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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has said that he hopes to reduce the proposed N400 billion loan needed to fund the 2024 budget of Abia State through a rise in the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state. He, therefore, tasked Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to generate strategies to shore up the state’s IGR. Otti who gave the charge in Umuahia during a follow-up retreat where the MDA heads led their teams to present strategies to shore up their revenue profiles and make the state fiscally viable, argued that if they work hard, the state could…

…Gives reasons for abolishing ex-govs’, deputies’ pension Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has declared that the era of sharing the allocation of the state as blood tonic to few privileged individuals was over. The Governor who made the declaration while speaking at a seminar on strategies to shore up the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state, vowed that under his watch, public funds would be used for developmental purposes. He explained that the decision of his administration to abolish the pension law for ex-Governors and their Deputies was not to witch-hunt his predecessors but to spread development evenly…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu 22.5 kilometres south-west of Sokoto, there used to exist a community called Satiru. In March 1906, it was extinguished from the face of the earth. Three years earlier, in July 1903, the British had massacred Muhammadu Attahiru, the 11th Sultan of Sokoto together with over 1,000 of his followers, decapitating him in Burmi (near Bajoga in present day Gombe State, North-East Nigeria) and then displayed photographs of “the beheaded Sultan of Sokoto throughout Northern Nigeria.” Many among the faithful in the region at the time regarded Frederick Lugard and his lot as infidels. The fate of Sultan Attahiru…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has announced plans to implement campaign against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection in all local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, said in a statement that the aim is to protect the girl child from  dreaded diseases like cervical cancer. The campaign is being organised by Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency(ASPHCDA), in collaboration with National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and partners(UNICEF, WHO, GAVI, CHAI, etc). According to the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, ASPHCDA, Pharm. Mrs Chisom Uchem, eligible target groups for the vaccination are girl children between…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the Anambra 2025 governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in 2021, and now a Labour Party chieftain, has declared his intention to contest in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Ozigbo who made his intentions known while addressing journalists in Awka, the state capital, Saturday evening, faulted the present governor’s strategy and autocratic leadership style in the governance of the state. Emphasising the need for a governor who listens and implements superior recommendations, he expressed a strong belief that he would have approached governance differently and more effectively had…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Felix Nnamani, on Saturday inaugurated three boreholes built by United States-based philanthropist, Sunday Egbo, for Amofia Amagu community in Enugu. Amaofia Amagu is in Nara Unateze in Enugu East Council Areas of the State, and the boreholes are seen as measures to reduce long-standing water challenges facing the people of the community. The three solar-powered boreholes are located at Obodo Egbo square, Obodo Ikoro Amagu Square and OgoAgu Ihuoma village, all within the community. Inaugurating the project, Nnamani said the boreholes would alleviate the difficulties the community was facing…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Unknown gunmen have shot to death two personnel of Mopol 18, on patrol duties along old Gariki Road Okigwe, Imo State. The hoodlums ambushed the officers, threw dynamite on their patrol vehicle and engaged them in a protracted gunfight. Two officers lost their lives, while four others survived the attack. The Commissioner of Police in the State Mr. Aboki Danjuma alongside Commander Mopol 18 and 64, immediately led operatives of the Command’s Special Tactical Unit to the crime scene for on-the-spot assessment and tasked the operatives to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has promised continuous payment of wage awards to state workers until committee on new minimum wage concludes its work. The governor made the pledge during the Town Hall meeting with Enugu people on Saturday at the Old Government House, Enugu. The governor began the payments of the wage award of between N10,000 and N25,000 to state workers last December to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. The town hall meeting was attended by representatives of the Civil Society Organisations, women, students, youths, business owners, traders, transport unions and others.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Peter Mbah on Mainstream Media, Mr Dan Nwomeh, has reiterated the determination of the Enugu State Government to provide water to every home within the State. Nwomeh said this on Friday in Enugu at the CSO/Media Exchange maiden edition organised by Network of Water Rights Initiative in partnership with Global Society for Anti-corruption, Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Media Unit, Government House, Enugu. The event was part of activities marking the 2024 International Water Day in Enugu with the theme: “Water for Peace.” He said that the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has said that his administration had not increased tax rate in the state as wrongly perceived by some groups and individuals. Mbah said this on Saturday in Enugu while answering questions during a Town Hall meeting with citizens and different groups in the state. He said that what his administration did was to expand the tax net to capture businesses who have not been paying tax over the years. He explained that the new electricity law was meant to decentralise electricity distribution and give individuals opportunities to buy and sell…