m fit as a fiddle. I only stopped over in London for a short vacation,” he told journalists on arrival. Akpabio had earlier attended the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, held between July 29…